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Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins

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Education

A unique feature of Latham & Watkins LLP’s education team is that it is made up of former government lawyers, providing deep expertise in the area of congressional and counseling on compliance with federal civil rights laws. The team excels in contentious matters and has extensive experience in class action cases. In Washington DC, Jonathan Su specializes in congressional inquiries while counsel. Danielle Conley and Jude Volek have departed the firm.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Latham is strong across the board - they are strong in advisory, transactional and contested matters. They are technology innovators, and work closely with us to improve client service and efficiencies. An overall top-tier firm by any metric. ’

Key clients

  • Michigan State University
  • The University of Chicago
  • NCAA
  • Harvard University

Work highlights

Represents the University of Chicago, a private university in Illinois, in a tuition refund class action before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Acting as counsel for Indiana-based NCAA, a non-profit association composed of more than 1200 member institutions, including colleges and universities, conferences, and sports organizations in a number of class actions consolidated in a multidistrict litigation proceeding (“MDL”) in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois.
Represents Harvard, a prominent university, in a broker malpractice case concerning up to $30 million in excess liability coverage relating to a recent US Supreme Court decision.
Other key lawyers

Jonathan Su

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