The St. Louis Business Journal has recognized Husch Blackwell attorney Aleks Rushing as a member of the publication’s 2019 30 Under 30 class. The annual award series honors “future leaders of the region and the local business community.” The 30 members of the 2019 class were chosen from nearly 300 nominations.
Based in Husch Blackwell’s St. Louis office, Rushing is a member of the firm’s Education group and counsels K-12 and higher education clients on investigations, litigation and compliance matters, including alleged student or employee misconduct involving criminal activity, minors on campus, sex, race, age and national origin discrimination.
Prior to joining Husch Blackwell, Aleks worked in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Department of Education, Office of the General Counsel, under former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as well as at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in Den Haag, Netherlands.