

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.