Brittany Schoepp-Wong advises colleges, universities, and other organizations on a wide range of complex legal issues, bringing more than a decade of experience as in-house counsel at leading higher education institutions. She provides trusted counsel to senior administrators on high-stakes reputational, financial, and compliance issues across nearly all aspects of university life, informed by her practice at New York University, which included serving on its leadership team as Senior Policy Advisor to the President. She has also served in-house at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Pennsylvania State University.
Brit is a strategic and practical thought partner in navigating issues facing both private and public higher education institutions. She has extensive experience in issues involving civil rights and nondiscrimination; student conduct; academic affairs; campus safety and emergency management; student health and wellness; admissions and student affairs; institutional governance; policy and training development; accreditation and regulatory compliance; development and alumni relations; and employment matters, including student employees. She has represented institutions in litigation, federal and state agency investigations, and regulatory matters. Brit has provided leadership on university-wide initiatives on disability inclusion and compliance, religious understanding, and promoting diverse perspectives through dialogue.
Brittany Schoepp-Wong advises colleges, universities, and other organizations on a wide range of complex legal issues, bringing more than a decade of experience as in-house counsel at leading higher education institutions. She provides trusted counsel to senior administrators on high-stakes reputational, financial, and compliance issues across nearly all aspects of university life, informed by her practice at New York University, which included serving on its leadership team as Senior Policy Advisor to the President. She has also served in-house at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Pennsylvania State University.
Brit is a strategic and practical thought partner in navigating issues facing both private and public higher education institutions. She has extensive experience in issues involving civil rights and nondiscrimination; student conduct; academic affairs; campus safety and emergency management; student health and wellness; admissions and student affairs; institutional governance; policy and training development; accreditation and regulatory compliance; development and alumni relations; and employment matters, including student employees. She has represented institutions in litigation, federal and state agency investigations, and regulatory matters. Brit has provided leadership on university-wide initiatives on disability inclusion and compliance, religious understanding, and promoting diverse perspectives through dialogue.
Brit is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, including through committee service, conference speaking roles, and presentations to the group’s New York chapter. She has also spoken on civil rights at forums hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Navy.
Earlier in her career, Brit clerked for two federal district court judges in the Southern District of New York and was a litigator at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where she maintained a robust pro bono docket, including on a matter before the U.S. Supreme Court. She has also been a member of the adjunct faculty of Columbia Law School, where she taught legal writing, research, and advocacy.
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