Tres Cleveland

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Tres Cleveland’s deep experience in the higher education industry enables him to anticipate and support all client needs. A litigator by trade, he has successfully represented educational institutions, third-party servicers, and financial investors in dozens of reported cases in courts throughout the country.

Tres’ experience in education-related litigation is broad. He has handled cases involving the False Claims Act, Title IX, ADA accreditation, federal and state program reviews, state attorneys general enforcement actions, student fraud and educational malpractice claims, employment discrimination, real estate and vendor contract disputes, arbitration enforcement, and more. He has defended a proprietary educational institution in hundreds of individual arbitrations brought by former students.

Tres also regularly represents educational institutions and other entities in regulatory matters and corporate transactions. He frequently appears before the U.S. Department of Education, regional and national accreditors, state attorneys general, and state licensure boards. His experience in the industry also helps him provide counsel to institutions, investors and financers in higher education mergers and acquisitions, as well as other complex corporate restructuring matters, including bankruptcies and receiverships. In addition, Tres provides guidance to institutions looking to convert their tax status in proceedings before the Department of Education.

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