⁍ The lawsuit was filed by a former associate general counsel at the bank.

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⁍ It was filed against Goldman Sachs, the bank’s General Counsel Karen Seymour and its Global Head of Litigation, Darrell Cafasso.

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⁍ The lawsuit claimed Cafasso used his position of power to ‘romantically prey upon a much younger and vulnerable female colleague

– A former Goldman Sachs associate general counsel is suing the bank, claiming it tried to cover up the sexual harassment of a female colleague, Reuters reports. Marla Crawford says in her lawsuit that global head of litigation Darrell Cafasso “romantically preyed upon a much younger and vulnerable female colleague.” According to the New York Daily News, Crawford says she was fired after 10 years of “exemplary performance” when she told superiors about Cafasso’s behavior. The lawsuit claims Goldman hired a law firm to “sweep it under the rug” and that Cafasso returned to work two weeks after the alleged victim left the bank. A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs says the allegations in the lawsuit are “completely without merit.” “The General Counsel took all appropriate actions, including ensuring there were thorough investigations by our HR function, after the incidents that form the basis of the plaintiff’s complaint,” the spokesperson says. “As part of a broader legal division restructuring, Crawford was offered her same job in a different location, an opportunity she declined.” In a statement, Crawford says she will “hold Goldman and its senior lawyers accountable for the blatant retaliation perpetrated against me.”