We advise educational institutions on a comprehensive array of business, regulatory, technology and litigation issues. We are capable of handling the often sensitive legal issues involving students, faculty and employees that colleges, universities and other educational institutions regularly face.
A full service firm, we are experienced advisors on technical issues that can arise in environmental law, public finance, taxation, intellectual property, estates, real estate and land use. In addition, we are experienced in tax exempt, tax incentive and other forms of financing, as well as charitable solicitations, planned giving, estate planning, capital campaigns, pledges, endowed and restricted gifts, grant agreements and revenue generating membership programs.
As outside general counsel, we advise clients on the fiduciary and governance responsibilities of trustees, directors and officers, and are experienced in drafting a wide array of policies including, for example, policies for Title IX, campus housing, service and therapy animals and student codes of conduct.
We are experienced in advising educational clients on, among other things:
Baltimore – Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” has awarded the firm exemplary rankings for 2018. Nineteen of the firm’s practices are ranked at the national level, including three practices with national Tier 1 rankings: Litigation, Bankruptcy and Real Estate. At the state level, an additional fifty practices have been ranked in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and VA.
