Foley & Lardner LLP is expanding its legal team in Northern California, including by adding a high-profile lawyer who left his last firm after being accused of sexual assault by a colleague.
The law firm recently hired Louis Lehot, a Silicon Valley corporate attorney who departed DLA Piper in 2019 when former DLA attorney Vanina Guerrero said she was assaulted by him. Lehot later denied the allegations, saying they stemmed from a consensual relationship. The incident embroiled his former firm in a larger debate over ethics, culture, and protecting rainmakers.
Foley & Lardner Chairman and CEO Jay Rothman ...
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