Pepper-Freeh Group
Higher Education Webinar Series
Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus
March 13, 2013
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT
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Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible include adopting and implementing
effective steps to address sexual violence, end its reoccurrence and address its effects.
Join our panel of attorneys including, a current deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, a former university in-house counsel and a former sex crimes prosecutor from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office who counsels universities
on the implementations of Title IX and who was also hired by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to conduct a review of cases and internal procedures following a grand jury indictment of several priests accused of sexual abuse, for a discussion on the legal requirements
and best practices for addressing sexual violence on campus. This webinar focuses on practical mechanisms to investigate and promptly resolve allegations of sexual violence and prevent its reoccurrence in accordance with Title IX and the Department of Education's
April 4, 2011 "Dear Colleague" letter.
Issues our panel will discuss include:
- developing a formal policy to address sexual violence
- implementing internal operating procedures informed by the dynamics of sexual misconduct
- training public safety officers, staff and administrators on investigative techniques and conducting the hearing process
- balancing the rights of victims and the accused
- providing victim support and counseling
- fielding press and communication inquiries
- integrating FERPA and Clery Act considerations
- coordinating with local law enforcement authorities
- employing strategies to prevent the reoccurrence of sexual violence and address its effects.
Moderator
Matthew Dolan, managing
director, Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC and former general counsel, United States Naval Academy
Panel
John K. DiPaolo, deputy
assistant secretary for policy, U.S. Department of Education
Gina Maisto Smith,
partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP and former sex crimes prosecutor from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
Angelo A. Stio III,
partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
This is the second in a series of Higher Education Webinars being presented by Pepper Hamilton LLP and Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC (FGIS). Future webinars will include discussions on NCAA compliance issues, affirmative action and university
admissions, and dealing with hazing.
Pepper and FGIS recently reconstituted an Education Risk Counseling, Investigation and Litigation Services Team to conduct independent, confidential compliance reviews and investigations, counsel college and university boards on risk management solutions,
and, defend colleges and universities when litigation presents itself. More information on the team is available
here.
Register to attend this complimentary webinar at
http://www.regonline.com/web313.
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Click on the image below to hear highlights of our first Pepper-Freeh webinar from Pepper partner Omar McNeill and FGIS managing director Matt Dolan.
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Contact Brian Dolan at or 215.981.4568 with any questions.
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