Ben Reed advises clients on all aspects of complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution, as well as higher education regulatory and compliance matters.
This includes class actions, contract disputes, various business torts, products liability, and regulatory compliance. His litigation practice covers the lifecycle of a commercial dispute, including pre-suit negotiations, discovery, motion practice, trial, post-judgment enforcement, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution.
In his higher education practice, he advises postsecondary educational institutions on compliance matters arising out of federal and state accrediting agency oversight and regulation, including institutional participation in the Title IV federal student aid program. He also advises these clients on corporate compliance programs and regulatory and transactional issues arising from mergers, acquisitions, sales, and investments in educational institutions.
Ben also represents clients in the energy sector in disputes and administrative and regulatory matters, including before courts and state regulatory commissions.
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- Representation of postsecondary institutions in proceedings before higher education regulators, including the U.S. Department of Education, and in matters arising from program reviews, audits, borrower defense to repayment proceedings, and investigations.
- Advising postsecondary institutions on federal regulatory compliance matters and strategic issues.
- Representation of institutional client in successful appeal of adverse accreditation action, resulting in reinstatement of withdrawn programmatic accreditation.
- Extensive work on accreditation matters, including consultations on administrative and judicial appeals, substantive change issues, and transactional matters.
- Advising clients in connection with acquisitions and sales of postsecondary educational institutions.
- The Rise of Student Consumerism and Legal Risks from Misrepresentations in Marketing, Admissions and Institutional Information, July 2, 2026, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
- Navigating Title IV Regulatory Risk in a Shifting Federal Landscape, June 22, 2026, Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
- Title IV – Washington Update on the Turning Tide: The New Administration’s Regulatory Initiatives, and How They Will Affect Key Regulatory Compliance Matters, May 29, 2025, CECU
- 2024 Territorial Act Seminar, December 17, 2024, presented by Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Washington Update: Recent and Emerging Title IV Rule Changes That Every School Should Know About – And How Politics May Affect the Regulatory Landscape, October 4, 2024, California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS)
- Emerging Accreditation and Title IV Rules That Every School Should Know About, June 12, 2024, CECU
- New Title IV Rules ... New Compliance Challenges: Certification Procedures, Financial Responsibility, and Administrative Capability, June 22, 2023, CECU
- U.S. Department of Education Update: New Compliance Challenges Posed by Negotiated Rulemaking Proposals, CAPPS
- New Compliance Challenges Posed by Negotiated Rulemaking, the CFPB, and the FTC, June 1, 2022, CECU
- 2022 Territorial Act Seminar, August 5, 2022, presented by Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Named to the “Ones to Watch” list by Best Lawyers in the area of commercial litigation (2024-2027) and product liability litigation – defendants (2024-2027)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of industry focus: education (2023-2024, 2026)
- Barrister, Cooper Inn of Court
- Faculty, Herndon Directors Institute
- Volunteer, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF)
- Instructor, Emory Law Trial Techniques
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Trial Courts Georgia
- J.D., Duke University School of Law
- B.A., Emory University