Janette Wipper, Chief Counsel for the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing, was fired on March 29 in the midst of her success in the suit, her lawyer Alexis Ronickher said.
The DOJ is investigating into whether Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and Alexander von Furstenberg violated insider-trading laws when they met for breakfast in January.
Over the past seven months, Activision Blizzard has received about 700 reports of employee concerns over sexual assault or harassment or other misconduct.