Higher Education

Practices

• Corporate
  40+

  attorneys and subject matter professionals focused on higher education

  Robust network of education institutions, service providers and strategic investors that we can leverage for the benefit of our clients

  M&A transactions for companies such as DeVry, Education Corporation of America and Kaplan

  Public offerings for companies such as Rosetta Stone and 2U

  Significant financings and investments for companies such as Midwest Technical Institute, Knewton and Interfolio

  Extensive experience in education-related fund formation

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• Litigation
  Dynamic litigators with experience in a wide range of controversies in federal and state courts and before the Department of Education

  Handle FCA cases involving alleged violations of the Higher Education Act and other education statutes, in most cases resulting in a declination by the government to intervene

  Represent many postsecondary institutions in Office of Inspector General and Federal Student Aid investigations involving alleged Title IV violations

  Complex litigation for institutions, organizations and companies such as the Massachusetts Association of Private Career Schools and Blackboard

  100+

  Experience in more than 100+ state, federal and international courts, arbitral forums and administrative bodies

  5

  Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and 20+ former Assistant US Attorneys and Department of Justice lawyers within the team

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• Regulatory
  Team includes senior personnel from the Department of Education, former regional and national accreditation agency executives, institutional student financial aid and auditing executive and senior staff from one of the largest state authorizing agencies

  Assist clients in navigating the complex and changing federal and state higher education policy processes

  Unique State and International Authorization Services that help schools navigate the cross-border environment for online education

  Extensive experience counseling on student data privacy regulations and on accessibility requirements

  Counsel universities and institutions on the regulations governing economic sanctions and the export of goods, software, technology and services

  Counsel on the complicated regulatory environment that surrounds the delivery of instruction through alternative means, such as Competency Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessment

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• Intellectual Property
  Provide holistic patenting services and advice for companies like MIT and Stanford University

  75+

  Patent due diligence support on 75+ business transactions, including venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and licensing transactions in 2015

  Manage and defend trademarks and copyrights for companies including Singularity Education Group and Universal Technical Institute

  Counsel on protecting and exploiting university-created technology and inventions from both the university and the company perspective

  Strategic agreements, technology transactions and licensing deals for companies like Florida State University, the University of South Florida, Kaplan and Parchment

  Extensive experience in managing domain name enforcement, asserting claims and instituting UDRP actions

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