General Legal Resources

Below you will find legal memoranda written by our attorneys regarding certain areas of law impacting University operations. These memoranda are general in nature and may not apply to the facts of a specific matter. To discuss a specific matter, please refer to our practice areas to find an attorney in the relevant area with whom to speak.

The OGC website does not purport to provide legal advice regarding specific legal problems, but rather to provide a general reference for the NYU community.  The OGC also does not provide legal advice to individuals in the NYU community, but rather to the University and University personnel in their official capacity.  Please feel free to contact the OGC at 212-998-2240 regarding legal advice concerning University matters.

Office of General Counsel Memoranda

• The Clery Act and Campus Safety
• Considerations in Leasing or Licensing University Facilities for Non-University (Third Party) Use
• Contract Review Checklist and Guidelines
  
• Corporate Sponsorship Arrangements
• Descriptions of Visas and Requirements
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
• Confidentiality Agreements: Pitfalls to Consider
• Lease of Space, Global
• Payments to Foreign Nationals at NYU
• Software Licenses and Agreements
• Traveling to Cuba for Academic Purposes
• Traveling to North Korea and Iran for Academic Purposes
  
• U.S. Export Control Regulations
• U.S., New York State and New York City Employment and Labor Law
• Unrelated Business Income Tax
• Use of NYU Office for Outside Business Activities