Riot Games agrees to pay $100 million in settlement of class-action gender discrimination lawsuit

The settlement covers the 2018 lawsuit but not a harassment and discrimination suit filed against Riot Games in 2021. On Jan. 7, Riot Games CEO Nicolas Laurent, popularly known as Nicolo, was sued by a former executive assistant, Sharon O’Donnell, who alleged misconduct and unwanted sexual advances. Riot Games has vigorously denied these allegations. In March, the company announced that Laurent, who is popularly known as Nicolo, would remain in his position after a third-party investigation commissioned by the studio found no evidence of wrongdoing. The case has gone into arbitration, according to Riot Games.