Catholic Law alumna Grace Chan ’05 has been promoted to Partner at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, effective October 1, 2020. Chan, based in the firm’s San Francisco office, is a member of the firm’s Private Education Practice Group and represents private educational institutions on a broad range of employment law matters and student issues.

In her work, Chan represents private educational institutions in all aspects of education and employment law. Grace works extensively in handling various employment and student issues, such as drafting employment agreements, employee handbooks, enrollment agreements, and student handbooks, defending claims of alleged harassment and discrimination, among others. She regularly advises boards on governance issues, including updating bylaws, articles, and board policies, and advising on board functions and operations, fiduciary duties and obligations, and risk management practices.