Title IX Compliance / Gender Equity

Bond has a team devoted to assisting our college and university clients with fulfilling their Title IX obligations, understanding rule changes as they occur and helping them navigate the space where state and federal requirements intersect, or even collide. Our Title IX team consists of attorneys who are not only knowledgeable about Title IX and its newest regulatory requirements concerning the investigation and adjudication of sexual misconduct cases, but also as it relates to sexual assault prevention guidance and gender equity in athletics. Higher Education has seen an increase in Title IX lawsuits and administrative proceedings, including the first lawsuit challenging the operations of NIL collectives under Title IX. Bond anticipates that Title IX litigation and scrutiny will only increase going forward, particularly in light of recent major NCAA reforms to NIL rules and student-athlete compensation initiatives arising out of antitrust litigation (e.g., House v. NCAA). Bond attorneys are actively providing Bond clients with strategic planning for the potential application of Title IX following the settlement of the House case.