Matthew Johnson is an attorney in Cooley’s Education and Education Technology practice groups and is based in Cooley’s Washington, DC office. His practice primarily focuses on assisting education technology companies and education institutions regarding a variety of regulatory issues including state and federal student privacy and data security laws relevant at the K-12 and postsecondary levels, including FERPA, COPPA, and SOPIPA as well as non-governmental student privacy initiatives.
Matthew also counsels clients regarding state authorization and distance education issues, professional licensure, and veterans and military education benefits programs concerns as well as a variety of regulatory issues that arise in transactions in the education market. Matthew received his JD from The George Washington University Law School.