A former secretary at Troutman Sanders sued the firm and ex-partner Gerald Francese on Monday, claiming she endured more than a year of sexual harassment and misconduct by Francese and was ultimately terminated after she reported him to human resources.

Jessica Correa said Francese, one of the partners she was assigned to assist after starting at Troutman in January 2017, started calling her “cutie” and staring at her breasts a month after she joined the firm. His misconduct allegedly escalated to unwanted kisses, forced dinner dates and questions about her sexual habits, leaving Correa with anxiety and “psychological stress,” said her lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.