Rob Lavet, former General Counsel at Sallie Mae, joins PPSV
July 14, 2008
PPSV is pleased to announce that Robert S. Lavet, former General Counsel to SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae), has joined the Education Practice Group as a Principal effective July 14, 2008. Mr. Lavet’s detailed understanding of federal and private student lending will be of significant strategic value to the many colleges, universities, lenders, guaranty agencies, educational associations and other higher education concerns that rely upon PPSV for compliance advice. At Sallie Mae, Mr. Lavet managed legal affairs, corporate compliance, and student loan servicing policy functions. His extensive experience on regulatory, transactional, litigation, and securities matters will be especially useful to PPSV’s educational, healthcare and tax exempt clients.
Stan Freeman, President of the firm, states, “We are lucky to land Rob. He is a stellar attorney and expert in transactions, M&A, corporate compliance, employment law, Congressional and agency inquiries, class actions, and “bet the company” litigation. His depth of experience will really benefit our education, healthcare industry and non-profit clients. We are thrilled he chose to return to private practice and join our firm.”
Mr. Lavet is a former President and Board Member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association. He was a finalist in the 2007 Washington Business Journal Top Lawyers, General Counsel category. Mr. Lavet holds degrees from Georgetown University Law Center (JD, 1979, cum laude) and the University of Pennsylvania (BA, 1976, cum laude). He can be reached directly at 202.872.6747.
