With a focus on civil rights compliance for higher education institutions, Brigid is a member of the firm’s higher education and private schools and labor and employment teams. She has extensive experience in Title IX, VAWA, ADA, Title VI, Title VII, and athletics compliance, and guides clients through complex issues of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Brigid excels in developing non-discrimination and harassment policies, conducting Title IX investigations, and training university communities on compliance obligations. Beyond higher education, Brigid advises clients including secondary schools, biotech firms, nonprofits, and professional associations. She has counseled employers through internal investigations, employee climate assessments, and other highly sensitive issues.

Brigid is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and contributes to its Committee on Virtual Programming. She has received certifications from ATIXA in Title IX Administration and Title IX Athletics Compliance, and trained in Title IX compliance with the Student Conduct Institute at SUNY. She has also served as a member of the organizing committee of the Boston Bar Association’s annual higher education conference.

Before her current role, Brigid was the Director of Civil Rights at the University of Massachusetts. There, she led a team of investigators and deputy coordinators in implementing comprehensive processes surrounding Title IX policies and sexual and gender-based harassment and ensured such policies, investigations, and trainings were in compliance with federal and state law. She also served as an Investigator at Harvard University's Office of Dispute Resolution. Prior to her work in higher education, Brigid was an Assistant District Attorney in New York City.

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