Aaron Charney

The most riveting recent scandal within Manhattan’s white-shoe law firm world is, without a doubt, the story of Aaron Charney. Last January, at age 28, he sued his fancy firm, Sullivan & Cromwell, alleging homophobia.  read more »

So exactly how much did it cost Sullivan & Cromwell to make Aaron Charney go away?  read more »

The maelstrom surrounding the former Sullivan & Cromwell associate, Aaron Charney, is finally over.We miss it as much as we miss our old law reporter, Anna Schneider Mayerson.

Here's the story: Mr. Charney, who is gay, launched a formal complaint with the New York State Supreme Court against the white shoe firm, saying that he’d been subjected to sexual harassment at the hands of an uncouth partner. (Remarks about fecal matter on documents and bending over were allegedly made; the firm categorically denied all of Mr. Charney’s claims.) Well, the salacious saga has finally come to a puttering close…

The New York Law Journal reports:

Sullivan & Cromwell said Thursday it had reached a settlement with former associate Aaron Charney, who sued the New York law firm earlier this year for sexual orientation discrimination.  read more »

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Aaron Brett Charney, an associate at white-shoe firm Sullivan & Cromwell, filed a lawsuit this morning against his law firm, alleging sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation. Mr. Charney, a graduate of Brown and Columbia Law School, works in S&C's famed corporate department. As of presstime, his biography was still posted on the firm's website. According to Mr. Charney, he is still employed at the firm, and is representing himself.

In the documents filed this morning, Charney claims that a partner in the firm tossed a document at Mr. Charney's feet, and said, "Bend over and pick it up—I'm sure you like that."

The complaint also alleges discrimination against Canadians.

An assistant to firm chairman H. Rodgin Cohen said he was in a meeting and could not immediately respond.

The complaint is available here for download--PDF, 3.8 MB. —Anna Schneider-Mayerson