James A. Keller, partner, founder and co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Higher Education Practice, has extensive experience representing colleges and universities for over 20 years. Jim defends colleges and universities and advises them on critical issues of compliance, policy, and liability. Jim has led teams in both proactive and reactive internal investigations across a wide swath of higher education compliance and risk management issues, including compliance with the Clery Act, Title IX, student deaths, hazing, sexual assault, and alcohol abuse and use on campus. Jim regularly defends institutions of higher education in matters (and litigation) involving student discipline, academic misconduct, tenure denials, research compliance, and research misconduct. Jim also serves as general counsel to several colleges and universities that do not have inside counsel.