Higher Education - USA - Nationwide
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What the Team is Known For
O'Melveny & Myers is noted for its experience assisting higher education institutions with complex and sensitive litigation, investigative and policy and compliance matters.
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Higher Education
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O'Melveny & Myers filed a lawsuit against the Mountain West Conference on behalf of Boise State University, Colorado State University and Utah State University, challenging the Conference’s alleged illicit efforts to penalize member institutions for their announced intent to join the Pac-12 Conference in 2026.
Strengths
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The attorneys at O'Melveny & Myers are creative litigators and problem solvers.
Higher Education respondentUSAO'Melveny & Myers' higher education practice has a deep bench of talented individuals who are fantastic to work with.
Higher Education respondentUSAI wouldn't want to be in the trenches without O'Melveny & Myers' incredible guidance.
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Band 4 Jennifer Sokoler
Jennifer Sokoler is known for her regulatory and litigation work representing colleges and universities. Her work includes putative class actions, non-discrimination law, freedom of speech and other issues in education.
Jennifer Sokoler is smart, grounded and obtains excellent results for us.
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Jennifer Sokoler
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