Industries

K-12

Serving the strategic and regulatory needs of the K-12 market

Why Cooley

  • 20+ attorneys and professionals focused on education regulatory issues in the early childcare, elementary and secondary education industries

  • Deep knowledge and understanding of the unique world of early childcare and K-12 education in its many forms, from day care centers and private schools to charter schools, online institutions and K-12 service providers

  • Extensive M&A experience counseling investors and companies in the acquisition, sale and nonprofit conversions involving early childcare providers, private schools and school groups, charter schools and service providers

  • Nationally ranked privacy practice to navigate data protection and student privacy issues

  • Strategic counseling on civil rights issues, including accommodations for students with disabilities and web accessibility, as well as investigations by the Office for Civil Rights

  • Top-rated real estate team that counsels schools regarding land use applications, zoning and exceptions

  • Dynamic litigators that represent education clients in a wide range of controversies in federal and state courts and before federal and state education agencies

  • Government analytics practice headed by a former Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Department of Education that provides clients with public policy insights and regulatory strategies to make informed business decisions

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