Bidoglio

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Ana Bidoglio was hired to be the legal recruiting and development manager at the Irvine law firm of Wilson Keadjian Browndorf (Wilson Keadjian) and its affiliate law firm BP Fisher Law Group in or around December 2015. The two law firms are subsidiaries of an entity formerly known as Plutos Sama, LLC (Plutos Sama). Plutos Sama was later renamed LF Runoff 2, LLC. This entity is the 99 percent owner of Wilson Keadjian. The purse strings and management of Plutos Sama and its affiliated companies were all controlled by Matthew Browndorf. Bidoglio began her employment on January 4, 2016, and worked to develop and implement recruitment opportunities for attorneys of all levels to the firm. She reported to the firm’s human resources director, Alexandra Levin. Respondent Michele Stover was the corporate controller for Plutos Sama, and in that capacity, she handled accounting and day-to-day financial operations for the firm. In researching for her job interview, Bidoglio had noticed Wilson Keadjian’s website touted it as a “white shoe” firm, but she did not recognize it as being in the top 100 or 200 firms in the country. After beginning her employment, Bidoglio was…