Maia Cogen

STAFF ATTORNEY
Direct Line: 404-400-3346
maia.cogen@lawrencebundy.com
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Maia Cogen is a litigator with Lawrence & Bundy focusing on Employment Matters, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Internal Investigations, Class Action Litigation, and General Commercial Litigation.

Before joining Lawrence & Bundy, she was an associate at Sutherland (Eversheds Sutherland), where she participated in the firm’s 2012 Summer Associate program. Maia also served as a summer law clerk with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in Washington D.C.
  • Obtained order granting motion to dismiss in class action Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation.

  • Drafted the internal guidance regarding a client’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate under recent Executive Orders.

  • Led multiple internal investigations regarding allegations of violations of internal policies, sexual harassment, retaliation, discrimination, and hostile work environment.

  • Represented institutions of higher learning in issues related to Title IX, including drafting and revising policies pursuant to Department of Education regulations and guidance.​

  • Led project management efforts for litigation and investigations, including managing of attorney and paralegal tasks, coordinating with vendors, drafting and supervising e-discovery protocols, and collaborating with co-counsel.

  • Represented companies in defending against EEOC charges and Department of Labor complaints.

  • Drafted and conducted trainings for clients regarding diverse hiring initiatives, sexual harassment, and discrimination, and retaliation.
Co-Author (with J. Lewis), When a Favor Becomes a Bribe: A Commentary on FCPA Trends in 2016 (November 2016) Corporate Compliance Insights

Webinar: FCPA Compliance Audits: Best Practices in 2016 & Beyond (October 28, 2016) The Knowledge Group

Webinar: Mobile Marketing and Other Communications: Are your Businesses TCPA Compliant (August 23, 2016) The Knowledge Group

SEC Issues Guidance Clarifying Anti-Retaliation Provision of Dodd-Frank (August 2015)

SEC Proposes Controversial Rule Requiring Companies to Adopt No-Fault Clawback Policies (July 2015)

REDIAL: 2014 TCPA Year in Review – Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends (January 29, 2015)

Novel Theory in Wyly Case Could Change SEC Disgorgement (October 20, 2014) Law360

Georgia Supreme Court to Address Business-Judgment Rule (January 23, 2014) American Bar Association 
  • Lawrence & Bundy LLC Community Service Co-Chair

  • Everybody Wins reading mentor

  • Board Member, Center for Children and Young Adults (CCYA)

  • Member, Legal Division Steering Committee, Sister2Sister Mentorship
    Program, Spelman College

  • Mentor, Sister2Sister Mentorship Program, Spelman College

  • Member, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA)
PRACTICE AREAS
Labor & Employment 

Class & Collective Actions

Corporate Compliance
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School
J.D.

Spelman College
B.A.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia
RECOGNITION
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