From employee counseling and litigation to intellectual property and construction and infrastructure, the firm has a long and diverse history in serving education and research clients.

  • K-12 Education
  • Higher Education
  • Research Institutions
  • Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Biotechnology Companies 

Our attorneys are well versed in the issues specific to education and research institute clients.

We serve education and research clients in the following areas.

  • Construction and Infrastructure, including Research Facilities
  • Corporate Policy and Governance
  • Employee Counseling and Litigation
  • Government Relations and Compliance
  • Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Issues
  • Licensing
  • Litigation & Arbitration
  • Public Private Partnerships
  • Real Estate
  • Trade Secrets  

Education & Research

Experience Highlights

Patent litigation for a national research university
The firm served as lead counsel for a national research university, asserting a constructive trust theory to protect the university's rights in an more
Patent prosecution and counseling for Rice University
Represents Rice University in pursuing patent coverage in the area of biologically active nitric oxide (NO) releasing polymers and methods of their more
Public-private partnership for private development of a large U.S. public school system
Represented one of the 25 largest U.S. public school systems in a public-private partnership for the private development of public schools. more
Breach of contract dispute for Duke University Medical Center
Represent Duke University Medical Center in a dispute involving Massey Energy's alleged breach of a coal contract and its related unfair and more

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