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By Anna Schneider-Mayerson 1/22/07 12:00am

Sullivan Associate Charges His Firm With Gay-Baiting

Late in the morning of Jan. 16, 28-year-old Aaron Brett Charney posted a comment to a widely read Web site called infirmation.com.

On the site, associates at big law firms gripe about their treatment at the hands of the lawyers. But Mr. Charney’s wasn’t an ordinary complaint.

“Today I filed suit against my employer, Sullivan Read More

By Anna Schneider-Mayerson 1/22/07 12:00am

Sullivan Associate Charges His Firm With Gay-Baiting

Late in the morning of Jan. 16, 28-year-old Aaron Brett Charney posted a comment to a widely read Web site called infirmation.com.

On the site, associates at big law firms gripe about their treatment at the hands of the lawyers. But Mr. Charney’s wasn’t an ordinary complaint.

“Today I filed suit against my employer, Sullivan Read More

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