Higher Education Law • Employment Law • Hospitality Law
Client Forward
Novus means always moving forward for and with our clients.
We are always looking for opportunities to create successful outcomes today and into the future.
Client First
Novus means building our practice around clients’ needs first.
We are committed to client-focused innovation, embracing technology and alternative billing practices to better serve our clients.
Client Focused
Novus means being focused on our clients’ needs from their perspective.
We are engaged thought leaders in our areas of expertise and our counsel is informed as much by developments in society as in the law.
As fearless thinkers, we advise our clients (institutions of higher education and California private sector employers) in the areas where we have significant depth of legal and practical knowledge:
- California & Federal Employment (Advice, Policy Work, and Training)
- Faculty Labor Relations
- Higher Education Governance
- High-Level Internal Investigations
- Strategic Partnerships and Mergers in Higher Education
- Student Affairs (Advice, Policy Work, and Training)
As problem solvers, we are not satisfied with an answer that does not work for our clients. We leverage legal technology solutions and consortium-based approaches to help efficiently address the escalating legal issues that our clients are facing. We collaborate with policymakers, other law firms, and industry associations to get the best, most cost-effective results for our clients.
As engaged community members, we believe in better, more equitable working and educational environments. We help clients who want to lawfully implement pay equity, effective labor relations, diversity and inclusivity goals, sexual harassment mitigation techniques, and other best practices.
novus:
1. (novae res, f. pl. = revolution)
2. new, fresh
3. unusual, extraordinary
Recent News
Natasha Baker to Coordinate January NACUA Virtual CLE Workshop Session
At the upcoming NACUA Winter 2025 Virtual CLE Workshop focused on AI and Higher Education Law, Natasha J. Baker will coordinate the January 31 session entitled AI, OGC and Outside Counsel Walk Into a Bar: Ethical, Strategic, and Practical Applications in Your Practice...
Natasha Baker Joins AICCU Panel on Decision Overruling Chevron Deference
Natasha J. Baker will be a panelist at AICCU's December 2, 2024 webinar on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overruling Chevron deference. The panel will discuss the potential impact of the ruling on higher education institutions and how a new presidential...
Natasha Baker to Present Regulatory Updates at the Annual EIIA Members Meeting & Risk Management Conference
Representatives from EIIA member institutions attending the Annual EIIA Members Meeting & Risk Management Conference are invited to attend Natasha J. Baker for a Regulatory Update session covering Title IX, FLSA, Student-Athletes, and Employees. We look forward...