ECBAWM Partner Zoe Salzman Writes Op-Ed on the staying power of the #MeToo Movement

  • February 11, 2026

In an amNewYork OpEd, Zoe Salzman, a partner at ECBAWM, argues that the #MeToo movement is far from over — and that New York City law is giving survivors a renewed chance at accountability. Salzman explains how the City’s expanded Gender Motivated Violence Act reopens the courts to survivors of sexual assault, including through a limited lookback window that allows otherwise time-barred claims to proceed. The law recognizes that trauma, fear, and power often delay reporting, and that real accountability must reach not only individual abusers but also the institutions that enabled them. Read the full piece here.