Dennis M Cariello

Practice Areas

Education Law

Career

Dennis Cariello is a shareholder at Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd. and co-chair of the firm’s Education Practice. With more than 20 years of experience, he has created a diverse national law practice providing a wide range of services to colleges and universities, student lenders, education investors and education technology and service providers. He counsels clients on matters that include education law and policy, corporate transactions, government and regulatory affairs, Title IX and civil rights matters, privacy law and litigation.

Before joining HMBR, Mr. Cariello served as the Chair of Education Regulatory Compliance for an Am Law 100 firm. Prior to that, he served at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) as Deputy General Counsel for Postsecondary Education and Regulatory Services.

Prior to serving as Deputy General Counsel for ED, he was a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Office for Civil Rights, where he managed 12 regional civil rights enforcement offices. He also served as special counsel to the General Counsel, where he oversaw the department’s response to Congressional oversight requests and assisted the Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs in communicating with Congress. Prior to his government service, Mr. Cariello was a litigator in New York.