Arnold & Porter focuses on developing innovative structures and vehicles that help nonprofits, philanthropists, and other organizations maximize their charitable, policy, and social impact. The practice handles matters related to corporate and venture philanthropy, governance, impact investing, intellectual property licensing, and regulatory compliance, with James Joseph leading the practice from the Washington DC office and Laurie Abramowitz leading from the New York City office. Joseph represents tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, private foundations, and international nongovernmental organizations, in the implementation and structuring of complex charitable programs and business ventures. Amy Ryan is another key member of the Washington DC office.
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Testimonials
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- 'Arnold & Porter strikes a balance of knowledge depth and practicality. Despite being a larger firm, they have a boutique feel and an individual approach to each client.'
- 'The A&P team is incredibly responsive, yet thorough and well-researched despite quick turnarounds. Our organization usually has several legal workstreams occurring at any given time, and the team juggles them well and stays on top of each one. James Joseph has been our lead partner for years. He has become an expert in our work and a trusted advisor for all needs.'
Key clients
- Open Philanthropy
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Work highlights
- Advised the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub as primary outside counsel in structuring, negotiating and documenting the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a network of medical research consortia.
- Advised A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation in US$1 billion charitable distributions over 10 years across 600 organizations.
- Advised In-Q-Tel, providing tax-exempt and governance advice to the innovative nonprofit investment arm of the Central Intelligence Agency and the US intelligence community.
Lawyers
Practice head
James Joseph; Laurie Abramowitz
Other key lawyers
Amy Ryan; Bridget Weiss; Andras Kosaras; Declan Tansey