Education

Litigation

Obtained dismissal of two putative class actions arising from a data breach involving an educational technology product based on lack of Article III standing.

Represented Adtalem Global Education Inc. and DeVry University, Inc. in developing a global strategy for the resolution of numerous consumer class actions, several mass actions, and more than 400 individual claims before JAMS.

Successfully settled a shareholder derivative and securities suit filed against DeVry and Adtalem following the conclusion of the regulatory investigations.

Represented a renowned private research university in Title IX and associated claims in federal district court.

Obtained dismissal of a multi-district litigation encompassing more than a dozen antitrust actions brought by putative classes of students and off-campus booksellers alleging an unlawful conspiracy among publishers and on-campus bookstore operators to fix prices and eliminate competition in the market for higher education course materials.

Represented educational policy associations as amici curiae in the US Supreme Court in Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, challenging as unconstitutional delegation of legislative rulemaking power to Amtrak.

Represented producer of children’s electronic learning products in class action lawsuits and FTC enforcement action arising out of data breach. Won dismissal of class actions and obtained favorable settlement of FTC action, and helped law enforcement apprehend hacker behind breach and secured copies of breached data.

Successfully resolved multiple putative class actions challenging the use of remote proctoring and other testing technologies under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Investigations

Conducted Title IX investigation for public university involving allegations of rape, sexual assault, and harassment by multiple tenured faculty members.

Conducted investigations for a nationally-ranked residential liberal arts college in claims asserting violations of Title IX, Title VII, and other anti-discrimination laws.

Conducted an internal investigation of sexual harassment claims for a nationally-acclaimed K-12 private boarding school.

Assisted public university in responding to athletic Title IX investigation by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR).

Led investigation of a large educational institution relating to anti-corruption issues in the context of a project financed by the Inter-American Development Bank.

Compliance and Counseling

Advised a major US college fund on Title VI issues relating to scholarships and other educational initiatives.

Advised a leading graduate business school with respect to opening a campus in the United States.

Advised a nationally-ranked residential liberal arts college concerning various civil rights claims made by students, faculty, and administrators.

Counseled an educational institution in Antitrust Division's civil investigation into alleged collusion with competitors relating to curricular offerings.

Developed and implemented athletic compliance program for leading public university.

Evaluated and provided continuing advice for educational institutions and non-profit organizations affirmative action policies and related diversity programs.

Represented the premier research facility of the Canadian government’s nuclear energy program in assisting with US export controls and compliance program support in connection with the Department of Energy Part 810 nuclear export controls regime.

Counseled a large European University for more than 15 years on a variety of issues, including sanctions and export controls matters.

Assisted university in establishing innovation institute supported by the U.S. Department of Defense involving a consortium of for-profit, non-profit, and governmental entities.

Advised multiple large universities on financial conflict of interest and reporting rules under U.S. Government agreements relating to faculty ties to ex-U.S. funders.