Update: Bingham Associate Given Date Rape Drug?
Internal Email Offers Rebuttal to Ex-Associate's Claims
As litigators know all too well, there are two -- or more -- sides to every story. Unfortunately, in many controversies involving law firms, we never hear the firm's side (usually because they clam up -- we try to pressure them give them incentives them to talk, but we don't always succeed).
Earlier today, we reported on allegations made by a former associate at Bingham McCutchen in Boston. Michelle Moor claimed that (1) she was drugged at the firm holiday party; (2) a fellow Bingham associate told Moor that she had also been drugged -- and then raped -- by a Bingham employee the year before; and (3) a male employee at the firm "made 'a number of alarming sexually inappropriate comments' about 'roofies' and having sex with unconscious women." Along with Moor's allegations, we posted a brief statement from the firm.
Now we can bring you more of the firm's side of the story. Earlier this afternoon, Bingham McCutchen's general counsel, William Southard, sent out an internal email to all personnel. The email contains more specifics than the firm's prior statement.
We got our grubby paws on it, of course. Based on the email, it seems to us that Bingham has handled this difficult situation with sensitivity and "delicate handling" (as touted in its ubiquitous advertisements).
Of course, you're free to form your own opinion. Check out the email, after the jump.



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