Cases
Experience: Higher Education: As Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Education Group, Paul represents a number of diverse colleges
universities in complex construction, real estate, contract, labor
employment,
regulatory matters. These have involved disputes over the construction of athletic complexes, dormitories, stadiums,
other key infrastructure projects
disputes with key vendors (technology
otherwise) to the institutions Paul represents
disputes with cities
towns in Town/Gown-type matters
successful union awareness (faculty) campaigns
defense before various courts, as well as federal
state agencies with jurisdiction in civil rights, discrimination, Title IX, Title IV (financial aid),
False Claims Act (FCA) matters.
Paul has also assisted in the formation
ongoing operation of two separate Division III intercollegiate athletic conferences. He also recently obtained initial authorization
approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education for the first new, private, higher education institution in the Commonwealth to be given degree-granting authority in more than twenty years.
Paul
other key members of the GT Higher Education team have been retained by various public university systems to provide advice
counsel in connection with the use of P3 financing structures to construct, finance, operate,
maintain key revenue generating investment assets, so as to alleviate pressures upon bond proceeds
more conventional financing streams.
Construction: Paul advises diverse construction industry clients involved in both private
public construction projects, claims, litigation,
business torts in the federal
state trial courts.
Health Care: Paul represents health care providers, including several private ambulance service providers, in defense of FCA allegations,
proceedings brought by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General ('OIG')
other federal agencies, as well as various state attorneys general.
Reported Decisions: SunLink Corporation v. American Capital Energy, Inc., United Stated District Court for District of Massachusetts, C.A. No. 15-13606-ADB (January 5, 2017).
D.D.S. Industries, Inc. v. P.J. Riley & Company, Inc., et al, 2016 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 249 (March 7, 2016).
Lunin v. C.N.J., Inc., 436 F. 3d 44 (1st Cir. 2006).
Seetharaman v. Stone & Webster, Inc., DOL Case No. 2003-CAA-00004 (ALJ Nov. 30, 2005).
Brian A. Dartt v. Browning Ferris Industries, Inc., 427 Mass. 1, 691 N.E.2d 526 (1998).
Chaulk Services v. Massachusetts Comm. Against Discrimination, 70 F.3d 1361 (1st Cir. 1995).
Some of the above representations were h
led by Mr. Murphy prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
