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In the past few years, our Higher Education Practice has rendered service in some of the nation’s highest profile matters: Multi-campus university systems in large-scale government investigations and in proactive compliance reviews and audits (Clery Act, Title IX, Title IV, Title II, minors on campus); Colleges and universities of all sizes and types on comprehensive policy reviews and revisions; Defending institutions in front-page news lawsuits, including allegations of hazing, child abuse, sexual violence, student death, suicide, faculty dismissal, racial discrimination, ADA discrimination, etc. Other Areas of Practice Faculty and other employee relations Tenure and promotion; benefits; FMLA, discrimination claims Regulatory compliance across the campus Health care, including HIPPA Esports Non-profit tax issues Litigation defense, including class actions IP and technology protection Cybersecurity and privacy, including GDPR and FERPA Transactions – vendor contracts; real estate, public finance; research partnerships Endowment development; estates and trusts See Related Services Offered for Higher Education Technology Transfer Services for Colleges and Universities Higher Education Real Estate ADA, FHA and Disabilities Law Campus Investigations Team Cybersecurity and Privacy in the Higher Education Industry Public Finance Services for the Education Industry My attorney’s ‘in-house perspective’ makes her quicker on the uptake when it comes to identifying the business risk of a legal decision. 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