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Covering Your Campus's Legal Issues The legal issues facing colleges and universities are more challenging than ever, reaching every corner of campus life with increasing complexity. From discipline to drones, Title IX to taxes, FERPA to financing, Saul Ewing has a deep bench of lawyers who wrestle...

Katherine Chrisman maintains a general litigation practice and handles a variety of matters involving professional liability, employment law, education law, as well as contract and business disputes. In addition to assisting employers and public entities ‒ including municipal and county governments...

Al Chakravarty helps to protect and defend organizations and individuals from issues that are enforced by federal and state agencies, including regulatory and compliance issues, whistleblower complaints, national security concerns, allegations of anti-competitive behavior, executive or employee...

John Stoviak handles high-stakes litigation, complex trials and appeals for business, energy and environmental clients in courts throughout the United States, and he represents colleges, universities, and independent schools in delicate governance matters and issues. He has achieved two $100 million...

Carolyn Toll is a member of the Litigation Department in the firm's Philadelphia office. She maintains a general litigation practice, focusing on higher education matters. Carolyn advises institutions of higher education on matters involving issues related to Title IX, Title VI, and other civil...

Where Public Education Meets Private Enterprise — Striking the Right Balance Charter schools take many forms: large, multi-state organizations with thousands of students; small, unique programs focused on a particular program or demographic; schools managed by a committed group of parents and...

Josh Richards focuses his practice on counseling institutions of higher education. In addition to providing day-to-day advice and counsel to schools in a wide variety of matters, Josh helps institutions involved in civil and regulatory disputes address challenges through litigation, appeals, and...

Jim Taylor is a trial lawyer with first-chair experience handling complex litigation in federal and state courts. A significant portion of his practice uses that litigation experience and perspective to counsel clients in managing high-profile crises, minimizing financial and reputational risks...

Jim Keller is a trial lawyer, the co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Higher Education Practice and K-12 Schools Practice and a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

As institutions of higher learning face increasingly public regulation from the Department of Education as well as state and other federal agencies, plaintiffs’ lawyers have taken note and begun to file class actions with increasing frequency. These claims tend to follow current events. Whether they...

Advancing Strategic and Purposeful Use of Campus Real Estate Colleges and universities continually strive to enhance their campuses by developing new buildings and redeveloping existing buildings to stimulate collaboration and socialization, by upgrading infrastructure and replacing systems, and by...

Jennifer Becnel-Guzzo draws on 20 years of litigation and in-house experience to provide strategic legal advice to clients, including institutions of higher education and other entities. Jennifer’s former role as associate vice president and deputy general counsel at a major research university...

Tailored Guidance for Independent and Charter Schools While independent and charter K-12 schools experience many of the same challenges as public schools, they are unique. Charter schools must submit charter school applications and comply with state and federal charter school laws. Independent...

Carolyn Pellegrini assists employers with labor and employment disputes and other sensitive matters affecting their professional relationships with their employees. Colleges and universities in particular rely on Carolyn for representation in litigation and advice on day-to-day operations involving...

Andrew Gordon provides his clients with deep insight on government procurement, public sector capital projects, real estate transactions and transportation issues from his 29 years of experience as a former attorney for Pennsylvania government. Before joining Saul Ewing, Andrew served as chief...

Matt Kohel represents clients in commercial litigation, intellectual property matters, and with data privacy issues. Clients in an array of industries rely on Matt to protect their interests in courts across the United States and in arbitrations on matters involving allegations of breach of contract...

Pat Nugent advises and defends colleges, universities, K-12 schools, and businesses across several industries. Pat provides strategic counsel to clients on a broad range of compliance, policy, and liability issues. When disputes arise, Pat works with clients to develop and execute litigation...

Amy Piccola partners with institutions of higher education to assess and respond to issues of compliance, policy and liability. This includes: Navigating the complexities of state and federal discrimination and civil rights laws, including Title IX. Assisting with Clery Act compliance. Responding to...

Greg Davis concentrates his practice in zoning/land use approvals and real estate litigation. Greg has successfully pursued zoning and land development approvals for a wide variety of clients, including: national and regional developers of warehousing and distribution facilities; an international...

Rob Duston is a business lawyer and litigator with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses, schools and other entities, primarily in three areas of the law: compliance with the public access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Housing Act (FHA), Section 504 of...