Jane M. Sovern
Of Counsel
jsovern@bsk.com
Westchester
(914) 306-7826
Fax (646) 253-2301
New York, NY
(646) 253-2338
Representative Presentations
- An Interview with Jane Sovern, Higher Education, Legally Bond Podcast, October 16, 2023
- Panelist, What Keeps a College President Up at Night, Legal Issues in Higher Education, Manhattanville College School of Education 3rd Annual Legal Issues Symposium, February 21, 2020
- Panelist, Sexual Assault on Campus, American Bar Association National Conference, August 12, 2017 (televised on C-SPAN)
- Playing with FIRE: Micro-aggressions and Trigger Warnings, Annual Conference of NACUA, June 2017
- Higher Education Law, Practising Law Institute, May 2015
Honors & Affiliations
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
- Board President, 2023-2024 (previously served as Vice President and Secretary)
- Board Member, 2019-2025
- CUNY School of Law Foundation, Board Member, 2020-2023
- Education and the Law Committee, New York City Bar Association, Member, 2016-2019
- New York State Governor’s Commission on Higher Education, Staff Member, 2007-2008
Articles
- Expanded Benefits for Educational Assistance Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
September 12, 2025 - Two Courts Found the Department of Education’s Anti-DEI DCL Unlawful: Where Are We Now?
May 19, 2025 - Accommodations for Pregnant and Parenting Students: New Rules, New Challenges
October 15, 2024 - Earned Safe and Sick Time Act Proposal
December 9, 2022 - Monthly Feature: Get to Know... Jane M. Sovern
January 1, 2022 - General Counsel's Corner: Expanded NYS Whistleblower Law Effective January 26, 2022 - Q and As for Higher Education
December 16, 2021 - New HEERF Guidance Adds Flexibility, Extends Time Period for Institutions’ Costs and Lost Revenue
March 24, 2021 - New Guidance from IRS on Treatment of CARES Act Payments to Students
December 17, 2020 - State Attorneys General Bring Challenges Against New Title IX Regulations
June 8, 2020 - Final Title IX Regulations Released
May 8, 2020 - Strict Reporting Requirements and Taxability Information for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
May 7, 2020 - Federal Courts Weigh In: Title IX Proceedings During COVID-19
April 30, 2020 - Expecting the Expected: The Title IX Final Rule
April 20, 2020 - Higher Education: Treatment of Student Workers Under the COVID-19 Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
April 1, 2020 - Freedom of Expression and Federal Grants – New Proposed Rule
February 10, 2020
Events and Webinars
- Higher Education Update: Immigration, Title VI/DEI, Accreditation and Issues Facing Boards
May 7, 2025 - Higher Education Update: Immigration, Title VI/DEI, Accreditation and Issues Facing Boards
May 1, 2025 - Title IX 2024: Balancing Pregnant Students’ Rights and Academic Program Requirements
September 18, 2024 - Data Privacy and Cybersecurity for Higher Education Institutions - Complimentary Webinar Series
February 16 - May 11, 2023 - Accommodations in Higher Education - Complimentary Webinar Series
June 15, 2022; August 25, 2022; October 27, 2022 - Higher Education Check-In: Aside From COVID, Where Are We?
January 13, 2022 - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II: Questions and Answers - Complimentary Webinar
February 4, 2021 - When and How to React to COVID Developments for Higher Ed Institutions - Complimentary Webinar
August 25, 2020 - Reopening Higher Education - Complimentary Webinar
June 26, 2020 - Monica Barrett and Jane Sovern to participate in Manhattanville College 3rd Annual Legal Issues Symposium
February 21, 2020
Webinar Recordings
- Accommodations in Higher Education - Complimentary Webinar Series
June 15, 2022; August 25, 2022; October 27, 2022 - Higher Education Check-In: Aside From COVID, Where Are We?
January 13, 2022 - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II: Questions and Answers - Complimentary Webinar
February 4, 2021 - When and How to React to COVID Developments for Higher Ed Institutions - Complimentary Webinar
August 25, 2020 - Reopening Higher Education - Complimentary Webinar
June 26, 2020
