Serena Jarwala is a fellow in Cohen Milstein’s Fellowship Program. In this role, she works on litigation matters spanning the firm’s antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights and employment litigation, human rights, and securities practice groups.
While attending law school, Serena was a staff editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, and a citation checker for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. She was also the Vice President for Legal Research & Writing on the Harvard Board of Student Advisers, where she helped oversee the school’s teaching assistant training program and improve the school’s overarching research and writing curriculum.
Serena also participated in Cohen Milstein’s summer associate program. Prior to entering law school, Serena worked for the National Women’s Law Center.
- District of Columbia
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 2025
- University of Southern California, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2019
Current Cases
Greystar Multi-State Housing Discrimination Action
Cohen Milstein represents Housing Rights Initiative (HRI), a national housing watchdog group, in multi-state enforcement actions against Greystar Worldwide, LLC, the largest apartment manager and owner in the United States. HRI claims that extensive testing since October 2025 reveals that Greystar has systematically refused to rent to prospective tenants holding Housing Choice Vouchers ("Section 8") in violation of state fair housing laws across six states and Washington, D.C.
July 14, 2026
Largest Landlord in the U.S. Accused of Widespread Fair Housing Violations
Greystar turned away apartment applicants trying to use housing vouchers to pay rent, according to a watchdog group.
In the News | The New York Times
July 14, 2026
More Than 100 Civil Rights Violations Filed in Multi-State Enforcement Action Against the Largest Landlord in America
Greystar Worldwide, LLC, the largest apartment manager and owner in the United States, has been accused of systematically refusing to rent to prospective tenants holding Housing Choice Vouchers in violation of state fair housing laws across six states and Washington, D.C.
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