Ex-GOP Leader DiGiorgio Leaves Stradley Ronon in Wake of Sexting Report
Val DiGiorgio, who contested what he called “gross mischaracterizations” in the report, was the co-chair of Stradley Ronon's banking and public finance practices.
July 18, 2019 at 06:22 PM
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Valentino DiGiorgio.
The former state GOP leader who stepped down from his political post in the wake of a sexting scandal has now also left Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, the law firm where he was a partner and practice leader.
Val DiGiorgio stepped down from his position as chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania last month, the same day The Philadelphia Inquirer published a report in which he was accused of sending inappropriate messages, including an explicit photo, to a former Philadelphia City Council candidate.
DiGiorgio, who contested what he called “gross mischaracterizations” in the report, was also the co-chair of Stradley Ronon's banking and public finance practices, according to the firm's website.
But DiGiorgio was no longer listed on Stradley Ronon's site Thursday afternoon. The Philadelphia Business Journal first reported that he had left the firm. A call to DiGiorgio's direct line at the firm led to an outgoing voicemail message that said DiGiorgio is no longer with the firm.
A spokesman for Stradley Ronon could not be reached immediately for comment Thursday afternoon.
Efforts to contact DiGiorgio on Thursday afternoon were unsuccessful.
When the news of DiGiorgio's resignation from the GOP hit June 25, Stradley Ronon chairman Bill Sasso said in a statement: “While unfortunate, this matter has nothing to do with either the firm or its clients.”
According to the Inquirer, Irina Goldstein, who unsuccessfully sought a Republican seat on the City Council earlier this year, provided the newspaper more than 150 pages of messages that she and DiGiorgio exchanged between October and February. The newspaper published a story June 25 detailing an exchange between the two that started with flirtation and became explicit.
Hours later, DiGiorgio resigned from party leadership. The state GOP released DiGiorgio's resignation letter that day, along with an announcement that vice chairman Bernadette Comfort would be taking over as acting chairman, in accordance with the party's rules.
In his letter, DiGiorgio said: “A recent media report contains gross mischaracterizations of mutual consensual communications between myself and a former primary candidate.”
He added, “My resignation should in no way be confused as confirmation of these mischaracterizations. I intend to rigorously defend myself against these assertions and protect my family, my colleagues and the party from this private matter.”
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