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What the Team is Known For
Cozen O'Connor has a notable higher education practice with expertise in university-related litigation.
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About
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Cozen O'Connor is at the forefront of providing legal services for all manner of educational institutions in a rapidly evolving world. Using a collaborative approach, we employ attorneys from varying disciplines to create the best team for our clients. Cozen O’Connor’s diverse practices provide comprehensive legal services for institutions of higher education across the nation, including the Institutional Response Group, Labor and Employment, and Intellectual Property, among other litigation and counseling practices. Our attorneys have extensive experience in policy and systems design related to compliance, practical implementation of federal and state civil rights frameworks, board governance, bond issues, commercial litigation, employment counseling and litigation, energy, export controls, finance, government affairs, health care, immigration, intellectual property, investigations and adjudications, protection of minors, real estate, risk management, Title IX, the Clery Act, and union matters. Our ancillary businesses, the Healy+ Group and COSECURE, provide colleges and universities with safety, security, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance services.
Work Highlights
Cozen O'Connor assisted the University of Chicago in a collective bargaining agreement with more than 3,000 graduate students who wished to form a union.
Strengths
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Cozen O'Connor has subject matter experts who also bring a wealth of on-the-ground experience.
Cozen O'Connor has excellent knowledge of the entire field.
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Cozen O'Connor has compassion for all sides and inside experience in high-level, high-stakes investigations.
Cozen has great Title IX and OCR specialisms.
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Cozen O'Connor is the best at investigations.
Cozen O'Connor has subject matter experts who also bring a wealth of on-the-ground experience.
Cozen O'Connor has excellent knowledge of the entire field.
Cozen O'Connor has compassion for all sides and inside experience in high-level, high-stakes investigations.
Cozen has great Title IX and OCR specialisms.
Cozen O'Connor is the best at investigations.
Notable Practitioners
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Gina Maisto Smith
Gina Maisto Smith is known for her expertise in managing institutional response to discrimination, harassment and misconduct allegations. She brings her abilities to bear for university clients in investigations and Title IX compliance.
Gina has done some of the best Title IX work in the country.
For investigations and compliance work, Gina Maisto Smith is the best in the country.
Gina provides master classes in service delivery, sophistication and vision.
Gina is brilliant, lovely and thoughtful.
Gina is whip-smart.
Leslie M. Gomez
Leslie Gomez is the vice-chair of Cozen O'Connor's institutional response group. She is skilled at assisting higher education clients in cases of serious sexual misconduct, discrimination and harassment. She is based at the firm's Philadelphia office.
Leslie has been a valued partner for us.
Leslie is an extremely hard-working and dedicated attorney.
Leslie is simply outstanding.
Leslie has great vision, sophistication and very strong service delivery.
Leslie's work ethic is extraordinary.
Anna Wermuth
Anna Wermuth is vice-chair of Cozen O'Connor's labor & employment department. She has expertise in representing higher education institutions during collective bargaining agreements, unionization matters and contract negotiations. She is based at the firm's Chicago office.
Anna is an excellent litigator and adds value to everything we do together.
Anna is a legend in higher education.
Anna is at the top of her practice.
Anna is terrific and a great lawyer and advocate.
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