O'Rear v. Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK S. O’REAR, Plaintiff, 24 Civ. 1669 (PAE) -v- OPINION & ORDER ARMANDO DIAZ et al., Defendants. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This decision resolves a motion to disqualify defense counsel. Plaintiff S. O’Rear sues her employer Merkley + Partners Inc. (“Merkley”), Merkley’s parent company, Omnicom Group Inc. (“Omnicom”) (collectively, the “corporate defendants”), and individual defendant Armando Diaz. She alleges that Diaz, Merkley’s creative director, sexually assaulted and raped her after a holiday happy hour. She brings federal…