Practice Areas

Securing and retaining reliable grant funding requires strategic planning and implementation that accounts for shifting administration priorities. Our team has specialized experience in State-administered formula and discretionary grants, including experience advising on legal issues involving the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), the Uniform Guidance, and other statutory and regulatory requirements. We provide guidance and representation on a wide range of legal issues, including indirect costs, suspension and debarment, managing risk, preparing for and responding to audits, monitoring and closeout issues, and challenging terminations.

Whether you are responding to state or federal audits, developing compliant agency policies, resolving disputes or navigating any of the hundreds of other issues that arise daily, K–12 education can be unpredictable and challenging. Our K–12 team has decades of experience advising local and state educational agencies, schools, organizations, and other entities on federal statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to public and private preschool, elementary, and secondary education programs. We provide expert strategic legal guidance on school operations, equity in education, student rights, student privacy requirements, and programmatic accountability.

Succeeding in the higher education field means facing the regulatory, accreditation, and operational issues that shape postsecondary education today. The attorneys on our Higher Education team have extensive experience advising postsecondary institutions on matters including Title IV, student conduct matters, federal program reviews, disability accommodations, campus safety, student privacy requirements, foreign gifts, and policy development. Whether you are preparing for site visits, responding to findings, appealing adverse actions, or engaging with federal agencies and NACIQI, our attorneys can support you with decades of experience providing strategic counsel on compliance with federal recognition criteria, accreditation standards, and program integrity rules under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. We offer proactive compliance strategies and responsive support in investigations, audits, and enforcement actions — as well as legal representation — so that your institution has the legal resources it needs to succeed.

Equitable access is a cornerstone of the American education system, and we advocate for the full and fair enforcement of civil rights in education. Our Civil Rights and Disability team attorneys have substantial experience with claims under Title VI, Title IX, IDEA, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We provide support to schools and institutions that are building inclusive environments, conducting holistic and trauma-responsive investigations, and implementing sustainable compliance solutions. We also assist advocates and community organizations in advancing systemic change.

Successful and cost-effective labor and employment strategies are not limited to litigation — they encompass your workplace policies and procedures, inform your employment decisions, help avoid disputes and allow you to defend yourself if and when litigation occurs. Our experienced Labor and Employment team helps clients ensure that their workplace policies and practices comply with current legal requirements, advises clients on sensitive and complicated labor and employment matters, and represents clients in litigation. We provide counsel and support on employee grievances, unfair labor practices and labor negotiations. Our attorneys have extensive backgrounds in labor and employment matters, including discrimination claims, performance and disciplinary actions, negotiations, dispute resolutions and removals.