Matt Journy is an associate in Venable's Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Nonprofit Organizations and Associations practice group. In his practice, Mr. Journy counsels trade and professional associations, public charities, private foundations, and other nonprofits on a variety of tax, governance, and general corporate matters, including tax exemption applications, audits, tax planning, joint ventures, unrelated business income tax issues, lobbying, and charitable solicitation, among other issues.

Having worked both as a regulator and tax consultant in the nonprofit community, Mr. Journy draws upon his prior experience to provide clients with reliable and thorough advice on the wide array of legal issues faced by nonprofits. Before joining Venable, Mr. Journy worked at Ernst & Young, LLP in the National Tax Practice, where he provided nonprofit clients with tax advice relating to corporate reorganizations, expenditure responsibility for international grants, fundraising activities, commercial co-ventures, unrelated business income, and post-issuance compliance for private activity bonds.  In addition to providing tax advice, Mr. Journy provided tax compliance services, including the technical review of various federal and state tax and information returns.  Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Journy worked in the Tax-Exempt/Government Entities Division of the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, where he prepared legal and technical advice for field agents and composed legal memoranda on a variety of issues affecting tax-exempt organizations.