William T. Mandia

WASHINGTON — Stradley Ronon partners Jennifer Gniady and William Mandia spoke at the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) 2026 Annual Meeting on February 1 in Washington, D.C., which brought together presidents, trustees and mission officers to engage in conversation amid a rapidly changing educational landscape.

Jennifer and Bill’s session, “Crises and Opportunities in Today’s Catholic Higher Education,” explored how Catholic institutions can draw upon their foundational strengths to remain steady and mission-driven amid current challenges. The discussion featured real-world perspectives from institutional leaders, including Anne Prisco, president at Holy Family University, on responding to crises tied to current events and on identifying and navigating opportunities for growth.

Jennifer, who serves as chair of the firm’s religious, educational and nonprofit organizations practice, advises nonprofit organizations on how to respond to risks, solve problems and plan for the future. Her clients include charities, religious organizations, associations, schools and organizations promoting the arts, media, science and technology.

Bill represents primary and excess insurers in a wide range of coverage disputes and bad-faith claims. He is well versed in handling complex legal challenges involving property-casualty, environmental, directors and officers, errors and omissions and other specialty lines of coverage.

Whether advising a religious institution on a sensitive church-state matter, counseling a charter school on a sophisticated real estate deal, or guiding a private foundation through a complex tax issue, Stradley Ronon’s religious, educational and nonprofit organizations lawyers have the experience needed to resolve matters effectively and in line with clients’ missions. Providing a holistic approach, the practice collaborates with our litigation, employment, ERISA and employee benefits, corporate, real estate, intellectual property, and trusts and estates teams to comprehensively support clients’ needs.

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