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WilmerHale Offices
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Washington DC 20036
United States
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Mrs Tania Faransso
Position
Partner
Career
Tania Faransso focuses her practice on high-stakes internal and government investigations, particularly involving anti-discrimination matters. She has significant experience conducting sensitive internal investigations regarding reported allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination, as well as reviews of company culture. She has represented universities in government investigations arising from reported sexual misconduct incidents, and has advised universities on various topics, including policy and regulatory regimes such as Title IX.
Ms. Faransso has also assisted clients navigating congressional inquiries, including document requests, informational briefings and investigative reports.
Ms. Faransso is an experienced litigator, and has represented several major corporations and universities at various stages of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motion practice, trial, and appellate proceedings.
Ms. Faransso shares the firm’s commitment to pro bono work. She has represented clients in cases involving complex issues of constitutional law, as well as in actions brought under the Voting Rights Act.
Ms. Faransso is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Faransso served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia. While in law school, she held a judicial internship with the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Education
- JD, Duke University School of Law, 2010
- BS, International Politics, Georgetown University, 2005
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense