Higher Education
Josh is the co-chair of the Higher Education Practice and a go-to member of its team which has handled hundreds of matters involving Title IX and related issues for colleges, universities and K-12 schools. Josh understands that these institutions have unique challenges and priorities, and he approaches the Title IX work and other matters involving litigation, compliance and/or government investigations from a mission-driven perspective. He strives to provide practical advice that protects institutions without compromising their ability to fulfill their primary purposes.
Josh brings this understanding and approach to matters involving employment disputes, student conduct, faculty relations, board governance, financial exigency, accreditation, minors on campus, and civil tort claims, including student death and abuse matters. Josh is a regular presenter at conferences on higher education law. In addition, he regularly conducts on-site training sessions for higher education clients regarding compliance with civil rights laws and the Clery Act, and also advises them on policy matters.
Given the sensitivity of these matters, client names can be provided upon request, with client consent.
Commercial and Appellate Litigation
Josh has broad experience handling commercial and appellate litigation, including disputes involving insurance coverage and arbitration, trusts and estates, complex business litigation, securities, and bankruptcy.
- A large state university on an interlocutory appeal in the Pennsylvania Superior Court in a matter arising from multiple abuse allegations
- A national title insurance company in the Pennsylvania Superior Court in a matter related to insurance coverage
- A private client in a high-profile trusts and estates matter in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court
- A group of amici in an appeal before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals related to the constitutionality of a national health care law
- A large insurer in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in an appeal arising from the arbitrability of the underlying case
- An international reinsurance company in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in a landmark case related to the legal standard for arbitrator impartiality
- A chemical company on appeal in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals following a multi-million dollar adverse trial judgment
- Public companies facing derivative shareholder actions and allegations of securities fraud
- A South American country in an action to enjoin arbitration in the United States in connection with its nationalization of its telecom sector
- A debtor before the U.S. Supreme Court in an action challenging the government's interpretation of a U.S. Trustee's duty to object to exemptions under the Bankruptcy Code
- Petitioners in a matter before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the validity of portions of Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
- Protection Act (BAPCPA) on First Amendment grounds
- A large asset management company in multiple class actions asserting securities law violations in connection with mutual funds