Spivak Seeks Damages From JWT

Agency’s June 16 Filing Calls for Dismissal of Defamation Charges
NEW YORK–Helayne Spivak, J. Walter Thompson’s worldwide creative director until she resigned in October 1997, is suing her former employer for $25 million, claiming defamation and gender discrimination.
In papers filed in State Supreme Court in New York, Spivak claims JWT Worldwide chief executive officer Chris Jones set out to “undermine [her] credibility and competence in the presence of [her] colleagues,” specifically by removing significant areas of her authority and refusing to meet with her or return her calls.