Students withdrawn by university from London law firm after partner’s ‘appalling conduct’

Multiple London students have been withdrawn by their university from placements at Dominic Levent Solicitors after “appalling conduct” by one of the firm’s partners.

Dominic Pisano’s behaviour was described as “offensive, intimidating, and demeaning” by an employment tribunal.

Pisano has been struck off and ordered to pay £41,875 in costs.

According to the tribunal, in an incident with a work experience student, the former partner shouted at the student so that “saliva was projected onto his face” and proceeded to kick a bag around the room, using “such force that his foot connected” with the student’s ankle.

Whilst in the office with another student and a colleague, Pisano showed them a picture of a woman’s vagina on his phone and on separate occasions told the students and trainees that a previous person on work experience was a “gaylord”, “fruitcake” and “battyman”.

Another student on placement regularly heard Pisano use terms like “being raped” and “f***ed in the ass” when talking about a difficult case but was told directly along with another colleague that “if men are trash, you are dirty w****s”.

Pisano also told a trainee that they should “obey and listen to him” and “follow the teachings of the Quran” whilst shouting at another colleague during a virtual meeting and moving “inappropriately close” to their face.

After one student was withdrawn from their placement when they reported what had occurred, a further two left following a meeting with an advisor from their university.

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In a judgement, the tribunal said: “It should have been obvious to all solicitors, particularly an experienced solicitor in a position of a seniority and authority, that a solicitor that shouts at colleagues, uses unsuitable, insulting and/or homophobic language whilst in the office, shows colleagues pornographic pictures, physically assaults (whether recklessly or intentionally) a member of staff in the office and/or bullies, harasses and demeans colleagues whilst in the office, does not act with integrity”

The Times had previously reported on Pisano’s dispute with his former firm, his alleged obsession with Nazi Germany and a high court judge’s description of him as “a strange and deluded individual with a tenuous grasp on reality.”

Pisano did not participate in the tribunal proceedings and due to the judgement is no longer be able to work as a solicitor in England or Wales.

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