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Education &
Student Affairs

We advise colleges, universities and K-12 schools on the wide range of legal and regulatory issues affecting academic institutions. Our work includes strategic counseling on governance and compliance (including Title VI, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504) and related investigations, employment and faculty matters, and student affairs. We also represent students of all ages in high-stakes disciplinary and administrative proceedings.

Relevant Experience

  • Conducted multiple sensitive Title IX investigations involving university students’ allegations of sexual misconduct.

  • Advised university students in administrative board inquiry regarding alleged hazing.

  • Represented a graduate-level educational institution in a Department of Education investigation into a professional development program for women.

Outside General
Counsel Services

We provide on-demand general counsel services for early-stage companies and non-profits that need top-tier legal guidance without the cost of a full-time, in-house lawyer. From bespoke compliance programs and strategic advice to contract review, employment disputes, and internal investigations, we offer practical, business-focused support tailored to your organization’s needs.

Relevant Experience

  • Advised a global food and beverage conglomerate on risk, strategy and litigation-avoidance issues arising from the marketing of its products.

  • Served as outside general counsel to fintech start-up in connection with AAA commercial arbitrations and crisis management.

Government Investigations
& White Collar Defense

We advise clients through every stage of government investigations, from regulatory inquiries to civil and criminal enforcement proceedings. We have significant experience handling high-stakes matters involving the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the SEC, the CFTC, and the Department of Education.

Relevant Experience

  • Represented a premier financial institution and lead underwriter of a multi-billion dollar municipal bond offering in a joint SEC/CFTC investigation, obtaining a declination of enforcement action.

  • Defended a global asset management fund in a multiyear SEC investigation related to conflicts of interest.

  • Advised a large manufacturing company in responding to SEC inquiries concerning its accounting practices.

Commercial
Litigation

We represent clients in complex commercial disputes, including breach of contract, fraud and intellectual property claims. Our work spans litigation, arbitration, mediation, and settlement negotiations.

Relevant Experience

  • Defended a hedge fund in a New York state defamation lawsuit involving an alleged “short and distort” market manipulation scheme and obtained a dismissal on First Amendment grounds.

  • Represented an investment advisor and its principal in a securities class action and multiple shareholder derivative lawsuits alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty and obtained dismissal of all actions.

  • Obtained dismissal of a breach-of-contract action in New York state court concerning an international oil company’s alleged misrepresentations in connection with the sale of a subsidiary.

Investigations
Commercial Litigation
Education
General Counsel

Practice Areas

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