Howard P. Zweig

Howard advises higher education and nonprofit institutions in nearly all areas of law that these institutions encounter, from real estate to contracts to general business, operational and authority issues. He works closely with his clients, which include nationally recognized universities, to understand and respond to their unique challenges and needs.

One of the areas in which Howard has significant experience is representing colleges and universities in public-private partnership (P3) transactions. He represented six national universities in projects for a 1,000-bed facility, a 900-bed facility, a 440-bed facility, a 325-bed facility, a specialty care center, and, most recently, an academic, instructional facility and parking structure. Each project involved a public-private venture, a long-term ground lease and tax-exempt financing.

• Represented six national universities in projects for a 1,000-bed facility, a 900-bed facility, a 440-bed facility, a 325-bed facility, a specialty care center, and an academic, instructional facility and parking structure. Each project involved a public-private venture, a long-term ground lease, and tax-exempt financing.
• Worked on a complex transaction involving an air-rights lease, multiple users and multiple uses for a 53-story building.
• Represented a university in litigation related to a historic district that was imposed on a significant portion of its property.
• Handled the development of a research park for a university, involving the negotiation of a master development agreement, declaration of covenants and ground leases.

• “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Public-Private Partnerships,” Moderator, National Association of College and University Attorneys Annual Conference, June 23, 2019.
• “Fundamentals of Real Estate Transactions: Due Diligence and Practice Pointers,” National Association of College and University Attorneys, July 27, 2010.
• “Copyright, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and DCMA Subpoenas,” co-author with Darren S. Cahr and Nicole Murray, National Association of College and University Attorneys, NACUANOTES, Nov. 6, 2003.
• “Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Responsibility and Colleges and Universities,” co-author with Michael Peregrine, National Association of College and University Attorneys, NACUANOTES, Jan. 6, 2003.