Elizabeth Lewis is a partner in the Employment & Labor practice group and a member of the Cooley Godward Litigation department. She joined the Firm in 2003 and is resident in the Reston office.

Ms. Lewis' practice focus is on labor and employment law, civil rights law and litigation. In her employment practice she works with clients to find cost-effective business solutions to employment problems. She works on a broad spectrum of employment issues, including advising clients on compliance with employment laws (including FLSA, Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, WARN, OSHA) and managing difficult employees, developing and implementing personnel practices and procedures, due diligence for IPO’s, mergers and acquisitions, structuring executive and incentive compensation and drafting employment and non-compete agreements, handling discrimination complaints before administrative agencies, preparing Affirmative Action Plans, handling OFCCP and other DOL audits, including glass ceiling audits. She is experienced in designing and managing investigations of misconduct, including whistleblower complaints and sexual harassment claims.

An experienced litigator, Ms. Lewis handles employment, contract and civil rights lawsuits, including jury trials and class actions, at the trial and appellate level. In addition to her employment practice Ms. Lewis handles a variety of civil rights issues, including discrimination complaints involving fair housing and public accommodations.

Prior to joining Cooley, Ms. Lewis was a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig in the Tysons Corner office. She is a Director of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Vice Chair of the Alexandria (VA) Small Business Development Center.

Ms. Lewis received a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1974, Order of the Coif. In 1971, Ms. Lewis received an A.B., cum laude in American Studies from Smith College.