Office of General Counsel
Academic freedom
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Administrative grievance matters
Admissions
Affirmative action/OFCCP compliance
Affiliations
Agriculture and natural resources division
Air and water
Elisabeth R. Gunther
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Merced & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9941
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Americans with disabilities act
Anti-kickback and fraud and abuse
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Antitrust
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Appellate law and writs
Architects and engineers
David E. Bergquist
Interim Chief Campus Counsel, UC Riverside
Phone: (951) 827-2228
Fax: (951) 827-7825
Article IX, Section 9
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Nancy G. Hamill
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9720
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Audit
Background checks
Bankruptcy
California Environmental Quality Act
Elisabeth R. Gunther
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Merced & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9941
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Campus foundations, associations and support groups
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Clery act
Nancy G. Hamill
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9720
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Clinical trials and human subject research
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Competitive bidding and procurement
Commercial and business transactions
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Computer law
Conflict of interest - Medical schools/Medical centers - Non-Research
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Conflict of interest - Political Reform Act
Conflict of interest - Research
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Constitutional law
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Construction law
David E. Bergquist
Interim Chief Campus Counsel, UC Riverside
Phone: (951) 827-2228
Fax: (951) 827-7825
Construction and design defect litigation
David E. Bergquist
Interim Chief Campus Counsel, UC Riverside
Phone: (951) 827-2228
Fax: (951) 827-7825
Contract law
Copyright law
Corporate formations/Acquisitions/Equity participations
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Defamation
Disability law, compliance and litigation
Due process
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Education abroad program
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Nancy G. Hamill
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9720
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Educational affairs
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Eminent domain
Employment administrative procedures, hearings and appeals
Karen Jensen Petrulakis
Chief Deputy General Counsel, Litigation
Phone: (510) 987-9726
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Employment agreements
Employment, labor relations and collective bargaining
Employment discrimination
Employment litigation
Karen Jensen Petrulakis
Chief Deputy General Counsel, Litigation
Phone: (510) 987-9726
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Energy
Environmental law and permits
Elisabeth R. Gunther
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Merced & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9941
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Estates and trusts
Executive personnel
False Claims Act
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Family Medical Leave Act and leaves of absence
Federal contracts and grants/sponsored research
First Amendment
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
General liability
General litigation
Karen Jensen Petrulakis
Chief Deputy General Counsel, Litigation
Phone: (510) 987-9726
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Gifts, development and endowments
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Governance
Harassment
Hazardous materials and waste
Elisabeth R. Gunther
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Merced & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9941
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Healthcare business
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Healthcare regulations
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
HIPAA/Health Information Privacy
Indemnification/Risk management
Intercollegiate athletics
Nancy G. Hamill
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9720
Fax: (510) 987-9757
International affiliations and operations
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Investments
Joint ventures, strategic alliances and partnerships
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Land use, agriculture and natural resources
Elisabeth R. Gunther
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Merced & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9941
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Legislation - state and federal
Licensure and accreditation
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Medi-cal and Medicare
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Medical malpractice
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
NCAA
Nonprofit entities
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Open Meeting Law
Patent law
Political advocacy/Ballot Initiatives
Privacy - Employee
Privacy - Medical Schools/Medical Centers - Non-Research
Privacy - Research
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Privacy - Student privacy (FERPA)
Privatized development
Privilege & Tenure Committee Matters
Proposition 209 issues
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Public contracts
Public finance
Public records
Real estate
Residency
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Retirement, health and welfare benefits - UCRP
Research - Animal research
Research - Authorship/data ownership
Research - Educational affairs
Research - Export control
Research - Grants and awards
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Research - Health sciences
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Research - Human subjects research/IRB issues
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Research - International research
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Research - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Research - Scientific research integrity/misconduct
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Research - Stem cell research
Rachel Nosowsky
Deputy General Counsel, Health Law and Medical Center Services
Phone: (510) 987-9407
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Senior management group issues
Staff personnel
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Student affairs
Steven A. Drown
Deputy General Counsel, Educational Affairs, Campus Services and Governance
Phone: (510) 987-3380
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Student disability accommodation
Student housing
Student fees
Tax
Tina Combs
Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions and Land Use
Phone: (510) 987-9760
Fax: (510) 987-9757
Technology transfer and intellectual property
Title IX
Title IX (Athletics)
Nancy G. Hamill
Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel
Phone: (510) 987-9720
Fax: (510) 987-9757
