Tucker Ellis has a long history of representing educational institutions in a myriad of complex and sophisticated matters. Large public and private colleges and universities, charter schools, and high schools alike, our team is regularly called upon to serve as their trusted advisors. Through years of partnering and aligning our interests with those of our clients, our lawyers have developed a firsthand appreciation and understanding of the scope of legal challenges educational institutions face. Our experienced lawyers provide a full range of services from general counseling to transactional work to defending against high-exposure litigation.

We understand that the legal issues confronted by educational institutions are diverse and varied. Tucker Ellis partners with each client to customize seamless, effective teams across multiple legal disciplines. Problem solvers, our lawyers are adept at developing innovative and creative legal approaches to novel issues. At Tucker Ellis, we are laser-focused on delivering efficient and narrowly tailored legal services that meet the specific goals and objectives of each and every institution we represent.

Litigation

Our trial lawyers represent colleges and universities in class action and multidistrict litigation in jurisdictions throughout the United States. Our teams have litigated significant matters for educational institutions involving complex tort claims, employment, contract, construction, affirmative action, false advertising/marketing, defamation, and environmental claims.

Transactional

On the business side, our team assists educational institutions with general counseling along with a full scope of transactions. Our corporate attorneys have significant experience in documenting complex deals, including structuring and negotiating mergers, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures and drafting, reviewing, and revising contracts. Our lawyers counsel educational institutions on governance, employment, and tax matters. For more than three decades, our public finance team has served as bond counsel, borrower’s counsel, and underwriter’s counsel for dozens of college and university financings and numerous financings for private high schools. Finally, our intellectual property attorneys advise some of the most technologically advanced educational institutions operating today to make the most of their technology, research, and IP investments.

Alternative Fee Arrangements

A leader in AFAs, Tucker Ellis provides a wide array of creative and flexible pricing arrangements to fit within our clients’ budgets.

Areas of Emphasis

• Litigation
• Appellate
• Governance
• General Counsel
• Employment
• Joint Ventures
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Public Finance / Project Finance / Capital Lending
• Restructuring
• Contracts
• Tax
• Technology Transfer