LANSING (MI)
Detroit Free Press
March 7, 2018
By David Jesse
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees, under fire for its lack of action during the Larry Nassar case, has hired a high-powered law firm to represent the eight members of the board.
The firm, Akin Gump, will represent just the board, not the general university. MSU Interim President John Engler has hired several firms to represent the university.
“The university retained Akin Gump to represent and provide separate counsel to the Board with respect to its obligations and fiduciary duties as the Board of Trustees in connection with the Nassar matter and related issues,” MSU board chairman Brian Breslin said in a statement issued to the Free Press through the university’s public relations office. “Akin Gump is coordinating its work with MSU’s internal legal team and the external law firms that the university has retained to address the various inquiries and legal matters associated with the actions of Nassar.”
The board drew heavy fire late last month during a closed-door meeting with MSU representatives and members of Congress.
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