HIGHER EDUCATION

Trusted legal services informed by decades of experience.  

Higher Education

We guide university general counsel on matters involving sexual misconduct, student safety, criminal law and regulatory compliance.  We conduct trauma-sensitive investigations and serve as advisors to complainants and respondents in Title IX proceedings.     

As founding members of the Title IX Working Group, we are deeply committed to advancing knowledge and best practices within the Title IX community.  We provide valuable resources and insights to promote safe and equitable environments for all students.  Join us in championing a safer and more inclusive educational landscape.

Services

  • For institutions responding to reports of harm on campus, we draw from years of trial and investigative experience to provide comprehensive legal and strategic guidance designed to minimize harm and reduce risk. 

  • Informed by years of practical experience as prosecutors, we guide institutional response to situations that implicate state and federal criminal law, including by advising on subpoena compliance and liaising with law enforcement.

  • We offer clients an ongoing partnership with a trusted advisor who knows your institution and is available to provide 24/7 answers to questions of law, compliance and risk management as they arise.

  • We provide Title IX guidance to institutions, conduct trauma-sensitive investigations and serve as advisors to complainants and respondents in Title IX proceedings.

Sample Matters

  • Provided subject-matter expertise on questions of criminal law and procedure to the General Counsel’s Office of large university

  • Advised General Counsel of mid-sized university responding to claim it mishandled response to student-on-student sexual misconduct claim

  • Conducted investigation after digital device containing suspected child sexual abuse material discovered on campus and guided university response, including liaising with law enforcement

  • Advised educational institution on Title IX regulatory compliance and conducted training for staff

  • Retained by multiple universities to serve as attorney advisors for complainants and respondents in Title IX proceedings