Amy Fabiano

Amy is a skilled higher education attorney and member of the firm’s higher education and private schools and labor and employment teams. With a particular focus on higher education law, she counsels clients on complex legal and compliance issues facing colleges, universities, and independent schools, often serving as an institution’s interim or official outside general counsel and/or Title IX coordinator. Amy has extensive experience advising on leadership, labor and employment, civil rights and Title IX, student and employee conduct, regulatory compliance, policy development and training, contract drafting and negotiations, faculty matters, sponsored research, study abroad, student affairs, FERPA, and board governance.

• Serves as outside general counsel for several colleges in central and western Massachusetts, standing in the place of the college’s in house legal team, advising on complex legal and risk management issues from a holistic, campus, and mission-based perspective.
• Works closely with college, university, and independent school presidents, CFOs, provosts, heads of school, and HR administrators on day-to-day legal issues and risk management, and manages outside legal counsel for litigation matters.
• Drafts Title IX, Title VI, disability, and other civil rights policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Drafts and revises student handbooks, faculty handbooks, and employee handbooks.
• Advises on and drafts policies and procedures, such as FERPA, privacy, acceptable use, IT, working with minors, study abroad, student leave, and others.
• Advises on compliance with NCAA regulations and related policies and processes for collegiate athletics programs.
• Represents clients facing complaints for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation filed against the US Department of Education’s OCR, MCAD, EEOC, NLRB, and other related federal and state agencies.
• Assists clients in assessing the value of mediating disputes, including before agencies or through private mediation.
• Provides Title IX, VI, disability, and other compliance training to Title IX/EEOC teams, staff, faculty, and students.

• Member, Steering Committee for the College & University Law Section, Boston Bar Association
• Member, Committee on Membership and Member Services, National Association of College and University Attorneys
• Member, Women’s Bar Association

• Member, Board of Directors, Lexington Playcare Center
• Member, Board of Directors, Realizing Children’s Strengths Learning Center