German A. Gomez
Lawyer
Languages
English, Spanish
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German Gomez is the Chief Human Resources Officer in the Americas and is responsible for developing and implementing human resources initiatives and strategies that enable the firm to deliver on its goals and priorities in the Americas. Prior to that, as an assistant general counsel with Hogan Lovells' General Counsel's Office, German provided advice and counsel to the firm's general counsels, Conflicts and Ethics Committee, lateral recruitment and integration partners, and members of the New Business Conflict & Compliance Department on legal ethics and professional responsibility issues that arose during the recruitment and onboarding of lateral partners, counsels, and of counsels. German also assisted in conducting ethics reviews and approving new client and business matters at Hogan Lovells.
Before joining Hogan Lovells, German served as an assistant general counsel with the Office of General Counsel of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). At the DOJ, German provided legal advice and counsel to the U.S. Attorneys and other senior managers responsible for supervising approximately 6,000 assistant U.S. Attorneys employed in the 94 United States Attorneys' offices located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He advised and counseled on a wide variety of matters involving professional responsibility, legal ethics, and conflicts of interest rules and regulations. German also provided advice and counsel on the interpretation and application of federal employment laws and regulations and defended clients in employment litigation involving claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and whistleblowing before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Merit System Protection Board (MSPB).
Representative experience
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
- M.P.S., Georgetown University, 2014
- J.D., Fordham University, 1993
- A.B., Columbia University, 1990
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Center for Professional Responsibility
- Member, Law Society of England
- Member, Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
- Commissioner, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession