Chirayu Rana, the former JPMorgan banker suing the bank over sexual assault and misconduct allegations against a senior executive, has lost his lawyer for the third time in the case.
Attorney Jon Norinsberg filed a motion this week to withdraw from representing Rana, according to sources who spoke with The Post. The exit follows a string of departures: Daniel Kaiser, Rana’s second lawyer, quit in May. Insiders say Rana also went through another legal team during a failed attempt to settle the case for more than $20 million.
Rana filed suit against JPMorgan in the spring, accusing senior executive Lorna Hajdini of sexual assault and misconduct. Hajdini strongly denies the allegations.
A source familiar with the matter said the timing of edits to the lawsuit’s language before Norinsberg’s exit was “telling,” and suggested outgoing attorneys were working to distance themselves from what the source called some of Rana’s more “outrageous claims” and alleged lies.
The updated court filing drops or softens multiple claims. Lawyers removed Rana’s assertion that he was a top private credit dealmaker earning more than $2 million a year, and inserted the word “potential” before his stated $2.5 million pay package at his next employer, Bregal Sagemount.
The filing also scrubs several claims about Rana’s bereavement leave, changes the description of his mother’s condition from “seriously ill” to “seriously injured,” and deletes a line stating he lived with a girlfriend he planned to marry.
JPMorgan has shown no sign of budging. A bank spokesperson told The Post: “As we’ve said from the onset, we fully support Lorna, and do not believe the allegations against her or the firm have any merit.”
“As we’ve said from the onset, we fully support Lorna, and do not believe the allegations against her or the firm have any merit.” — JPMorgan spokesperson
With his third lawyer now headed for the exit, Rana’s case remains without stable legal representation as the underlying claims against JPMorgan and Hajdini continue to work through the courts.
