Quinn Emanuel Launches #MeToo Plaintiffs Practice Group

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a new plaintiffs-side “#MeToo” practice group that will focus on representing victims of workplace sexual harassment and employment discrimination.

Partners Manisha Sheth, based in New York, and Diane Cafferata, based in Los Angeles, will lead the new team.

The practice group was launched to address the rising need for plaintiffs-side workplace sexual harassment work in the last two years following wider public awareness about the #MeToo movement. The movement has demonstrated that sexual harassment is not isolated to individuals but rather a pervasive problem across companies and industries, according to Sheth.

“We’re seeing ...