Education

Educational institutions, including universities, colleges, academic medical centers, and education service providers, are under increasing scrutiny and often face myriad challenges and competing forces, including legal risk, business and operational challenges, and public policy issues at the state, national and international levels.

We have cultivated an interdisciplinary practice that addresses all of the critical issues faced by the education sector. Our lawyers and advisors have handled highly sensitive and complex matters involving policy issues, high-stakes internal investigations and litigation, as well as concerns related to research, Title IX obligations, athletics, and cybersecurity and data privacy, among many other types of matters.

Our team includes lawyers who have served on or chaired university and college boards of trustees. We bring an inside perspective on how to manage both internal and external stakeholders when issues arise, and a deep understanding of critical regulatory concerns related to government oversight of university activities.

Our multidisciplinary, educational sector-focused team draws support from lawyers and professionals across the firm.

We draw on their deep experience—in global investigations and compliance, litigation, crisis management, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, labor, investment management, international trade, immigration, tax, government contracts and grants, and public law and policy—to work with education clients on every aspect of their matters. Specifically, we address legal considerations related to:

• Education policy
• Scientific, financial and administrative research compliance
• Grants and contracts compliance
• Internal investigations and crisis management
• International collaborations, research and public service initiatives
• Foreign influence on research matters
• Litigation, including False Claims Act and class actions
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations and requests for information
• Cybersecurity, privacy and data protection
• Title IX investigations and compliance
• Medicare, Medicaid and anti-kickback issues at academic medical centers
• Education sector business transactions
• Labor and employment law
• Sports law
• Endowment/funds litigation and compliance
• Construction and sustainability
• Immigration
• International trade controls