What We Do
总法律顾问办公室(OGC)由专门的法律专业人员组成，负责与大学管理人员合作推进澳门威尼斯人平台官网大学的使命和价值观, faculty, and staff. OGC代表澳门威尼斯人平台官网处理法律事务，并负责评估和尽量减少大学面临的潜在责任和风险. OGC帮助确保机构遵守适用的联邦法规, state, and local laws, regulations, and University policies. OGC还就广泛的法律问题向澳门威尼斯人平台官网政府提供法律和战略建议, regulatory, and other matters related to University operations.
政府谘询局透过内部律师的努力，履行对大学的责任, and, when appropriate and necessary, outside counsel selected and supervised by the OGC.
OGC不代表个别雇员或学生, as such, 不为澳门威尼斯人平台官网的员工或学生提供个人法律咨询或服务. 本网站的信息仅供参考，不构成法律意见. 请向OGC律师解决有关大学潜在法律事务的查询和/或问题.
Examples of Legal Services
以下是律政司通常涉及的法律服务范畴的例子，但并非详尽无遗:
- Commercial Transactions
- Contract Drafting and Review
- Corporate Governance
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Injuries to Persons or Property
- Insurance Matters
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Investigations
- Labor & Employment Law
- Legislative Review and Interpretation
- Litigation
- Policy Drafting and Review
- Real Estate
- Regulatory Compliance
- Responding to Reports of Alleged Wrongdoing
- Student & Academic Affairs Matters
Attorney-Client Privilege
The attorney-client privilege promotes open, complete, 客户和他们的律师之间的诚实沟通，通过指定他们之间关于法律建议和服务的沟通作为特权. In the broad sense, 律师与当事人之间的保密特权保护当事人与律师之间讨论和分享的信息的披露. Generally speaking, for communications to be considered privileged, there must be (i) a communication, (ii)在享有特权的人士-律师和客户之间订立, (iii) in confidence, (iv)为取得或提供法律援助或意见, subject to certain limited exceptions. 为了避免无意中泄露机密信息, 在讨论或分享机密事项之前，必须咨询OGC的法律顾问，并遵守所有合法指示.
Policies
OCG还制定了许多澳门威尼斯人平台官网政策. 请在下面找到所有大学政策的链接，以及OGC通常涉及的一些政策.
- All Policies
- Employee Policies
- Student Policies
- Title IX Policy
- Student Non-discrimination, Non-harassment & Non-Harassment Policy
- Employee Non-discrimination, Non-harassment & Non-Harassment Policy
- http://ujoy4qgu.lcxjj.net/policies/list/whistleblower-and-reporting-policy/
- http://ujoy4qgu.lcxjj.net/policies/list/legal-notice-policy/
Reporting
可能违反大学政策的报告, laws, 和/或法规可直接向大学总法律顾问办公室提出. 同样也可以匿名向灯塔服务处提交, the University’s independent and confidential 3rd party reporting service. 灯塔将审阅每份报告，并与大学有关人员协调. Lighthouse can be reached using the following methods:
- Website: www.lighthouse-services.com/lindenwood
- Toll-Free Telephone: 1-844-700-0014
- E-mail: reports@lighthouse-services.com (must include company name with report)
与就业有关的问题或事项可向人力资源部报告, 与性行为不端有关的问题或事项的报告可以根据上述政策报告给第九条协调员.
Who We Are
OGC包括大学的副校长和总法律顾问, and the Associate General Counsel.
Mark Falkowski, Esq.
Mark joined Lindenwood in the spring of 2020. Since joining, 马克一直负责管理成功的公司重组为教育系统, 收购另一所高等教育机构, a tax-exempt bond transaction, and many other complex contracts and transactions. 他的工作还包括就公司董事会治理和监督事宜提供建议, 除了管理和监督澳门威尼斯人平台官网的法律事务. Prior to joining Lindenwood, 他是一家大型国家律师事务所高等教育实践小组的成员，也是另一家私人律师事务所的总法律顾问, nonprofit institution of higher education, 同时也是一家专有高等教育机构的内部法律顾问. 他在州和联邦法院以及各种行政机构诉讼中成功地代表了许多学院和大学, including with the U.S. Department of Education.
Mark Falkowski, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
209 S. Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-949-4916
mfalkowski@lcxjj.net
Shay Irby, Esq.
Shay于2023年秋季加入澳门威尼斯人平台官网，带来了在私立和公立高等教育机构的宝贵内部法律顾问经验. 谢伊的法律经验支持大学运营的各个领域，并帮助确保遵守适用于大学运营的州和联邦法律法规，包括ACA, ADA/Section 504, the Clery Act, COBRA, ERISA, FERPA, FLSA, FMLA, HIPAA, Title IV, Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX. 除了支持和回应澳门威尼斯人平台官网的日常法律需求, 谢伊还提供跨职能的前瞻性和预防性建议和指导. 在加入Lindenwood之前，Shay还曾担任密苏里州公设辩护人.
Shay Irby, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
209 S. Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-949-4902
sirby@lcxjj.net
Additional Information
Title IX
1972年教育修正案第九条(“第九条”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, and provides as follows.
For more information visit the Title IX webpage.
