Education

Educational entities require legal counsel with knowledge of the wide range of substantive legal issues they face in the course of their operations. Winston & Strawn attorneys represent universities and other institutions of higher learning on matters ranging from the establishment of overseas campuses and the public financing of new facilities, to the protection of academic freedom and the commercialization of intellectual property. The firm's work for higher education clients spans a range of legal disciplines, including labor and employment, corporate and financial, intellectual property, general and appellate litigation, federal disaster claims, export controls, First Amendment, real estate, federal government relations, environmental and energy law, regulatory affairs, and health care.