Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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This full-day program will provide a comprehensive overview of developments in nonprofit law, with a focus on “Nonprofit Law in the Age of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act” which went into effect on July 1, 2014. Topics to be discussed (with reference to the impact of the recent statutory changes) include related party transactions and conflicts of interest, board governance and committee structure, compensation, charitable solicitations, auditing and accounting issues (and the role of audit committees), IRS update, new procedures relating to mergers, dissolutions and sales, the enforcement and regulatory authority of the Attorney General, whistleblower policies and employment practices, and ethics issues. Panelists will include regulators, attorneys, accountants and academics. This program will be of interest to in-house counsel for nonprofit organizations and those who advise them, as well as executives at nonprofits.
Live Program (includes download of materials):Live Program: $599 Member/$699 Nonmember
Small Law Firm: $299 Member/$399 Nonmember (The Small Law Firm discounted rate cannot be combined with other discounts.)Attorneys working for nonprofit organizations or government entities will receive a 50% discount off of member and nonmember prices. -
Megan E. Bell, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Sean Courtney, Section Chief, Charities Bureau, NYS Office of the Attorney General
Julie L. Floch, CPA, Partner-in-Charge, Not-for-Profit Services, EisnerAmper LLP
Jennifer L. Franklin, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Elizabeth M. Guggenheimer, Deputy Executive Director/Director of Institutional Advancement, Lawyers Alliance for New York
Ethan Kahn, CPA, WeiserMazars LLP
Michael S. Kutzin, Goldfarb Abrandt Slazman & Kutzin LLP
Elizabeth Buckley Lewis, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Jason R. Lilien, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
David W. Lowden, Stroock Stroock & Lavan
Pamela A. Mann, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Marcus S. Owens, Caplin & Drysdale, Former Director, Exempt Organizations Division, Internal Revenue Service
Seth Perlman, Perlman & Perlman, LLP
Stefanie H. Roth, Ewenstein Young & Roth LLP
James Sheehan, Chief, Charities Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General
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9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Introduction and Overview
Robert Pigott
9:20 – 10:10 a.m. Keynote Address
Diana Aviv
10:10 – 10:35 a.m. IRS Update
Marcus S. Owens
10:35 – 11:00 a.m. Nonprofit Revitalization Act Update
Jason R. Lilien
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break Sponsored by Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
11:15 – 11:35 a.m. Employment and Compensation Issues Including Whistleblower Policy
David G. Samuels
11:35 – 12:00 p.m. Charitable Solicitation Update
Seth Perlman
12:00 – 12:25 p.m. AG’s Regulatory Role
James Sheehan
12:25 – 12:45 p.m. AG’s Enforcement Role
Sean Courtney
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:30 – 1:55 p.m. Related Parties and Conflicts of Interest
David W. Lowden
1:55 – 2:20 p.m. Board Governance and Committee Structure
Megan E. Bell
2:20 – 2:45 p.m. Mergers/Dissolutions/Sales
Jennifer L. Franklin
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Auditing Issues
Julie L. Floch & Ethan Kahn
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 4:10 p.m. Corporate Structure and LLCs
Elizabeth Buckley Lewis & Stefanie H. Roth
4:10 – 5:00 p.m. Ethics Update
Elizabeth M. Guggenheimer, Michael S. Kutzin & Pamela A. Mann
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New York Credit: 7.0 total: 6.0 professional practice & 1.0 ethics
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit for all attorneys.
California Credit: 7.0 total: 6.0 general & 1.0 professional responsibility
New Jersey Credit: 7.0 total: 6.0 general & 1.0 professional responsibility
Pennsylvania Credit: 5.5 total: 5.0 general & 0.5 professional responsibilityprofessional responsibility -
Sponsoring Association Committee: Nonprofit Organizations, Robert Pigott, Chair
Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Ann Rappleye, Director, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6606 | ARappleye@nycbar.org or
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Darianne De Leon, Program & Sponsorship Coordinator, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6731 | ddeleon@nycbar.org