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Stephanie J. Gold
Partner, Washington, D.C.
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stephanie.gold@hoganlovells.com

Stephanie Gold's practice focuses on the representation of colleges, universities, post-secondary institutions, education associations, distance education firms, student loan organizations, and investors in education-related companies. She has represented education clients in matters related to federal financial assistance, student financial aid, accreditation, privacy, student discipline, campus crime, military recruiting, research activity, state education licensure, civil rights, and foreign students.

Stephanie advises clients on legal issues related to distance education, overseas initiatives, and institutional changes in ownership, including state education licensure, accreditation, and federal regulation. In particular, Stephanie has assisted clients in structuring and obtaining regulatory approvals for changes in ownership, new campus locations, and distance education and has served as education regulatory counsel for private equity firms, education companies, and educational institutions in connection with commercial transactions.

Stephanie was editor in chief of the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform. After law school, Stephanie served as a law clerk to The Honorable Cornelia G. Kennedy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Stephanie routinely speaks on legal developments of interest to education clients, including at meetings of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Education regulatory counsel to for-profit, publicly held higher education companies in initial and secondary offerings and in acquisition and subsequent dispositions of controlling interest in companies by private equity firms.

Representation of numerous universities and a lender in conjunction with state attorneys general investigations of practices related to student loans, health insurance, and credit cards.

Representation of foreign institutions seeking institutional accreditation from U.S. regional accreditors.

Representation of accrediting agency in connection with U.S. Department of Education recognition review and other matters.

Advice to higher education institutions and associations regarding legislative matters related to the Higher Education Act and the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act.

Representation of lenders and higher education institutions in U.S. Department of Education audits, program reviews, and appeals of audits and program reviews.

Hogan Lovells Publications
29 April 2011 "U.S. Department of Education issues letters on gainful employment, state authorization for distance education, and trial three-year cohort default rates." Education Investors Alert, Hogan Lovells

29 March 2011 "U.S. Department of Education issues guidance on program integrity regulations." Education Investors Alert, Hogan Lovells

14 January 2011 "U.S. Department of Education issues final rules pertinent to foreign schools." Education Investors Alert, Hogan Lovells

29 November 2010 "U.S. Department of Education publishes new regulations related to federal student financial aid." Education Investors Alert, Hogan Lovells

22 June 2010 "U.S. Department of Education Proposes Rule on Program Integrity For Public Comment." Education Investors Alert, Hogan Lovells

PRACTICES
Education
Privacy and Information Management
INDUSTRY SECTORS
Education
AREAS OF FOCUS
  • State Education Licensure, Accreditation, and Federally Funded Programs
  • Federal Regulation of Education
  • Changes in Ownership, Education Investments, and Other Transactions
  • Distance Education and International Initiatives
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School, 1996 A.B., with honors, Brown University, 1991
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
  • Member, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
  • Member, National Association of College and University Business Officers
BAR ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS District of Columbia Massachusetts New York