Sharon Cohen

Sharon Cohen’s proactive counsel equips employers to address challenges throughout the employment life cycle. Clients value Sharon’s ability to navigate high-stakes issues swiftly. Drawing on industry best practices and her early career litigation experience, she delivers solutions to help clients limit their legal risk, protect their public image and maintain employee morale.

Sharon regularly advises in-house counsel, human resources and senior leadership teams on day-to-day employment issues including workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, family and medical leaves, disability accommodations, terminations and complex employment agreements.

She has extensive experience conducting internal investigations of highly sensitive discrimination and harassment allegations and often advises on the rapidly evolving area of pay transparency and family and medical leave and sick leave laws. She also conducts anti-harassment and diversity, equity and inclusion trainings focused on spotting unconscious bias and avoiding costly mistakes that could result in discrimination and retaliation claims.

With her litigation background, Sharon lends perspective on how a judge or mediator might assess a claim, helps resolve matters quickly and provides practical recommendations to mitigate risk. Clients rely on her deep understanding of nationwide employment laws and industry trends as she provides targeted, proactive advice and cost-effective solutions to keep sensitive personnel matters from escalating.