Asian private equity professional hits Portfolio Advisers with federal discrimination suit


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A 15-year veteran of private equity firm Portfolio Advisors LLC has sued her former employer in federal court for allegedly discriminating against her because she’s Asian. Michelle Lee, former general counsel, investments for Portfolio Advisors who graduated from Yale Law School in 2005, said Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to face injustice in the workplace. The Darien, Conn.-based firm discriminated against her because of her race, sex, religion and national origin, and retaliated when she reported the issue, she said. “It’s not right that a different standard applies to me. As an Asian American woman I felt excluded and...