About Anna

Anna focuses on resource development and strategy for Cooley's labor & employment practice, where she advises on trends and developments in the space and assists in leveraging resources to improve efficiency and know-how within the group.

Anna’s experience includes drafting and updating employment policies, as well as providing a broad range of advice and counsel to employers. She has represented employers before administrative agencies and in state and federal court in matters involving a variety of employment claims.
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Admissions and credentials

  • Connecticut
  • New York

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law
    JD, cum laude, 2013
  • Wellesley College
    BA, Political Science and Psychology, cum laude, 2007

Court admissions

  • US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Rankings and accolades

Super Lawyers: Rising Star in Employment and Labor – New York Metro (2018, 2020 – 2023)

Memberships and affiliations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Connecticut Bar Association
  • Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Asian American Bar Association of NY (AABANY)

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