The Boston law firm accused by Michelle Moor of looking the other way while female employees were drugged and raped insists it is innocent.
But Bingham McCutchen may want to rethink their ad campaign.
A recent advertisement, featured on their website and in magazines like The Economist, features a brawny bear holding a small, naked baby. Below the terms:
"The best lawyers know how to balance aggression and delicate handling."
Perhaps not the best tagline for a firm accused of roofie-ing and raping its own employees. Scroll down to see the full image.
Background
In the complaint, Ms. Moor says that she attended a firm party as a summer associate, and though she only had two glasses of wine, quickly felt disoriented. During a visit to the emergency room later that night, they found Tegretol in her blood. Tegretol can cause memory loss when taken with alcohol, and is meant to treat seizures.
When Moor told a female Senior Associate at the firm, she found out the woman had been drugged and raped the year before, but did not tell anyone for fear of sabotaging her career.
Then at a dinner party, a coworker made the comment that he enjoyed giving women date-rape drugs, or "roofies", and raping them.