Margolis Healy is excited to announce that Gabe Gates, formerly from the University of Virginia and the Pennsylvania State University, has joined its consulting practice. Gates brings his extensive leadership experience in campus safety, Clery Act compliance, youth protection, and policy development to his role with Margolis Healy. In his initial role with the firm, Gates is serving as an interim assistant vice president of Clery Act Compliance and Youth Protection at a client institution.
Gates most recently served at the University of Virginia as an assistant vice president within the department of public safety, where he focused on collaboration, initiating positive change, and fostering an atmosphere of inclusiveness and respect. While coordinating compliance with federal and state laws across dozens of offices throughout the university – including both the academic and medical enterprises – he streamlined safety and security practices, reporting, and crisis response. At Virginia, Gates assumed primary responsibilities for the university’s Youth Protection Program, in addition to his stewardship of the Clery Act compliance program. Prior to serving in that role, he was the Clery Act Compliance Manager at Penn State University. Gates also brings his experience and expertise in audits and financial analytics to his new role, with five years of experience at the Department of Defense conducting operational audits and financial investigations.
Gates has also worked as a consultant with other institutions, specifically related to compliance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Gabe has served as a national expert for the Clery Center for Security on Campus, recently assisting with the revision of the organization’s training curriculum and delivering training to institutions across the country. Gates is frequently requested and recognized as a national expert for Clery Act compliance, had testified before the U.S. Senate, and presented to members of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).
“I am ecstatic that Gabe will be joining our team. We’ve watched for years now as Gabe has transformed compliance programs at two major institutions,” said Steven J. Healy, the company’s co-founder. “Not only has Gabe overseen significant transformational initiatives, but he’s also freely given of his time to assist other institutions dealing with challenges in the Clery Act space.” Given Gates’ most recent experiences at UVA, Healy expects that Gates will contribute to other areas within the firm, including working closely with members of Cozen O’Connor’s Institutional Response Group, which delivers holistic responses to institutions confronting sexual and gender-based harassment and violence, child abuse, safety and security issues, and other forms of misconduct.
“I am humbled and incredibly excited to join Margolis Healy. I have worked with much of the Margolis Healy leadership group and many team members over my career and consider the group to be the leading subject matter experts in their respective fields,” Gates said.
Gates graduated from Mount Aloysius College with a degree in Criminology and a concentration in Forensic Accounting and completed his Master in Public Administration at Penn State University.
About Margolis Healy
Margolis Healy and Associates, an affiliate of Cozen O’Connor, is a professional services firm specializing in safety, security, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance for all types of communities and workplaces. A market leader with deep roots in security for higher education and K-12, Margolis Healy and Associates now serves a broad client base, including corporate, health care, government, nonprofit, and utilities clients, as well as those in the education arena.
About Cozen O’Connor
Established in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has more than 775 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor services its clients’ needs through 30 offices across two continents. The Institutional Response Group is a nationally based practice that delivers holistic responses to institutions confronting sexual and gender-based harassment, child abuse, and other forms of discrimination, harassment, and misconduct.