Laura DeFeo

Associate

Laura focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Laura participated in the Cozen O'Connor Summer Associate Program, where she conducted legal research on topics including subrogation, trusts and estates, and property law matters.

Laura earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from Rutgers Law School, where she was the Senior Managing Editor of the Rutgers University Journal of Law & Public Policy. She also interned with the Honorable Renée M. Bumb, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey. There, she gained experience drafting judicial opinions and researching case law.

Before law school, Laura was a paralegal and team leader in the litigation department of a top international firm, where she supported 40 attorneys and managed and trained junior litigation assistants. She earned her undergraduate degree in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University. She studied abroad in Vietnam, Morocco, and Bolivia as part of the School for International Training's Honors Program in Climate Change. 

Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2022
  • Harvard University, B.A., 2016

Awards & Honors

Order of the Coif

  • Pennsylvania