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Nicholas S. Janiga
Associate
Washington,
DC
Nicholas Janiga joined Dow Lohnes as an Associate in 2003. Mr. Janiga specializes in providing regulatory guidance to higher education institutions regarding federal, state and accrediting agency issues. He has particular experience in issues relating to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), institutional eligibility for the Title IV federal student aid programs, and state change of ownership and distance education licensure requirements. Mr. Janiga routinely performs regulatory due diligence in connection with the sales and acquisitions of postsecondary institutions.
Mr. Janiga regularly represents institutions in proceedings before the U.S. Department of Education’s regional case teams with respect to institutional eligibility matters as well as program review and audit resolutions. He has successfully guided numerous institutions through the U.S. Department of Education’s initial eligibility, reinstatement, and change of ownership review process.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Janiga worked as a summer law clerk at National Fuel Gas, a diversified energy company headquartered in Buffalo, NY.
Memberships and Activities
Member - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Member - National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
Contributing Editor - Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review
Publications
December 1, 2006:
The State of State Regulation of Cross-Border Postsecondary Education
News
August 5, 2008:
Higher Education Act Reauthorization - Dow Lohnes Advisory regarding changes to the 90/10 Rule calculation methodology
November 5, 2007:
Touro College Completes Sale of Online Division
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njaniga@dowlohnes.com
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(202) 776-2407 |
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(202) 776-2222 |
Education
- Cornell University, B.S., 2000
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2003
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia 2004
- New York 2004
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