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On February 12, 2018, Wigdor LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of Plaintiff Lauren Bonner, Associate Director at Point72 Asset Management L.P. (“Point72”), alleging claims of gender discrimination, retaliation and violations of federal and state equal pay laws against Point72 and billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen. Mr. Cohen founded Point72 to manage his personal fortune after insider trading…

Mr. Wigdor represented a gay couple in a discrimination lawsuit alleging that the couple ordered their wedding programs from Vistaprint and instead received a box of discriminatory, hateful, and anti-gay pamphlets. The Complaint alleged that Plaintiffs Stephen Heasley and Andrew Borg ordered 100 copies of their custom-designed wedding programs from Vistaprint. Instead, the couple was sent dozens of hateful, discriminatory…

Mr. Wigdor represented a woman who alleged she was subjected to sexual misconduct by Ryan Lizza, a prominent political journalist who worked as a reporter for The New Yorker and as a contributor for CNN. The New Yorker terminated Mr. Lizza’s employment shortly after it learned of the allegations. Earlier in 2017, Mr. Lizza made national headlines after publishing a…

On November 20, 2017, Mr. Wigdor spoke at a panel discussion held at the British Parliament to inform lawmakers about corporate governance failures at 21st Century Fox—and their potential impact on broadcasting standards at Fox News amid its proposed $15.4 billion takeover of Sky Plc. During the public meeting led by former Labour leader Ed Miliband, Mr. Wigdor responded to…

On November 7, 2017, Mr. Wigdor won a $1.126 million jury verdict in a Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) whistleblower trial on behalf of Jennifer Sharkey. After a week-long trial in the Southern District of New York, a jury found that JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“the Bank”) and Leslie Lassiter violated SOX. Ms. Sharkey was fired from JPMorgan Chase in 2009 after she…

Mr. Wigdor appeared in a feature profile in The Independent (a London-based digital news publication) titled, Meet the Trump-supporting attorney who could take down Fox News. Mr. Wigdor represented over 20 current and/or former Fox News employees in various claims of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and defamation against the network. The article named Wigdor LLP as “a high-powered employment law…

Mr. Wigdor appeared in a feature profile in the New York Times titled, Leading the Legal War Against Fox. Mr. Wigdor represented over 20 current and/or former employees of Fox News in various claims of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and defamation against the network. “His efforts have amounted to a Normandy-like assault against the network that has threatened Fox News…

On September 22, 2017, Mr. Wigdor appeared in a feature profile in Bloomberg Businessweek titled, The Trump-Loving Lawyer Who Won’t Stop Suing Fox News. Mr. Wigdor represented over 20 current and/or former employees of Fox News in various claims of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and defamation against the network. Mr. Wigdor’s “multifront legal assault on Fox News has quickly elevated…

Mr. Wigdor filed a lawsuit on behalf of NBA All-Star Charles “Oak” Oakley in a defamation lawsuit against James Dolan and The Madison Square Garden Company (“MSG”). The lawsuit alleges Defendants Dolan and MSG launched a coordinated and defamatory public relations campaign against Mr. Oakley. As alleged, on February 8, 2017, Mr. Oakley was forcibly removed from a Knicks game…

Mr. Wigdor represented four former sales associates at Macy’s Herald Square flagship location alleging that Macy’s unlawfully directed the associates to racially profile Asian shoppers based on the discriminatory stereotype that all Asian customers are resellers – that is, Asian customers buy goods in markets like the U.S. and resell them on the grey market at a markup in Asia.…