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Maia Cogen


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Direct Line: 404-400-3346
maia.cogen@lawrencebundy.com
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Maia Cogen is an experienced litigator who advises clients on election and political law, employment matters, internal investigations, class action litigation, regulatory compliance, Title IX and higher education issues, nonprofit matters, and complex commercial litigation.
 
Maia also provides counseling on voter protection issues.  She led the development of a resource bank and managed a network of five hundred attorneys and several hundred declaration volunteers across the country in support of voting rights during a close election.  Maia was also instrumental in the drafting of a comprehensive 180-page report that was submitted to the United States House and Senate Judiciary committees regarding the history of voting rights in Georgia.
 
An integral part of the litigation team that represented a voting rights organization and faith-based entities, totaling over 500 plaintiffs, Maia drafted many of the briefs that brought constitutional and statutory claims against the State of Georgia.  She was also instrumental developing the declaration process that was a key component of the first voting rights lawsuit to go to trial in the Northern District of Georgia in over ten years.  Maia has worked with several congressional members on election-related legal issues ranging from the analysis of historical voting purge patterns to the implications of newly enacted voting legislation. 
 
Maia also has experience working on high-profile internal investigations.  She has assisted nationally recognized organizations in resolving complaints and developing preventative measures including recommendations on how to address cultural issues and improve communications between management and staff.  She conducts trainings and has also developed guidelines for verbal and written disciplinary processes.
 
Maia also has a focus on higher education issues including leading Title IX policy reviews for higher education institutions to ensure that they are consistent with changes in national administration.  She conducts university code of ethics investigations and advises on compliance and training.
 
 

  • 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 
  • Member, AT&T Legal Scholars Program Planning Committee

  • Co-Chair, Lawrence & Bundy Community Service Committee

  • Reading Mentor, Everybody Wins

  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

  • 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)
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PRACTICE AREAS
Labor & Employment

Political Law 

Class & Collective Actions

Corporate Compliance

EDUCATION
Harvard Law School
J.D.

Spelman College
B.A.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia
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Litigation Counsel of America


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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Vision & Values
    • Our Promise
    • Our Social Impact
  • OUR TEAM
    • Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
    • Thomas R. Bundy, III
    • Cicely Barber
    • Leslie J. Bryan
    • Celeste Coco-Ewing
    • Maia Cogen
    • Rod Ganske
    • Lisa Haldar
    • Andrew D. Herman
    • R. Javoyne Hicks
    • Katherine Kendricks
    • Tracey Kopplin
    • Michelle L. McClafferty
    • Scott Mario
    • Monica Owens
    • Judge Constance Russell
    • Heather Snyder
    • Bria Stephens
    • Lovita Tandy
    • Lori Thomas
    • Suzanne Williams
    • India Wrede
  • OUR WORK
    • Complex Commercial Litigation
    • Labor & Employment
    • Class & Collective Actions
    • Internal Investigations
    • Political Law
    • Workplace Education >
      • Course Offerings >
        • Talent Acquisition Strategies: Legally Compliant Recruiting, Interviewing, and Hiring
        • Effective Internal Investigations
        • Leadership Strategies for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
        • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
        • Wage and Hour Compliance
        • Workplace Employment Law Essentials
        • Anti-Discrimination and Professionalism in the Workplace
        • Anti-Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
        • Talent Management Strategies: Effective Performance Management and Corrective Action
        • Americans with Disabilities Act and Family & Medical Leave Act
        • Accommodating Neurodiversity in the Workplace
  • NEWS
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