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Education

Cullen and Dykman’s Education practice group has proudly served as counsel to several of the New York metropolitan area’s most well-regarded colleges, universities and private elementary and secondary schools. Our attorneys are trained to meet the various legal needs of our education clients, and do so by working closely with institutional counsel, school administration and staff. The Firm’s Education practice group consists of attorneys experienced in education law, labor and employment, immigration, corporate and tax law, estate planning, bond financing, intellectual property, real estate, environmental law and litigation.

As counsel, the firm is called upon to provide a full panoply of legal and advisory services to its education clients. Many of these services fall into categories which normally are provided to any corporate entity; e.g., general corporate matters, contract work, general and specialized taxation, real estate, litigation, environmental work, and employment and labor relations matters. In addition, the firm handles special areas unique to academic institutions including:

• Academic and college affairs
• Faculty contracts, tenure, termination and promotion
• Student affairs
• Fiscal affairs
• Governance and board issues
• Federal law compliance and guidance (FERPA, HIPAA, ADA, etc.)
• Not-for-profit tax issues
• Institutional financing
• Compensation and benefits
• Financial aid
• Risk management
• Accreditation and recertification
• Distance learning
• Formation of entities and foundations
• Provision of services to students and staff with disabilities
• Immigration
• Foreign programs and affiliations
• Intellectual property
• Bankruptcy
• Internal grievance and disciplinary procedures
• Discrimination issues
• Policy development and implementation
• Insurance
• Safety and security
• Administrative proceedings (OCR, EEOC, SDHR, etc.)
• Codes of conduct
• Planned giving and development
• Construction
• Taxation

All services provided to our education clients are done in the most efficient, cost-effective manner, in full consideration of the economic realties facing academic institutions today.

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