Colleges and Universities
In addition to general higher education law, the College and University Practice Group focuses the breadth of Ice Miller's resources to serve our clients on issues related to the following areas:
- employee benefits, including health and welfare plans, HIPAA compliance, executive compensation, deferred compensation and 457 plans, 401(a) and 403(b) qualified retirement plans, severance policies, phased retirement, and early retirement incentives.
- collegiate sports issues, including NCAA relations, NCAA infractions, Title IX and gender issues, and coaches contracts.
- tax-exempt financings, including strategic planning on the use of bonds, capital campaigns and other assets in strategic resource allocation.
- human relations and employment law issues, including FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, campus safety, student and employee privacy issues, tenure decisions, harassment and discrimination, workers compensation, open door and public records, civil and constitutional rights and employment contracts.
- federal and state tax matters, and corporate governance matters, including UBIT, the use of taxable and nonprofit affiliates, corporate sponsorship arrangements, the application of Sarbanes-Oxley, faculty retention programs, and compensation related matters.
- intellectual property, ranging from basic trademark and copyright issues, through sophisticated tech transfer and patent prosecution, exploitation and litigation.
- construction law and real estate development, including the planning, financing, contracting, and construction of stadiums, arenas, and other sports facilities.
- risk management, including the creation of captive insurers and other insurance solutions, litigation, and fiduciary review.
- business initiatives, contract negotiation, and corporation transactions, including general business litigation.
- the growth and management of endowments, including planned giving, fundraising, and private equity or venture capital investment opportunities.
- other emerging issues and trends impacting educational institutions.