Online Master's in Higher Education Administration
German Gomez

German Gomez is currently an Associate General Counsel at White & Case, an international law firm with over 2,800 lawyers working in more than 30 offices around the world. German is responsible for analyzing and resolving complex ethics, professional responsibility, compliance, regulatory, reputational, and risk management issues for the firm.  

Prior to that, German was was the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Hogan Lovells, an international law firm with over 2,400 lawyers working in more than 40 offices around the world. German was responsible for developing and implementing human resources initiatives and strategies that enable the Firm to deliver on it's goals and priorities in the Americas. As an Assistant General counsel at Hogan Lovells, German was also responsible for analyzing and resolving complex ethics, professional responsibility, compliance, regulatory, reputational, and risk management issues for the firm. 

Before joining Hogan Lovells, German served as an Assistant General Counsel with the General Counsel’s office at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 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).

German received his A.B. in Political Science from Columbia University, a J.D. from Fordham University, and an M.P.S. in Human Resources Management from Georgetown University. His master’s thesis topic was “The Impact of Unconscious Racial Bias in the U.S. Workforce”.