Dana Busgang is an associate in Cohen Milstein’s Civil Rights & Employment practice.
Dana first joined the firm as a law fellow where they worked across practices and were involved in litigating individual and class actions in federal courts.
While in law school, Dana was an articles editor for American University Law Review.
Publications:
- Dana Busgang, Comment, Sovereign Exception No More: The Impact of Israel’s Potential Annexation of the Jordan River Valley on Israel’s Obligations Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 70 AM. U. L. REV. 211 (2020).
Before law school, Dana was a pro bono coordinator at a highly regarded international defense law firm and at the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.
- District of Columbia
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2022
- Goucher College, B.A., cum laude, 2014
Law Fellow, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC (2022 – 2023)
Current Cases
Bird, et al. v. Garland
Bird, et al. v. Garland (D.D.C.): Cohen Milstein represents a putative class action of 34 current and former female FBI agents, who claim they suffered systemic gender discrimination and subsequent termination from the FBI’s Basic Training program for new agents and intelligence analysts. The putative class bring their claims of disparate treatment and disparate impact under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Ralph Talarico v. Public Partnerships, LLC
Ralph Talarico v. Public Partnerships, LLC (E.D. Pa.): Cohen Milstein is leading a conditionally certified collective action of more than 4,900 past and present “direct care” workers, who provide home care for individuals with disabilities, for denied overtime wages. The case involves novel joint employer issues. In 2020, the Third Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s order granting PPL summary judgement. In February 2021, the Third Circuit denied PPL’s request for a rehearing, thereby upholding its 2020 ruling and reaffirming plaintiffs’ successful appeal.