The higher education practice at King & Spalding draws together attorneys from the firm’s business litigation, product liability, and government investigations teams to offer a wide range of expertise to high-profile education clients. Its work spans regulatory matters, transactions, developments, and funding. The team has particular expertise with academic medical centers, handling accreditation matters, False Claims Act litigation, and joint operating agreements. Houston-based team head Adam Robison is a key name for this healthcare work, particularly regarding medical schools. Also in Houston, Kristin Roshelli handles a range of transactional work in the medical education space, and Sara Brinkmann is recommended for her disputes work, including contract and business tort disputes, antitrust litigation, and products liability matters. Brinkmann is noted for her expertise in False Claims Act matters. In Washington, D.C., Dan Donovan is the go-to for government investigations, including those related to COVID-19 vaccines and testing. Alfonso Chan departed the team in April 2025.
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- ‘They are very experienced in the areas around medical education compliance and reimbursement issues - which is a highly detailed and nuanced legal area’
‘They are always looking for opportunities to use the rules to our benefit and maximize our opportunities.'
Key clients
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Natura Resources, LLC
- Vanderbilt University
- Over 30 teaching hospitals across the country (including Duke University, University of Virginia, University of California, University of Texas, Cleveland Clinic, and Montefiore Medical Center)
- Fairfax County Public Schools
Work highlights
Represented UTSW in connection with the formation of a new jointly owned pediatric hospital and related facilities (the “New Pediatric Campus”) located in Dallas, Texas.
Representing Baylor College of Medicine in a False Claims Act case alleging that BCM defrauded the federal government by submitting claims for federal grant funding that included misrepresentations regarding its animal research program.
Representing Vanderbilt University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) Concussion Multidistrict Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Practice head
Adam Robison
Other key lawyers
Dan Donovan; Kristin Roshelli; Sara Brinkmann