When
last
we
checked
in
with
Goodwin
tax
partner
Alex
Apostolopoulos,
his
disagreement
with
his
neighbors
had
gotten
all
slur-y.
Back
in
November,
Apostolopoulos
responded
to
an
email
sent
to
his
entire
building
and
—
with
his
firm
email
address
and
completely
off
topic
—
ranted
(using
antiquated,
offensive
language)
about
one
of
his
neighbors
and
their
children.
Now
it
seems
the
relationship
between
the
neighbor
and
Apostolopoulos
has
deteriorated
even
further.
A
new
TikTok
account
(NYCfamof5)
has
popped
up
that
features
videos
purportedly
of
the
Biglaw
partner
peering
into
the
window
of
a
neighbor’s
apartment.
According
to
the
account,
the
window
is
accessible
from
the
roof
of
the
building
and
leads
to
a
bedroom
with
children
inside.
The
footage,
all
taken
at
night,
shows
the
man
looking
into
the
neighbor’s
home,
frequently
with
a
flashlight.
While
no
information
is
provided
about
what
caused
the
spat
between
the
neighbors
(the
email
traffic
Above
the
Law
reviewed
in
November
referenced
Apostolopoulos’s
noise
complaints
about
the
children,
but
not
more
specific
issues),
nothing
can
possibly
justify
the
disturbing
behavior
on
display
in
the
videos.
There’s
a
fair
amount
of
content
on
the
account,
but
these
are,
for
my
money,
the
most
jaw
dropping.
The
sheer
gall
of
the
last
video
—
to
smile
like
that
as
you
peer
into
someone
else’s
home…
it’s
chilling.
According
to
the
TikTok
account,
Apostolopoulos’s
actions
have
been
reported
to
the
New
York
Police
Department,
but
no
action
has
been
taken.
In
reporting
this
story
it
came
to
Above
the
Law’s
attention
that
Apostolopoulos
is
no
longer
on
Goodwin’s
website.
Above
the
Law
reached
out
to
the
firm,
and
they
provided
the
following
statement:
“While
we
cannot
comment
on
personnel
issues,
we
can
confirm
that
Alex
Apostolopoulos
is
no
longer
an
active
partner
of
the
firm.”
Which,
at
least
feels
like
some
consequence
for
the
deeply
problematic
behavior
displayed
in
the
footage.
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Partner
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With
Neighbors
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