Office of General Counsel (OGC), New York University

About Office of General Counsel (OGC), New York University

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) of New York University is the in-house legal office that supplies legal services to the university, covering its schools, administrative offices, affiliates, the portal campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, and its global academic sites. Mathew Varughese, the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and University Secretary, leads an office made up of attorneys, other legal professionals and administrative staff. The office does not represent students or give legal advice to individuals; it advises the university and its personnel in their official capacity.

The OGC describes its work as advising university personnel, facilitating university transactions, representing the university in judicial and governmental proceedings, and serving as the point of contact for any outside counsel it retains. Practice areas listed by the office include labor and employment, benefits, contracts, litigation, environmental matters, copyright, patents, immigration, construction, real estate, finance and banking, and taxation. Its main New York office is at 70 Washington Square South in New York City, and the OGC is separate from the Office of General Counsel that serves NYU Langone Health.

Practice areas

Areas of work that Office of General Counsel (OGC), New York University describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Office of General Counsel (OGC), New York University.

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