Higher Education

Duane Morris represents public, private, nonprofit and proprietary colleges and universities, accreditation agencies, and other groups and businesses dedicated to education. Our lawyers understand the unique needs of academic institutions and provide efficient, cost-effective legal counsel.

• Our People Are Our Greatest Asset: We offer a highly experienced and skilled team with legal, regulatory, business and policy savvy. Specifically, our team includes: a former proprietary school owner; a former senior executive at a publicly traded proprietary institution; former employees at higher education institutions with compliance responsibilities; a former education association senior leader; four former or current education association board members; and two former congressional aides with education policy and active lobbying experience.
• Our Education Focus Is Essential to Our Results: Our team focuses on the regulatory environment in which schools and colleges of all types operate, including state licensing, accreditation and federal regulation (Department of Education, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security/foreign student visas). 
• Policy Development and Advocacy: Clients benefit from our team’s deep understanding of and experience with the federal policymaking process in Congress and federal agencies.