Foley Hoag’s Education Practice Group advises public and private education clients on the full array of complex legal issues facing educational institutions, educational advocacy groups, and the educational publishing and media industry. Our clients range from nationally prominent research universities to Massachusetts charter schools to major curriculum providers.

Publications more

  • President Obama Extends COBRA Subsidy for Unemployed Workers [Read More]
  • Attorney General of Massachusetts Announces Initiative on Executive and Director Compensation [Read More]
  • Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act Liberalizes Endowment Spending and Clarifies Investment Standards for Charitable Institutions [Read More]
  • Massachusetts Appeals Court Reinstates $195,000 in Emotional Distress Damages For Disability Discrimination [Read More]
  • Funding opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Serve America Act [Read More]

Client Successes more

  • Protecting the Future of Science
    Our lawyers represent leading research universities such as Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, Stanford University and MIT in matters relating to the protection of patents, intellectual property and information transfer. [Read More]
  • Providing Comprehensive Legal Services to Academia
    Our lawyers act as general counsel to such institutions as Suffolk University, Emerson College, Berklee College of Music, Phillips Academy, Andover, Beaver Country Day School, Summit Montessori School and The Carroll School. [Read More]