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Aaron D. Lacey
Associate
Washington,
DC
Aaron Lacey counsels institutions of higher education regarding compliance with a broad array of federal, state and accrediting agency regulations. He has particular experience in issues relating to preferred lender arrangements, prohibited inducements and related codes of conduct, and distance learning and the exercise of federal and state jurisdiction.
Aaron also works extensively with institutions on matters involving the education of non-immigrant students and the administration of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), and has successfully represented institutions facing denial or withdrawal of SEVIS eligibility.
Finally, Aaron advises institutions regarding the ever-changing regulatory requirements that apply to sales and acquisitions and the recertification process, and performs regulatory due diligence in connection with the sale of postsecondary institutions. In addition, Aaron represents institutions in proceedings before the U.S. Department of Education's case teams and administrative law judges, as well as accrediting agencies.
Prior to joining the firm, Aaron attended the Vanderbilt University Law School. While at Vanderbilt, he served two years on the executive board of the Vanderbilt Legal Aid Society and worked with the Nashville Pro Bono Clinic and the Nashville Legal Aid Office. Aaron also spent three months in Merced, California as a NAPIL/VISTA Summer Fellow, participating extensively in the direct representation of clients with landlord/tenant concerns and working as part of a statewide consortium reviewing the activities of various California Public Housing Authorities.
Memberships and Activities
Member - National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
Member - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Member - Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
Publications
December 1, 2006:
The State of State Regulation of Cross-Border Postsecondary Education
March 4, 2006:
"Avoiding Illegal Lender Inducements", with Blain Butner, NASFAA Student Aid Transcript, p. 32
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alacey@dowlohnes.com
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(202) 776-2613 |
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(202) 776-2222 |
Education
- Duke University, A.B., cum laude, 1999
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2002
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia 2003
- Virginia 2002
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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