January 26, 2015
Embattled Faruqi & Faruqi LLP partner Juan Monteverde took the witness stand in New York federal court Monday to deny allegations that he sexually assaulted an associate after a holiday party in 2011, telling jurors he was too drunk at the time to "consummate the act."
January 23, 2015
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate on Thursday asked the Manhattan federal judge hearing her sexual assault case against partner Juan Monteverde to instruct the jury to conclude that bloodstains on a carpet in Monteverde's office were hers and were "willfully destroyed."
January 23, 2015
The Manhattan federal judge hearing the sex assault case brought by former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate Alexandra Marchuk against firm partner Juan Monteverde indicated Friday he is leaning toward a ruling absolving the firm's co-founders, siblings Nadeem and Lubna Faruqi, from individual liability.
January 22, 2015
A parade of witnesses including four employees at law firm Faruqi & Faruqi LLP told a New York federal jury Thursday that they saw signs of affection between partner Juan Monteverde and the female associate he is accused of sexually assaulting, but nothing to indicate that plaintiff Alexandra Marchuk was uncomfortable.
January 21, 2015
A prominent Faruqi & Faruqi LLP partner accused of sexually assaulting a former associate was denied bonus payments in 2013 and 2014 and remains on probation, the securities boutique's co-founder testified Wednesday in New York federal court.
January 20, 2015
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP partner Juan Monteverde apologized to one of the firm's co-founders in September 2011 for kissing a female associate and fondling her breast outside a Manhattan bar but insisted that the encounter was consensual, according to testimony on Tuesday in a sexual assault trial.
January 15, 2015
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate on Thursday denied she had accused a top partner of sexual assault in order to extort a massive settlement or ruin his reputation, telling jurors she wasn't responsible for emailing a copy of the salacious complaint to the firm's clients and the partner's wife.
January 14, 2015
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate testified in New York federal court Wednesday that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of an alleged sexual assault in 2011 at the hands of a "vile" partner who was married at the time.
January 13, 2015
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate testified in New York federal court Tuesday that a top partner at the securities boutique subjected her to a barrage of sexually charged comments and unwanted advances, culminating in an assault following a 2011 holiday party that left her "dazed" and fearing for her job.
January 12, 2015
An attorney for Faruqi & Faruqi LLP on Monday denied allegations that a partner sexually assaulted an associate after a 2011 holiday party and that the firm cultivated a hostile work environment for female lawyers, kicking off a closely watched trial in New York federal court.