Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner provides counsel in the most important legal areas impacting tax-exempt and nonprofit organizations, including matters related to tax, estate planning, and corporate law. The practice is jointly led by Keith Kehrer, who is based in St. Louis; Gino Serra, who works from the Kansas City office; and Steven Smith, based in Colorado Springs. While Serra focuses on for-profit and nonprofit clients in the life science industry and Smith specializes in sports law, Kehrer is well-versed within issues related to organization, qualification, lobbying, and political campaign activity for tax-exempt organizations.
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‘BCLP's ability to refer our needs to a multitude of high caliber professional attorneys is highly appreciated. They have understood our business for many years and help set us apart.'
'Our team at Bryan Cave always meets and exceeds our needs. We recommend them to our peers without shadow of hesitation.'
- 'Keith Kehrer's depth and breadth of knowledge of the non-profit legal environment is without parallel. His responses to our inquiries are always well researched, well reasoned and immediate which is greatly needed in our high paced industry.'
Key clients
- Anheuser-Busch Foundation
- X Prize Foundation
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- United States Olympic Committee
Work highlights
- Advised USA Swimming for several decades on matters such as safe sport, governance, television, sponsorship, charitable giving, and licensing.
- Advised the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Stowers Resource Management, Stowers Graduate School, and other members of the Stowers Group of Company for on matters involving governance, tax, employment, IP, property, and other day-to-day matters.
- Advised the Build-A-Bear Foundation, on matter regarding grant-making, fund raising, conduct of a disaster relief and hardship program, and governance issues.
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Practice head
Keith Kehrer; Gino Serra; Steve Smith