Robert S. Lavet

Principal

Rob Lavet joined PPSV’s Education Practice Group in 2008 as a Principal.  Mr. Lavet counsels the firm’s higher education clients on student loan matters and on transactional, corporate, securities, and litigation concerns.  Prior to joining the firm, he was General Counsel to SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae).  At Sallie Mae, Mr. Lavet managed legal affairs, corporate compliance and student loan servicing policy functions.  He regularly advised board members and senior management on securities disclosures and corporate debt offerings, oversaw significant litigation and regulatory matters, led due diligence on numerous acquisitions and transactions, and integrated legal teams of acquired businesses in multiple locations.  He and his team of attorneys took on leadership roles in postsecondary education as they developed strategies to address the emerging array of regulatory, legislative, corporate, and transactional challenges facing the nation’s student loan programs. 

Honors & Distinctions

• Senior Vice President and General Counsel, SLM Corporation (SALLIE MAE), 2005-2008
• Finalist, Washington Top Lawyers, General Counsel Category, 2007
• Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association, Career Achievement Award, 2007
• Judge Advocate General, Special Commendation Award, Army, 1985
• US Department of Justice, Outstanding Performance, 1983-1985

News & Publications

• PPSV Client the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Files Amicus Brief in Suit Against CMS to Delay Implementation of New Hospice Wage Index Rule
• Rob Lavet to Address Leading Practices in Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Corporate Counsel
• Rob Lavet, former General Counsel at Sallie Mae, joins PPSV
• Preferred Lender Lists, Codes of Conduct and Related Issues
• Congress Reauthorizes the Higher Education Act
• Gazette Minute Interviews - Rob Lavet

Professional Activities

• Mentor's Inc. (Board Member, 2008- )
• New Hope Housing (Board Member, 2008- )
• Association of Corporate Counsel (Board Member, 2002-2008)
• Georgetown Law Alumni (Advisory Board Member, 2005-2008)
• Georgetown University Law Center (Corporate Counsel Institute Advisory Board Member, 2004-2008)
• Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (Board of Directors, 1996-2002, President, 2001, Vice President and Program Chair, 1999)
• American Bar Association