Leslie co-chairs Cozen O’Connor’s Institutional Response Group, a practice group dedicated to improving institutional responses to sexual and gender-based harassment and violence, discrimination and harassment, and child abuse. A former career child abuse and sexual violence prosecutor, Leslie provides legal advice and counsel on all aspects of the institutional response to misconduct. Leslie helps institutions develop comprehensive policies, procedures, systems, and training programs in compliance with Title IX, Title VII, Title VI, the Clery Act, and state and local laws. She conducts comprehensive policy audits; drafts policies and procedures; develops multi-disciplinary teams; advises on civil rights investigation, resolution and appeal proceedings; and assists institutions in meeting federal compliance obligations and responding to investigations by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Leslie also conducts sensitive investigations and after-action reviews into critical campus incidents. Leslie is nationally recognized for her knowledge and experience related to child abuse, child protection, and child protective services laws. Leslie has led numerous highly complex investigations at educational, religious, and child-serving institutions. Leslie has an A.B. in Law and Policy from Brown University (Magna Cum Laude) and a J.D. from Yale Law School.