William "Mo" Cowan Appointed to Diversity Committee by Middlesex District Attorney-Elect Leone
1/2/2007
Boston, MA -- Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. announced that William "Mo" Cowan, a Member in the firm's Boston office, has been appointed to incoming Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's Diversity Committee.
The 17-member committee will advise District Attorney-Elect Leone on topics ranging from staffing issues to the development of a talented and diverse administration. Representatives from both the public and private sectors were chosen for the Diversity Committee, which includes former U.S. Attorney Wayne Budd and State Senator Jarrett Barrios.
Mr. Cowan is a Member in the firm's Litigation Section and serves as the Chair of the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and Counseling practice group. He has extensive experience representing corporations and individuals in a wide range of complex matters including securities fraud, director and officer liability, and corporate governance. The Immediate Past Chair of the Hiring Committee, Mr. Cowan is currently a member of the firm's Diversity Committee.
Since 2004, Boston Magazine and Law and Politics magazine have identified Mr. Cowan as a Super Lawyer. In 2003, the Boston Business Journal named him as one of the "40 Under 40" business leaders. Currently a member of the Northeastern University Corporation, he is the Immediate Past President of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. Mr. Cowan has also served as a director and/or trustee of several non-profit organizations, including the Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, Project STEP, the Boston Bar Association, the Boston Bar Foundation, the Boston Lawyers Group, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and the New England Minority Purchasing Council. He received his B.A. from Duke University (1991) and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law (1994).
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