Mary Beth Hogan

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Overview

Mary Beth Hogan, a broad-gauged litigation partner and former Co-Chair of the Litigation Department, focuses her practice on sensitive investigations for ... Read Full Biography

Experience

Sensitive Investigations
- The Board of Directors of an independent school in an investigation of allegations of faculty misconduct.
- OceanGate in investigations following the implosion of its Titan submersible during a Titanic expedition.
- The United States Tennis Association (USTA) in conducting a review of its policies and procedures for preventing, reporting, and responding to reports of abuse.
- The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), which oversees the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), in the development of Guidelines to protect vulnerable witnesses and parties in proceedings before the CAS.
- The Union for Reform Judaism in an investigation across five decades into allegations of sexual misconduct at its workplaces, programs and camps.
- The Board of Directors of Sonoma Academy in conducting an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct by various faculty members and the school’s actions resulting in a public report.
- The Board of Directors of CBS Corporation in an investigation of sexual harassment allegations against the CEO, senior CBS News personnel, as well as allegations about the corporate culture.
- The Board of a Human Rights Organization in an investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the solicitation, acceptance and knowledge about certain donations to the organization.
- Two prominent honor societies following allegations of sexual misconduct by several of their members.
- A Special Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Rochester in an independent investigation of all claims alleged in EEOC and federal complaints filed by eight current and former University faculty members and students.
- Syracuse University in responding to inquiries by various law enforcement authorities which arose as a result of allegations of sexual abuse made against former Associate Head Coach of the University’s men’s basketball team. We are also representing the University in a defamation case that was filed against the University and its head basketball coach.
- Albany Diocese Sexual Misconduct Review Board in an independent internal investigation concerning allegations of sexual misconduct against the Bishop of Albany.
- The Boards of Trustees of several independent schools in allegations of improper conduct by teachers, coaches and administrators.
- National Cathedral Schools and the National Cathedral in a retrospective investigation of historic allegations of sexual misconduct toward minors at the three National Cathedral Schools and the National Cathedral.
- The board of an independent school in two lawsuits involving a former student.
- The former Chief of Staff for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in government investigations and civil action resulting from allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Cuomo.
Financial Services and Civil Cases
- A leading mortgage servicer in federal and state regulatory investigations.
- UBS Financial Services, as lead trial counsel defeated claims brought by former UBS clients in connection with investment losses during the Fall of 2008. Following nine hearing days, the three-arbitrator FINRA panel denied all of the claimants’ claims.
- JPMorgan Chase in civil actions brought by the Massachusetts and New York Attorneys General in connection with mortgage foreclosure practices.
- JPMorgan Chase in the successful defense of multiple class actions, at the motion to dismiss stage, relating to mortgage servicers’ use of the Mortgage Electronic Recording System (MERS).
- A leading investment bank in a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claim that settled favorably following two weeks of hearings.
- A financial services company in an internal investigation addressing allegations made by a senior female managing director that others in senior management had discriminated against her on the basis of gender.
- A major professional services firm in various tax-enforcement investigations.
Employment and Commercial Litigation Cases
- An individual in a State of New Jersey legislative hearing.
- Sidley Austin LLP in winning a motion to dismiss a Section 487 claim (NY Judiciary Law) related to a multibillion dollar real estate investment.
- A leading medical device manufacturer in winning a multimillion dollar claim, and successfully defending a counterclaim, in an arbitration against its former parent.
- An insurance company in obtaining an extremely favorable settlement, just prior to its arbitration hearing, in connection with a lawsuit filed by its former CEO.
- Discovery, Inc. in a breach of contract and unfair competition action in which the plaintiff dismissed all claims voluntarily after Discovery filed its motion to dismiss in New York Supreme Court.
- A consortium of banks in a putative class action alleging violations of the WARN act.
- As lead trial counsel for an international bank, defeated all claims brought by 10 former directors and managing directors, plus prevailed on the bank’s counterclaim.

Education

Rutgers School of Law – Newark, 1990, J.D.
Princeton University, 1985, A.B.

Languages

English

Mary Beth Hogan, a broad-gauged litigation partner and former Co-Chair of the Litigation Department, focuses her practice on sensitive investigations for educational institutions, corporations and other organizations, including board-directed independent investigations of sexual abuse or harassment. Ms. Hogan’s work in this area also includes advising boards of corporations, educational institutions and nonprofits on governance issues.Ms. Hogan also represents clients involved in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions involving the Department of Justice, State Attorneys General, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, New York’s Department of Financial Services and other federal and state regulators.Ms. Hogan is recognized as a leading lawyer and as one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” by Benchmark Litigation, which quotes one client as saying “Mary Beth has been efficient, responsive, proactive and expert in her work with us. She is conscious of our budget limitations and [is] very respectful.” She was also named in Crain’s inaugural list of “Leading Women Lawyers in New York City,” which recognizes “trailblazers who found multiple paths to excellence.”Ms. Hogan is ranked as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA (2024), where clients describe her as “extraordinary” and “fantastic.” Sources also highlight the “outstanding” “depth and breadth of her knowledge, experience, diplomacy and sensitivity.” She is said to be “very practical and wise” with “an unbelievable grasp of politics.” Clients have also praised her “top-notch skills in drafting and analysis,” describing her as “a fantastic and very deft lawyer who has handled a number of very high-profile investigations.” Ms. Hogan is also recommended for Financial Services (Litigation) and International Litigation by The Legal 500 US (2024), which has described her as “intellectual, thorough and knowledgeable.”The New York Law Journal named Ms. Hogan a “Top Women in Law” in 2016 and in 2015 she was named “Lawyer of the Year for Private Practice” for gender diversity in the profession by Chambers & Partners. Ms. Hogan was also recognized in Profiles in Diversity Journal’s “Women Worth Watching” issue (2014). She also received the Chambers USA Women in Law award for “Up and Coming Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation (2012) and received the “Law and Society” Award from New York Lawyers For the Public Interest in 2018. Rutgers Law School awarded her its 2014 “Distinguished Alumni Award” and also the Eric Neisser Public Service Award in 2006. A respected author and sought-after speaker, Ms. Hogan featured in 2019 at New York University’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Practical Law Institute’s Hot Issues in Executive Compensation, New York City Bar Association’s panel on “New Strategies for Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations and Litigation” and the National Association of Women Lawyers’ Annual Conference. She was also featured in a 2013 documentary on the New York Times website, “Great Expectations for Female Lawyers,” a follow-up from a 2001 New York Times Magazine article in which 21 women lawyers at Debevoise were profiled and interviewed about the career prospects for women in law firms.Ms. Hogan is on the Board of Directors of Catalyst, where she serves on the Executive Committee and Chairs the Nominations and Governance Committee. She is also President of the Board of Directors of Nazareth Housing and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Armory Foundation, where she chairs the Governance Committee. Ms. Hogan is a former collegiate runner and currently competes as a nationally ranked age-group triathlete. Ms. Hogan received her A.B. cum laude from Princeton University in 1985, and her J.D., with high honors, from Rutgers University in 1990, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and the articles editor for the Women’s Rights Law Reporter. She clerked for the Hon. Gary S. Stein, Supreme Court of New Jersey (1990–1991).