Education

Educational institutions combine an educational mission with business management in a regulated environment, with a student body that renews every cycle, a substantial payroll and sensitive relationships with families, faculty and public authorities. Education is among Mendes's longest-standing sectors, with clients ranging from K-12 schools to higher education institutions.

The work includes representing an employers' union in annual collective bargaining with teachers and school administrative staff; managing tuition collection portfolios; sector-specific tax arguments; defending institutions against tax enforcement measures involving the freezing of accounts and assets; and the financial restructuring of education groups, preserving teaching activities and ensuring legal certainty in asset sales.