Priya J Harjani
Priya J. Harjani joined Northwestern University’s Office of General Counsel in 2004 and currently is the Senior Associate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Ms. Harjani was an attorney at a large law firm in Chicago, where she concentrated in commercial litigation.
Ms. Harjani received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she double-majored in Psychology and Communications and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She received her law degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Harjani regularly counsels senior leaders on a wide variety of issues affecting higher education as well as handles high-profile litigation matters for the university. In addition to assisting with the office’s management, her principal areas of responsibility in the Office of General Counsel are faculty issues, University governance, labor and employment counseling, and litigation matters. Ms. Harjani also advises on a variety of other issues, including academic medical center issues, union matters, community relations, regulatory and compliance matters, Title IX issues, and athletic-related issues. She is currently a board member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and is often asked to speak at conferences regarding higher education law topics. She also has taught a graduate level course titled “Law and Ethics” in Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy.
Priya J. Harjani
Senior Associate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
p-harjani@northwestern.edu
Michele Ortiz
Executive Assistant
michele.ortiz@northwestern.edu
847-467-6270