Anthony Lin
New York Law Journal
A mergers and acquisitions associate at Sullivan & Cromwell has sued the firm alleging a pattern of discrimination against him on the basis of sexual orientation.
In a pro se complaint filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Aaron B. Charney accuses several of the firm’s top partners of discriminating against him because he is gay. He also claims the firm initiated a retaliatory campaign after he filed an internal complaint, culminating in the issuance of a fabricated performance review.
In a statement e-mailed Tuesday to all Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers, chairman H. Rodgin Cohen said the firm categorically denied Charney’s allegations. He said the associate had made similar claims in May 2006, at which time he engaged a lawyer to demand a multi-million-dollar payment from the firm. The firm had investigated Charney’s claims then, said Cohen, and rejected the demand for payment. (more…)
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