Jeffrey Tenenbaum chairs Venable's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group, as well as its Credit Counseling and Debt Services Industry Practice Group. He is one of the nation's leading nonprofit attorneys, and also is an accomplished author, lecturer and commentator on nonprofit legal matters. Based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, Mr. Tenenbaum counsels his clients on the broad array of legal issues affecting trade and professional associations, charities, foundations, advocacy groups, and other nonprofit organizations, and regularly represents clients before Congress, federal and state regulatory agencies, and in connection with governmental investigations, enforcement actions, litigation, and arbitration.

Mr. Tenenbaum was the 2006 recipient of the American Bar Association's Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year Award, the inaugural (2004) recipient of the Washington Business Journal's Top Washington Lawyers Award, the 2004 recipient of The Center for Association Leadership's Chairman's Award, and the 1997 recipient of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives' Chairman's Award. He also was a 2008-09 Fellow of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and is AV Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He started his career in the nonprofit community by serving as Legal Section manager at the American Society of Association Executives, following several years working on Capitol Hill.

Representative Clients

American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
American Association of Museums
American College of Radiology
American Forests
American Institute of Architects
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
American Society for Training and Development
American Society of Association Executives
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Staffing Association
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
The College Board
Homeownership Preservation Foundation
The Humane Society of the United States
Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America
Money Management International
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
National Athletic Trainers' Association
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Defense Industrial Association
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
National Hot Rod Association
National Propane Gas Association
National Retail Federation
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
The Nature Conservancy
Project Management Institute
Public Health Accreditation Board
Public Relations Society of America
Recording Industry Association of America
Romance Writers of America
Texas Association of School Boards
Trust for Architectural Easements

Activities

Mr. Tenenbaum is an active participant in the nonprofit community who currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Society of Association Executives' Association Law & Policy legal journal, the Advisory Panel of Wiley/Jossey-Bass’ Nonprofit Business Advisor newsletter, and the ASAE Public Policy Committee. He previously served as Chairman of the AL&P Editorial Advisory Board and has served on the ASAE Legal Section Council, the ASAE Association Management Company Accreditation Commission, the GWSAE Foundation Board of Trustees, the GWSAE Government and Public Affairs Advisory Council, the Federal City Club Foundation Board of Directors, and the Editorial Advisory Board of Aspen's Nonprofit Tax & Financial Strategies newsletter.