With more than 600 nonprofit clients nationwide, Venable has the largest concentration of attorneys in the country providing counseling and advocacy for trade associations, professional societies, charities, hospitals, schools, foundations, advocacy groups and other nonprofit organizations.
Our clients—ranging from some of the nation’s largest philanthropic charities to a “who’s who” of trade and professional associations—call on us for assistance in matters of general nonprofit law and in matters unique to their industries, professions, causes or issues.
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT MAKES NONPROFITS DIFFERENT
The Venable advantage: deep experience with nonprofit legal issues.
As a result of our extensive experience in representing nonprofit organizations, virtually no legal issue or problem is new to us.
Experience with the most common and the most unusual issues enables us to provide precise answers and workable solutions with a legal style marked by ingenuity and pragmatic judgment.
Legal experience, reinforced by personal experience.
Our understanding of the nature and business of nonprofits—derived not only from our legal practice but from our deeply rooted participation in the nonprofit community—enables us to offer broader and more useful counseling that recognizes the practical management, political and business considerations involved in the issues faced by nonprofits.
Our attorneys contribute to the nonprofit community in many ways, including giving speeches, writing articles, serving on boards and committees and offering their time and resources to numerous nonprofit events and initiatives. For example, we give dozens of presentations a year to nonprofit executives and regularly publish articles on nonprofit legal issues (see www.Venable.com/Nonprofits/Publications and www.Venable.com/Nonprofits/Events).
You won’t hear “no” for an answer.
Instead of simply saying, “No, you can’t do that,” we pride ourselves on our ability to find innovative solutions to the seemingly most intractable problems and challenges facing our clients.
Seasoned attorneys who have walked in your shoes.
Venable maintains a core team of approximately 20 attorneys who concentrate exclusively on the legal needs of nonprofit organizations. This team works day-in and day-out addressing the legal issues of nonprofit clients. They are leaders at what they do, with comprehensive resumes of credentials and achievements in their respective areas of concentration.
The team has several attorneys who previously worked in-house at nonprofits. This wide-ranging in-house experience has proven invaluable in understanding and relating to the unique needs of our clients. As individuals and as a team, we provide the responsive, efficient service needed by the nonprofit community.
Additionally, Venable operates the Venable Foundation, its own charitable vehicle to promote the health and well-being of the communities where Venable’s clients and attorneys work and live. As such, we are more than just attorneys—we are partners with our clients in bettering our cities and communities.
Integrated legal services that bring a deep bench and a one-stop-shop to the full range of nonprofit legal challenges.
While members of our nonprofit team spend all of their time addressing the legal issues affecting nonprofit clients, our practice is much broader than that. We are fully integrated with the rest of our firm and frequently draw on the knowledge and experience of hundreds of Venable attorneys in every office of the firm. This network of attorneys not only brings an unmatched wealth of experience in areas such as those listed below (and many others), but it also brings an understanding of how these other areas of law apply to the unique characteristics of nonprofits, due to the frequency with which these attorneys work with our clients.
Our clients frequently remark about how much they appreciate Venable’s ability to serve as a “one-stop-shop” for all of their legal needs. Our deep “bench” in virtually every legal area and issue affecting nonprofits enables us to tap into the experience required to deal with the most complex and nuanced legal challenges. Venable’s various attorneys throughout the firm—coupled with our core nonprofit practitioners—form a powerful team that works seamlessly to provide our nonprofit clients with everything they could need or want from a law firm, in a manner that is both cost-efficient and effective.
Highly regarded by its nonprofit clients, Venable is steeped in the nuances, challenges and opportunities of nonprofit law—as well as the distinct culture, governance and politics of nonprofit organizations.
We have the experience and ingenuity to help our nonprofit clients meet the needs and demands of their members, constituencies and industries.
Our nonprofit practice provides its clients with pragmatic, creative solutions to their legal challenges on a responsive, cost-efficient basis.
Our capabilities and experience in nonprofit law are strong nationwide, making Venable remarkably well prepared to meet each and every legal need of our clients across the country.
We take great pride in our leadership role in the nonprofit bar and will continue to be an active participant in the nonprofit community we represent.
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Please visit www.Venable.com/Nonprofits/Overview to download our complete Nonprofit Organizations and Associations brochure describing all of the capabilities and experience of our group.