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Top lawyer helped win many college chiefs’ perks

By Mary Carmichael and Todd Wallack

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 28, 2012

When universities need to set pay levels for their presidents, they call Raymond Cotton. When presidents want an advocate in that process, they call Cotton, too. An attorney at Mintz, Levin, Cotton is nationally known for his prowess in navigating and negotiating lucrative contracts. But his recent, controversial work for the University of Massachusetts and Suffolk University is raising questions about the role of consultants, the surging pay and perks of many college presidents, and the corporatization of higher education.

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