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The #MeToo lawyer accused of being a tyrant

The #MeToo lawyer accused of being a tyrant

Roberta Kaplan’s poor treatment of colleagues, including micromanagement, insults and personal attacks, triggered her expulsion from the firm she founded.

Katie J.M. Baker

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Last fall, senior partners at Kaplan Hecker & Fink, a New York law firm known for championing liberal causes, made a fateful decision: they were going to sideline their hard-charging and crusading founder, Roberta A. Kaplan.

The reign of one of America’s most prominent lawyers was coming to an end.

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