The complaint, filed in the New York County Supreme Court, names Lorna Hajdini, a 37-year-old Executive Director in the bank’s Leveraged Finance division. She is accused of exploiting her position of authority to subject a junior male employee to repeated instances of coercion, sexual misconduct, and racial abuse over several months.
The plaintiff, identified anonymously as John Doe, alleges that the behavior began shortly after the two started working together in early 2024. Doe, who is of Asian origin, joined the firm in March as a Senior Vice President/Director, while Hajdini joined the team the following month in a senior leadership role.
