Education
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Covington has a broad array of education clients representing the many and changing facets of the high education sector. Our clients range from Kaplan, Inc. to major state institutions, such as the University of California Board of Regents. We’ve also represented important associations—such as the American Counsel on Education, the Association of American Universities and the College Board—in defending university financial aid policies.
In addition to our substantive expertise, a crucial element of our practice is that our approach to education is cross-disciplinary. Thus, our work in the education sector necessary spans practice areas—whether it is providing education related regulatory advice as part of the due diligence review for a possible acquisition or advising on copyright issues as a part of the clients day-to-day business operations. For our practice, education is not simply a substantive regulatory practice area, it is a dynamic industry to which we bring the full cross-section of our expertise as a law firm.
Representative Matters
Litigation
- American Association of University Professors in defending the confidentiality of the Association’s investigatory files in connection with a third party subpoena; and in preparation of an amicus brief on behalf of the Association in support of the proposition that there is a right to academic freedom under the First Amendment.
- Representation of 12 nonprofit national educational associations, including the American Council on Education, the Association of American Universities, and the College Board, as amici in a successful appeal overturning a lower court ruling that the financial aid policies of MIT and the Ivy League violated antitrust laws.
- Representation of the American Council on Education on a variety of litigation matters and other issues, including matters related to personal data security, music licensing, copyright, and the tax treatment of the donation of patents to universities.
- Washington University in a case of first impression in the area of biomedical research.
Regulatory
- Advice to bigchalk.com on federal privacy law, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, advertising best practices, software licensing, content licensing, copyright, online distribution and commercial agreements.
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