Dorsey Announces Establishment of Educational Publishing, Technology and Services Industry Group
I’ve been working on this for a year and am excited about my firm’s commitment to this innovative, rapidly growing and essential industry. We have 35 attorneys who have joined the group so far. Please contact me if you’d like to learn more about our ability to add value to your educational publishing, technology or services business.
A copy of the firm’s press release is reprinted below. You can also find it here: http://www.dorsey.com/educ_pub_industry_group_pr/
Jeff
February 24, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS – (February 25, 2010) – International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that it has established the Educational Publishing, Technology and Services industry group within the firm to serve the unique legal needs of educational companies and organizations. The industry group includes lawyers from across Dorsey’s offices and practice areas, with experience representing clients in all industry sectors including traditional and online publishing, testing and assessment, e-learning, and academic and administrative services for the early childhood, K-12 and higher education markets.
“Dorsey recognizes that educational publishers, technology companies and service providers need effective legal representation as they evolve to meet the rapidly changing educational and business models of the 21st Century,” said Jeff Fromm, Dorsey partner and co-head of the new industry group. “This group brings together practitioners from throughout the firm, many of whom have years of experience serving educational companies and organizations, to provide an integrated, targeted solution for our clients.”
Ken Cutler, head of Dorsey’s worldwide Transactions Group, said “Dorsey has always served educational publishers, technology companies and service providers. We are pleased to formalize this practice into an industry group that will meet the dynamic needs of our clients in a more efficient and effective manner.”
Lawyers in the industry group counsel clients on a wide range of legal matters including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets), tax planning, and commercial litigation.
Dorsey is a firmwide member of the Association of Educational Publishers and the Education Division of the Software and Information Industry Association, through which it keeps current on industry trends and contributes to industry thought leadership and knowledge development.
To learn more, visit the group’s web page at www.dorsey.com/educationindustry
