January 09, 2015
A high-stakes sexual assault trial kicks off Monday against Faruqi & Faruqi LLP partner Juan Monteverde and the firm's name partners, and experts say a loss for the securities boutique could hamper its ability to recruit and retain female talent.
January 07, 2015
Jurors in an upcoming trial alleging Faruqi & Faruqi LLP partner Juan Monteverde sexually assaulted an associate after a holiday party will not be told about his "rainmaker" status, which the associate claims gave the firm an incentive to look the other way, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.
January 05, 2015
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate asked a New York district court on Monday to quash a bid to make her appear at an upcoming trial in a sexual harassment case brought by another ex-associate, arguing that her testimony is unnecessary and would bring her "permanent embarrassment."
December 23, 2014
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate said Monday the firm is attempting to "whitewash the record" leading up to a January jury trial in her harassment case by pushing to exclude evidence of her alleged attacker's "oppressive, booze-fueled, sexually charged conduct" toward other firm associates.
July 22, 2014
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP will have to face former associate Alexandra Marchuk's claims that it defamed her with a press release about counterclaims it filed against her in the sexual harassment lawsuit she lodged last year, a New York federal judge said Tuesday.
July 18, 2014
A former Faruqi & Faruqi LLP associate alleging she was sexually assaulted by a male partner told a New York federal court Thursday that it should consider an expert's damages testimony, disputing Faruqi's arguments that the expert report “suggests bad faith.”
July 10, 2014
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP on Thursday called for a New York federal judge to throw out the damages testimony of an expert brought in by a former associate accusing the firm of sexual harassment, retaliation and defamation, saying his report "suggests bad faith."
June 09, 2014
Faruqi & Faruqi LLP on Friday blasted a former associate's sexual harassment allegations against the firm, describing the suit as rife with "fabrications and distortions" and urging a New York federal court to toss out defamation claims.
June 03, 2014
A former associate pursuing a sexual harassment suit against Faruqi & Faruqi LLP and three attorneys lost her bid to force the firm to turn over attorney billing records when a New York federal judge ruled Friday that the request came too late.
May 19, 2014
A former associate pursuing a sexual harassment suit against Faruqi & Faruqi LLP and three attorneys urged a New York federal court on Friday not to toss her defamation claim, calling the defendants' statements in a press release announcing a countersuit "a veritable textbook example of defamation."