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Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
- Overview
- Professional Affiliations
- Honors and Awards
- Experience
- Publications
- Speaking Engagements
- Recordings
- In the Media
Overview
Jeff Tenenbaum is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit attorneys, and also is an accomplished author, lecturer, and commentator on nonprofit legal matters. As Managing Partner of the nationally recognized, Washington, DC-based Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, Jeff counsels senior management and boards of directors of his clients on the broad array of legal and sensitive business and governance issues affecting charities, trade and professional associations, foundations, international NGOs, arts and cultural institutions, think tanks, credit counseling agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. He is widely regarded as an innovative, highly responsive attorney with great judgment who provides practical, understandable advice extending to virtually every nonprofit legal issue and best practice. Jeff also regularly represents clients before Congress, federal and state regulatory agencies, and in connection with governmental and internal investigations, enforcement actions, litigation, and in dealing with the media.
He has extensive experience with a broad array of nonprofit legal issues, including tax and federal tax exemption, corporate governance, copyrights and trademarks, meeting, vendor, and other contracts, grants, fundraising regulation and commercial co-ventures, charitable gift restrictions, employment law and CEO employment contracts, antitrust, certification and standard-setting, mergers and joint ventures, chapters, subsidiaries, and affiliates, lobbying and political activity regulation, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, insurance, and international operations, among others.
Jeff is frequently called upon by major media outlets – in television, radio, print, online, and elsewhere – to provide commentary on news stories involving nonprofit legal issues and developments, and has served as an expert witness in several court cases on nonprofit legal matters. For 19 years, he practiced law at Venable LLP in Washington, DC; he was a partner and chaired its nonprofit practice for most of that time, served on the firm’s Board of Directors for several years, and co-chaired the firm’s management review process in 2016. Jeff started his career in the nonprofit community by serving as Legal Section manager at the American Society of Association Executives, following several years working on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant.
Jeff was the 2006 recipient of the American Bar Association’s Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year Award, and was an inaugural (2004) recipient of the Washington Business Journal’s Top Washington Lawyers Award. He was one of only a handful of “Leading Lawyers” in the prestigious U.S. Legal 500 Not-for-Profit rankings from 2012-18 and is one of only six lawyers in the U.S. Legal 500 Not-for-Profit “Hall of Fame.” He is listed in the 2012-22 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Nonprofit/Charities Law nationally, and was selected for inclusion in the 2014-21 editions of Washington, DC Super Lawyers in the Nonprofit Organizations category. He was the 2015 recipient of the New York Society of Association Executives’ Outstanding Associate Member Award, the 2004 recipient of The Center for Association Leadership’s Chairman’s Award, and the 1997 recipient of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives’ Chairman’s Award. He was recognized in 2013 as a Top Rated Lawyer in Tax Law by The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel, and, in 2011, was named as one of Washington, DC’s “Legal Elite” by SmartCEO. He has been listed in the annual editions of Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who in America since 2005, was a 2008-09 Fellow of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and is AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible.
Jeff is the author of the book, Association Tax Compliance Guide, now in its second edition, published by the American Society of Association Executives. He also is a contributor to numerous ASAE books, including Professional Practices in Association Management, Association Law Compendium, The Power of Partnership, Essentials of the Profession Learning System, Generating and Managing Non-Dues Revenue in Associations, and several Information Background Kits. In addition, he is a contributor to Exposed: A Legal Field Guide for Nonprofit Executives, published by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. He is a frequent author on nonprofit legal topics, having written or co-written more than 1,000 articles.
Jeff is also a frequent lecturer on nonprofit legal topics, having delivered or moderated over 1,000 speaking presentations. He served on the faculty of the ASAE Virtual Law School, and is a regular commentator on nonprofit legal issues for NBC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, The Baltimore Sun, ESPN.com, Washington Business Journal, Legal Times, Association Trends, CEO Update, Forbes, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The NonProfit Times, Politico, Bloomberg Business, Bloomberg BNA, EO Tax Journal, and other periodicals. He also has been interviewed on nonprofit legal topics on Washington, DC CBS-TV affiliate, the Washington, DC Fox-TV affiliate’s morning news program, Voice of America Business Radio, Nonprofit Spark Radio, The Inner Loop Radio, Through the Noise podcasts, and other media outlets.
Education
- J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1996
- B.A., Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1990
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Tax Court
Professional Affiliations
- 2018-Present, Chair, Trade and Professional Associations Subcommittee, American Bar Association’s Nonprofit Organizations Committee
- 2018-Present, Member, American Society of Association Executives’ Legal Advisory Council
- 2010-Present, Member, American Society of Association Executives’ Public Policy Committee
- 2018-Present, Member, American Bar Association’s Nonprofit Organizations Committee
- 2013-Present, Advisory Panel, Wiley/Jossey-Bass’ Nonprofit Business Advisor
- 2016-Present, Contributing Editor, The NonProfit Times
- Past Member, Selection Panel, CEO Update’sAssociation Leadership Awards
- Past Member, American Society of Association Executives’ Legal Section Council
- Past Member, Editorial Advisory Board, American Society of Association Executives’ Association Law & Policy
- Past Member, American Society of Association Executives’ Association Management Company Accreditation Commission
- Past Member, Board of Trustees, Greater Washington Society of Association Executives Foundation
- Past Member, Government and Public Affairs Advisory Council, Greater Washington Society of Association Executives
- Past Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Aspen’s Nonprofit Tax & Financial Strategies
Honors and Awards
Jeff was the 2006 recipient of the American Bar Association’s Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year Award, and was an inaugural (2004) recipient of the Washington Business Journal’s Top Washington Lawyers Award. He was one of only a handful of “Leading Lawyers” in the prestigious U.S. Legal 500 Not-for-Profit rankings from 2012-18 and is one of only six lawyers in the U.S. Legal 500 Not-for-Profit “Hall of Fame.” He is listed in the 2012-22 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®/U.S. News & World Report® for Nonprofit/Charities Law nationally, and was selected for inclusion in the 2014-21 editions of Washington, DC Super Lawyers in the Nonprofit Organizations category. He was the 2015 recipient of the New York Society of Association Executives’ Outstanding Associate Member Award, the 2004 recipient of The Center for Association Leadership’s Chairman’s Award, and the 1997 recipient of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives’ Chairman’s Award. He was recognized in 2013 as a Top Rated Lawyer in Tax Law by The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel, and, in 2011, was named as one of Washington, DC’s “Legal Elite” by SmartCEO. He has been listed in the annual editions of Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who in America since 2005, was a 2008-09 Fellow of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and is AV® Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible.
Experience
- 2018-19, Chair of the Nonprofit Organizations Practice, Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, Washington, DC
- 2003-17, Equity Partner and Chair of the Nonprofit Organizations Practice, Venable LLP, Washington, DC
- 1999-2002, Of Counsel, Nonprofit Organizations Practice, Venable LLP, Washington, DC
- 1995-99, Associate, Trade and Professional Associations Practice, Galland Kharasch & Garinkle, PC, Washington, DC
- 1992-95, Legal Section Manager, American Society of Association Executives, Washington, DC
- 1990-92, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Peter H. Kostmayer, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
Publications
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April 4, 2022
Business Development Tips and Strategies from an Attorney and What It Can Mean for Coaches (Article), International Coaching Federation
October 20, 2021
Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT): A Comprehensive Overview for Nonprofits (Article), American Bar Association’s Business Law Today
October 13, 2021
September 23, 2021
What You Need to Know About Adding a Vaccine Requirement for Your Events, American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now
September 7, 2021
October 12, 2021
Federal Tax Exemption and Nonprofits: A Primer for the Non-Nonprofit Attorney (Presentation), American Bar Association
August 18, 2021
March 1, 2021
UBIT and Virtual Trade Shows: What Associations Need to Know (Article), American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now
February 8, 2021
January 29, 2021
January 26, 2021
Strategies for Negotiating Your CEO Contract (Article), American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now
December 9, 2020
Federal Tax Exemption: What Every State Charity Regulator Needs to Know (Presentation), National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute
November 5, 2020
Hot-Button Federal Tax Issues for Nonprofits (Presentation), Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and Health Care Compliance Association’s 2020 Nonprofit Sector Compliance Conference (Virtual)
October 28, 2020
September 30, 2020
September 18, 2020
August 31, 2020
Top 10 Legal COVID-19 Q&As: Evolving Issues for Association Events (Article), The NonProfit Times
August 11, 2020
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Proven, Effective Negotiation Strategies for CEOs (Presentation), 2020 American Society of Association Executives Virtual Annual Meeting
August 6, 2020
August 4, 2020
Five Legal Questions About Resuming In-Person Events as COVID-19 Continues (Article), American Society of Association Executives
July 30, 2020
July 12, 2020
June 29, 2020
June 22, 2020
May 27, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Article), American Society of Association Executives
May 27, 2020
Mitigating Liability Risk from Workplace Reopenings (Article), The NonProfit Times
May 16, 2020
May 13, 2020
April 29, 2020
April 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Presentation)
April 16, 2020
Risk Response for Nonprofits: COVID-19 (Presentation), Posner Center for International Development
April 9, 2020
CARES Act: A Guide to Financial Resources for Nonprofits (Article), The NonProfit Times
March 27, 2020
Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Article), American Society of Association Executives
March 25, 2020
Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings During COVID-19 (Article), Exempt and The NonProfit Times
March 25, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Your M.O. Meetings and Events (Presentation), American Council of Engineering Companies
March 23, 2020
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Presentation), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings (Presentation), American Bar Association
March 7, 2020
March 6, 2020
March 1, 2020
Legal Duties of Nonprofit Board Members (Article)
February 19, 2020
Coronavirus: Community Conversation on Association Impact (Presentation), American Society of Association Executives
February 11, 2020
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Key Tips, Strategies, Pitfalls and Best Practices (with Jim Zaniello) (Presentation), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives CEO Meeting, Tucson, AZ
February 10, 2020
February 6, 2020
January 21, 2020
Association Tax Primer for CEOs (Article)
January 20, 2020
January 16, 2020
UBIT: What Associations Need to Know (Article)
January 13, 2020
January 12, 2020
January 10, 2020
January 9, 2020
January 6, 2020
January 2, 2020
December 17, 2019
Tips, Pitfalls and Best Practices for Managing Nonprofits’ Risk with Third Parties (Presentation), Greater Washington Society of CPAs 31st Annual Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Symposium, Washington, DC
October 21, 2019
Innovations in Third-Party Risk Management (Presentation), Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s 2019 Risk Summit, Leesburg, VA
August 9, 2019
Interview on NPR Radio: Lawyers Question Wexner’s Financial Arrangement with Jeffrey Epstein (Article), Columbus, OH
June 5, 2019
Impact Investing by INGOs and the Law: Traps, Pitfalls and Opportunities (Presentation), Humentum Impact Investing Forum, Washington, DC
May 14, 2019
Using Digital Communications to Achieve Your Nonprofit’s Goals and Mitigate Legal Risks in the Process (Presentation), Humentum, Washington DC, with Mercury LLC
February 11, 2019
Beyond Mergers: Find the Right Structure for Your Combination (Article), American Society of Association Executives
January 1, 2019
UBIT: What Associations Need to Know (Article), SOURCE (Published by the Florida Society of Association Executives)
September 17, 2018
UBIT: What Associations Need to Know (Article), Association TRENDS
January 11, 2013
Association Tax Compliance Guide (Book), Second Edition (2013), Published by ASAE Association Management Press
Speaking Engagements
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September 28, 2022
Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer, United Philanthropy Forum (Virtual)
June 29, 2022
Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer, United Philanthropy Forum (Virtual)
May 9, 2022
Association Law: What Every State Executive Director Needs to Know… and Then Some, 2020 National Associations of Elementary and Secondary School Principals’ State Executive Directors Professional Development Conference, Fernandina Beach, FL
April 28, 2022
Ask the Association Attorney, 2022 American Academy of Family Physicians’ Chapter Leadership Conference, Kansas City, MO
April 6, 2022
Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT): An Overview for Associations to Understand, Plan, and Strategize for Revenue Opportunities, Professionals for Association Revenue (Webinar)
April 4, 2022
Business Development Tips and Strategies from an Attorney and What It Can Mean for Coaches, International Coaching Federation's Business Development Workshop Series (Virtual)
March 31, 2022
Ask the Nonprofit Attorney, The Nonprofit Alliance’s 2022 Leadership Summit, Washington, DC
March 30, 2022
Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer, United Philanthropy Forum (Virtual)
March 23, 2022
The Legalities of In-Person Meetings: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know, Florida Society of Association Executives’ Power Luncheon, Tallahassee, FL
March 17, 2022
Ask the Association Attorney: What You Need to Know to Advise Your Association Clients, 2022 Nonprofit Legal, Finance, & Grants Conference, Washington, DC
March 9, 2022
Association-Sponsored Research & the Antitrust Laws: Staying Out of Legal Trouble and Protecting Your Members, Joint Tenenbaum Law Group – Vault Consulting Webinar
January 28, 2022
Business Development Tips and Strategies from an Attorney and What It Can Mean for Hartman Advisors, Hartman Executive Advisors (Virtual)
January 20, 2022
Workplace and Workforce 2022: Your Latest Need-to-Know Covid-19 Protocols and Best Practices (Webinar), The Nonprofit Alliance
January 20, 2022
Trends in Association CEO Contracts and Compensation, Michigan Society of Association Executives (Virtual)
January 13, 2022
Business as Usual?: The Legal Challenges with In-Person Activities and Events, 39th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute Presented by the University of Texas School of Law and Philanthropy Southwest (Virtual)
December 16, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: What Every Association Executive Needs and Wants to Know (Webinar), Association TRENDS
November 18, 2021
Ask the Nonprofit Attorney, Greater Washington Society of CPAs’ 2021 Nonprofit Symposium (Virtual)
November 9, 2021
Advocacy and Lobbying: What Can Your Genealogy Society Do? (Webinar), National Genealogical Society
October 19, 2021
Keeping Your Nonprofit’s Budget Afloat and Adaptive in a Sea of Unknowns (Webinar), Nonprofit Advisory Board and Finance & Administration Roundtable
October 12, 2021
Federal Tax Exemption and Nonprofits: A Primer for the Non-Nonprofit Attorney (CLE Webinar), American Bar Association
October 8, 2021
The Legalities of In-Person Events; What Every CAMFT Board Member and Committee Chair Needs to Know (Webinar), California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
September 29, 2021
Successful Association CEO Employment Contracts with Jeff Tenenbaum and Charlie Quatt: Trends, Best Practices, and Pitfalls (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives’ Key Industry Associations Committee, Key Professional Associations Committee, and Key Global Associations Committee
September 22, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: Everything You Need to Know about Association Law in These Changing Times, Nonprofit Legal, Finance, and Grants Conference (Virtual)
September 14, 2021
Ask an Association Attorney Featuring Jeff Tenenbaum, Female Association Executives Peer Group (Webinar)
September 14, 2021
Meeting Contracts: Ask the Association Attorneys (Webinar), National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s State Assocation Executives
September 13, 2021
Meeting Contract Considerations During and Beyond COVID-19: Ask the Association Attorneys (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
August 19, 2021
Current State of COVID-Related Workplace and Meeting Legal Issues for Nonprofits (Webinar), United Philanthropy Forum
August 18, 2021
Evolving Legal Considerations During and Beyond COVID-19: Ask the Association Attorneys, 2021 American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting (Virtual)
August 11, 2021
Post-COVID Return to the Workplace: HR and Office Considerations for Associations (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
August 5, 2021
Stump the Association Attorneys! (Webinar), Financial Planning Association Chapters (Webinar)
July 13, 2021
Codes of Ethics: Mitigating Your Association’s Legal Risk (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives’ Essentials of Association Ethics Online Seminar Series
June 22, 2021
Post-COVID Return to the Workplace: HR and Physical Office Considerations for Nonprofits and Associations (Webinar), Nonprofit Advisory Board
June 9, 2021
Creative Solutions for Chambers’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges (Webinar), Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
June 3, 2021
Creative Solutions for Associations’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges, 2021 Georgia Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, TN
May 19, 2021
The Managing Partners Podcast: Interview with Tenenbaum Law Group Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum (Video Podcast), The Managing Partners Podcast
May 18, 2021
Stump the Association Attorneys! (Webinar), Association Management Strategies
May 13, 2021
Post-COVID Return to the Workplace: HR and Physical Office Considerations for Nonprofits and Associations, United Philanthropy Forum (Webinar)
May 6, 2021
Office Lease Challenges During and After the Pandemic: Tips, Strategies and Pitfalls for Nonprofits and Associations (Webinar), Nonprofit Advisory Board
May 6, 2021
Association Antitrust Law Training, National Electrical Contractors Association’s 2021 Staff Executive Training School (Virtual)
April 28, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World and Beyond, Financial Planning Association Chapters (Webinar)
April 22, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World, American Bar Association Spring 2021 Governance of Nonprofit Organizations Subcommittee Meeting (Virtual)
April 21, 2021
Association Benchmarking and Information Exchanges: Understanding the Legal Risks (Webinar), Dynamic Benchmarking
April 8, 2021
Office Lease Challenges During and After the Pandemic: Tips, Strategies and Pitfalls for Associations (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
March 31, 2021
Creative Solutions for Associations’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges (Webinar), Empire State Society of Association Executives
March 25, 2021
Antitrust Law Training (Virtual), Retail Industry Leaders Association
March 23, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: What You Need to Know to Advise Your Association Clients (Webinar), American Bar Association
March 17, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World, Michigan Association of State Government Meeting Professionals Annual Education Conference (Virtual)
February 22, 2021
Stump the Association Lawyer! (Webinar), American College of Cardiology Chapter Executives
February 5, 2021
Association and Antitrust Law, 2021 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Leadership Meeting (Virtual)
February 2, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations Need to Know (Webinar), Association TRENDS
January 29, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations Need to Know (Webinar), National Association of Trial Lawyer Executives (Passcode: *^bP2wCc)
January 29, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Lessons Learned So Far and Considerations for Associations (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
January 28, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations & Nonprofits Need to Know (Webinar), Finance & Administration Roundtable
January 27, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations Need to Know (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
January 22, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: What Every AMC Needs to Know (Webinar), AMC Institute Engagement Lounge
January 21, 2021
Ask the Association Lawyer: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World, New England Society of Association Executives’ 2021 Conference for Association Education (Virtual)
January 14, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Eligible Associations Need to Know (Webinar), California Society of Association Executives
January 13, 2021
Creative Solutions for Associations’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
December 16, 2020
Association Law: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know & Then Some, California Society of Association Executives’ 2020 Seasonal Spectacular (Virtual)
December 9, 2020
Federal Tax-Exemption: What Every State Charity Regulator Needs to Know, National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute (Webinar)
December 8, 2020
Nonprofit and Antitrust Law, National Electrical Contractors Association’s 2020 Staff Executive Training School (Virtual)
December 1, 2020
Evolving Legal Considerations During COVID-19: Ask an Association Attorney, Kansas Society of Association Executives’ 2020KSAE Virtual Conference
November 18, 2020
Evolving Legal Considerations During COVID-19: Ask an Association Attorney, 2020 Mississippi Society of Association Executives’ Annual Conference (Virtual)
November 12, 2020
Association Meetings Insurance Coverage: Does it Still Exist? (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives’ Key Industry Associations Committee, Key Professional Associations Committee, and Key Global Associations Committee
November 12, 2020
Navigating UBIT in a Virtual Conference Era: Tips for Mitigating Your Association’s Tax Liability Risk, Congress of Chiropractic State Associations Annual Convention (Virtual)
November 6, 2020
The Legalities of Resuming In-Person Events: Ask an Attorney (Webinar), Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
November 5, 2020
Hot-Button Federal Tax Issues for Nonprofits, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and Health Care Compliance Association’s 2020 Nonprofit Sector Compliance Conference (Virtual)
October 29, 2020
Law Essentials for Non-Lawyers: Antitrust and Associations (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
October 29, 2020
Association Law: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know… and Then Some (Webinar), American Academy of Family Physicians
October 25, 2020
Nonprofit Management in Times of Crisis (Guest Lecturer)(Virtual), American University Graduate School
October 22, 2020
Association Law: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know… and Then Some, MC Thrive (Virtual)
October 15, 2020
Legal Considerations: Ask the Association Attorney, IMEX America’s Association Leadership Forum (Virtual)
October 14, 2020
The Legalities of Resuming In-Person Events: Ask an Attorney (Webinar), Financial Planning Association
October 8, 2020
Nonprofit Theatre & Performing Arts Survival and Innovation Strategies, American Bar Association’s 42nd Entertainment & Sports Industries 1st Virtual Conference (Virtual)
October 7, 2020
Association Law: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know...and Then Some, 2020 Texas Society of Association Executives Annual Conference (Virtual)
October 7, 2020
Antitrust Issues for Construction Contractors, National Electrical Contractors Association’s NECA 2020 LIVE (Virtual)
September 14, 2020
Maximizing Your Organization’s Efficiency and Effectiveness Through Your Bylaws, 2020 National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations Annual Conference
August 27, 2020
Association Law: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know… and Then Some, 2020 Georgia Society of Association Executives’ Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA
August 11, 2020
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Proven, Effective Negotiation Strategies for CEOs, 2020 American Society of Association Executives Virtual Annual Meeting
July 30, 2020
Event Cancellation and Force Majeure Clauses (Webinar), American Council of Engineering Companies (State Chapter Leaders)
July 16, 2020
Jeff Tenenbaum Q&A on Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Associations North
July 15, 2020
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Key Tips, Strategies, Pitfalls and Best Practices (with Jim Zaniello), 2020 American Association of Medical Society Executives’ Annual Conference (Virtual)
June 26, 2020
Evolving Legal Considerations During COVID-19: Ask an Association Attorney (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
June 23, 2020
Real Strategies to Manage COVID Risk, Michigan Society of Association Executives (Virtual)
June 18, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Associations North 2020 Meeting Planners Symposium
June 11, 2020
Copyrights and Trademarks: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know (Webinar), Association TRENDS
May 28, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Webinar), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
May 27, 2020
Association Legal Challenges During COVID-19: Meeting Cancellation, Governance, Contracts, Employment, Antitrust, and More (Webinar), California Society of Association Executives
May 19, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Webinar), American Association of Medical Society Executives
May 13, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
May 8, 2020
Association Antitrust Dos and Don’ts in the COVID-19 Era (Webinar), Washington Higher Education Secretariat
April 30, 2020
Law Essentials for Nonlawyers: Antitrust and Associations (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
April 24, 2020
Status Check: What Is Available for Clubs and What Are We Asking for from Congress? (Webinar), National Club Association
April 23, 2020
COVID-19: CARES Act Resources for Associations and Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Georgia Society of Association Executives (in Partnership with Associations North, Florida SAE, California SAE, Ohio SAE, Tennessee SAE, and Wisconsin SAE)
April 23, 2020
April 22, 2020
The CARES Act: What Resources Are Available for Our Nonprofit and How Can We Access Them? (Webinar), Association Foundation Group (Password: 4q*46t?Q)
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 Relief Policy, Part II: Applicability to AMCs and Managed Clients (Webinar), AMC Institute
April 16, 2020
Risk Response for Nonprofits: COVID-19 (Webinar) (with GRF CPAs & Advisors and AHT Insurance), Posner Center for International Development
April 13, 2020
Congressional Town Hall: Association Advocacy on COVID-19 (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
April 11, 2020
How the CARES Act Can Assist Your Chapter (Webinar), Financial Planning Association
April 6, 2020
HCEA COVID-19 Webinar: Legal Strategies for Meetings (Webinar), Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association
April 3, 2020
Congressman Ami Bera Community Leaders Telephone Town Hall: Nonprofits (Audioconference)
April 2, 2020
COVID-19 and Nonprofits: Key Legal Issues, Challenges and Opportunities (Webinar), United Philanthropy Forum
March 25, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Your M.O. Meetings and Events (Webinar), American Council of Engineering Companies
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Finance & Administration Roundtable
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Meetings (Webinar), International Live Events Association
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Medical Society Meetings (Webinar), American Association of Medical Society Executives
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings (Webinar), American Bar Association
March 10, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings (Webinar), Greater Washington Society of CPAs
March 4, 2020
Coronavirus: The Impact on Your Association’s Events and What You Need to Know (Webinar) (with Shawn Pierce), MCI USA
February 19, 2020
Coronavirus: Community Conversation on Association Impact (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
February 11, 2020
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Key Tips, Strategies, Pitfalls and Best Practices (with Jim Zaniello), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives CEO Meeting, Tucson, AZ
January 22, 2020
UBIT: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know about Sponsorships, Advertising, Royalties, and Cause Marketing (Webinar), Association TRENDS
December 19, 2019
Liabilities & Insurances (E&O, Bonding, Etc. – If Your Society Doesn’t Have a Good Attorney, You’re Probably Going to Need One!) (Moderator) (Webinar), Council of Scientific Society Presidents
December 17, 2019
Tips, Pitfalls and Best Practices for Managing Nonprofits’ Risk with Third Parties (Panel), Greater Washington Society of CPAs 31st Annual Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Symposium, Washington, DC
December 5, 2019
Master Your Association's Board Culture to Smash Operational Obstacles (Panel), Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Tysons Corner, VA
November 14, 2019
Presentation on the Practice of Nonprofit Law at JEL.Connect, Jewish Graduate Student Initiative, Washington, DC
October 21, 2019
Innovations in Third-Party Risk Management (Panel), Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s 2019 Risk Summit, Leesburg, VA
September 12, 2019
An Open Forum (Part II) on the Leading Legal Challenges and Pitfalls Facing Nonprofit Membership Organizations, American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting 2019, Washington, DC
August 11, 2019
Association CEO Employment Contracts: Key Negotiating Tips, Strategies, Pitfalls, and Best Practices, American Society of Association Executives 2019 Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH
August 9, 2019
August 2, 2019
Copyrights and Trademarks: What Every SHPE Leader Needs to Know, 2019 SHPE National Institute for Leadership Advancement, Phoenix, AZ
July 11, 2019
Top Physical, Financial and Legal Risks Facing INGOs and How to Mitigate Them (Panel), Humentum OpEx DC 2019 Conference, Washington, DC
June 17, 2019
Association Law: What Every Association Executive and Volunteer Leader Needs to Know … and Then Some, 2019 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association / National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers Convention & Expo, Las Vegas, NV
June 5, 2019
Impact Investing by INGOs and the Law: Traps, Pitfalls and Opportunities, Humentum Impact Investing Forum, Washington, DC
June 4, 2019
Lightning Round – Expert Responses to Your Pressing Questions (Panel Moderator), American Society of Association Executives 2019 Association Law Symposium, Washington, DC
June 4, 2019
Copyrights and Trademarks: What Every Association Needs to Know, American Society of Association Executives 2019 Association Law Symposium, Washington, DC
May 30, 2019
Interview on Through the Noise Podcast, Washington, DC
May 21, 2019
Tips, Pitfalls and Best Practices for Managing Nonprofits’ Risk with Third Parties (Panel) (Webinar), with Vendor Centric
May 16, 2019
Cultivating a Board of Dreams (Instead of Nightmares!): Ask the Association Lawyer, Association Management Strategies, Washington, DC
May 14, 2019
Using Digital Communications to Achieve Your Nonprofit’s Goals and Mitigate Legal Risks in the Process (Panel), Humentum, Washington DC, with Mercury LLC
April 11, 2019
UBIT: What Every Nonprofit CFO Needs to Know about Sponsorships, Advertising, Royalties, and Cause Marketing, AMHIC, A Reciprocal Association, Washington, DC
March 27, 2019
Trade and Professional Associations: An Open Forum on the Leading Legal Challenges and Pitfalls Facing Nonprofit Membership Organizations, American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting 2019, Vancouver, BC
March 21, 2019
Tips, Pitfalls and Best Practices for Managing Nonprofits' Risk with Third Parties (Panel), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, with Vendor Centric and AHT Insurance
February 7, 2019
Copyrights and Trademarks: What Every Association Executive Needs to Know (Webinar), Association TRENDS
January 17, 2019
Association Law: What Every Association Executive and Volunteer Leader Needs to Know … and Then Some, National Independent Automobile Dealers Association 2019 Winter Leadership Meeting, Grapevine, TX
December 13, 2018
Enterprise Risk Management for Nonprofits & Associations: Where Strategy Meets Risk (Panel)(Webinar), with Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, CPAs
November 27, 2018
UBIT: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know about Sponsorships, Advertising, Royalties, and Cause Marketing (Panel), Greater Washington Society of CPAs 30th Annual Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Symposium, Washington, DC
September 23, 2018
Legal Responsibilities for NCURA Officers, National Council of University Research Administrators, 2018 Regional Officers’ Management Workshop, Washington, DC
September 20, 2018
Policy and Regulatory Watch: Planning and Policy Considerations for Nonprofits in a Changing Landscape (Panel), J.P. Morgan Not-for-Profit Summit, Washington, DC
September 14, 2018
Board Transitions – Voluntary or Otherwise (Panel), American Bar Association Business Section Annual Meeting, Austin, TX
September 13, 2018
UBIT: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know about Sponsorships, Advertising, Royalties, and Cause Marketing (Webinar), Association TRENDS
August 21, 2018
Prioritize CEO Succession Planning (Panel), American Society of Association Executives 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, IL
August 12, 2018
Advanced Association Law: What Every EO Needs to Know…and Then Some, and Beginner Association Law: What Every EO Needs to Know…and Then Some, National Association of Home Builders 2018 Association Management Conference, Long Beach, CA
May 23, 2018
What Keeps Executive Leadership Up at Night? Ask the Experts (Panel), Finance & Administration Roundtable 2018 Annual Leadership Conference, Washington, DC
May 17, 2018
Association Law: What Every Association Professional Needs to Know…and then Some, National Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals State Executive Directors 2018 Annual Professional Development Conference, Burlington, VT
May 7, 2018
Ask the Association Lawyer: Everything You Want to Know about Association Law, Council of Scientific Society Presidents Spring 2018 Semi-Annual Leadership Workshop, Washington, DC
March 21, 2018
Association Law: What Every Association Professional Needs to Know…and then Some, California Society of Association Executives 2018 ELEVATE Annual Conference, Monterey, CA
November 19, 2017
October 19, 2017
Interview on Through the Noise Podcast, Washington, DC
September 22, 2016
Recordings
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January 20, 2022
Workplace and Workforce 2022: Your Latest Need-to-Know Covid-19 Protocols and Best Practices (Webinar), The Nonprofit Alliance
October 19, 2021
Keeping Your Nonprofit’s Budget Afloat and Adaptive in a Sea of Unknowns (Webinar), Nonprofit Advisory Board and Finance & Administration Roundtable
October 12, 2021
Federal Tax Exemption and Nonprofits: A Primer for the Non-Nonprofit Attorney (CLE Webinar), American Bar Association
October 8, 2021
The Legalities of In-Person Events; What Every CAMFT Board Member and Committee Chair Needs to Know (Webinar), California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
September 29, 2021
Successful Association CEO Employment Contracts with Jeff Tenenbaum and Charlie Quatt: Trends, Best Practices, and Pitfalls (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives’ Key Industry Associations Committee, Key Professional Associations Committee, and Key Global Associations Committee
September 14, 2021
Ask an Association Attorney Featuring Jeff Tenenbaum, Female Association Executives Peer Group (Webinar)
August 19, 2021
Current State of COVID-Related Workplace and Meeting Legal Issues for Nonprofits (Webinar), United Philanthropy Forum
August 11, 2021
Post-COVID Return to the Workplace: HR and Office Considerations for Associations (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
August 5, 2021
Stump the Association Attorneys! (Webinar), Financial Planning Association Chapters (Webinar)
June 22, 2021
Post-COVID Return to the Workplace: HR and Physical Office Considerations for Nonprofits and Associations (Webinar), Nonprofit Advisory Board
June 9, 2021
Creative Solutions for Chambers’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges (Webinar), Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
May 19, 2021
The Managing Partners Podcast: Interview with Tenenbaum Law Group Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum (Video Podcast), The Managing Partners Podcast
May 13, 2021
Post-COVID Return to the Workplace: HR and Physical Office Considerations for Nonprofits and Associations, United Philanthropy Forum (Webinar)
May 6, 2021
Office Lease Challenges During and After the Pandemic: Tips, Strategies and Pitfalls for Nonprofits and Associations (Webinar), Nonprofit Advisory Board
April 28, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World and Beyond, Financial Planning Association Chapters (Webinar)
April 21, 2021
Association Benchmarking and Information Exchanges: Understanding the Legal Risks (Webinar), Dynamic Benchmarking
April 8, 2021
Office Lease Challenges During and After the Pandemic: Tips, Strategies and Pitfalls for Associations (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
March 31, 2021
Creative Solutions for Associations’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges (Webinar), Empire State Society of Association Executives
March 17, 2021
Ask the Association Attorney: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World, Michigan Association of State Government Meeting Professionals Annual Education Conference (Virtual)
February 22, 2021
Stump the Association Lawyer! (Webinar), American College of Cardiology Chapter Executives
January 29, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations Need to Know (Webinar), National Association of Trial Lawyer Executives (Passcode: *^bP2wCc)
January 29, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Lessons Learned So Far and Considerations for Associations (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
January 28, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations & Nonprofits Need to Know (Webinar), Finance & Administration Roundtable
January 27, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Associations Need to Know (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
January 22, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: What Every AMC Needs to Know (Webinar), AMC Institute Engagement Lounge
January 21, 2021
Ask the Association Lawyer: Legal Considerations in a COVID-19 World, New England Society of Association Executives’ 2021 Conference for Association Education (Virtual)
January 14, 2021
Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: Everything Eligible Associations Need to Know (Webinar), California Society of Association Executives
January 13, 2021
Creative Solutions for Associations’ 2021 Meeting and Conference Legal Challenges (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
December 1, 2020
Evolving Legal Considerations During COVID-19: Ask an Association Attorney, Kansas Society of Association Executives’ 2020KSAE Virtual Conference
November 18, 2020
Evolving Legal Considerations During COVID-19: Ask an Association Attorney, 2020 Mississippi Society of Association Executives’ Annual Conference (Virtual)
November 12, 2020
Association Meetings Insurance Coverage: Does it Still Exist? (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives’ Key Industry Associations Committee, Key Professional Associations Committee, and Key Global Associations Committee
November 12, 2020
Navigating UBIT in a Virtual Conference Era: Tips for Mitigating Your Association’s Tax Liability Risk, Congress of Chiropractic State Associations Annual Convention (Virtual)
November 6, 2020
The Legalities of Resuming In-Person Events: Ask an Attorney (Webinar), Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
July 30, 2020
Event Cancellation and Force Majeure Clauses (Webinar), American Council of Engineering Companies (State Chapter Leaders)
July 16, 2020
Jeff Tenenbaum Q&A on Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Associations North
June 26, 2020
Evolving Legal Considerations During COVID-19: Ask an Association Attorney (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
June 23, 2020
Real Strategies to Manage COVID Risk, Michigan Society of Association Executives (Virtual)
May 28, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Webinar), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
May 19, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Webinar), American Association of Medical Society Executives
May 13, 2020
Legal Governance Challenges for Associations During a Pandemic (Webinar), Association Societies Alliance
April 23, 2020
COVID-19: CARES Act Resources for Associations and Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Georgia Society of Association Executives (in Partnership with Associations North, Florida SAE, California SAE, Ohio SAE, Tennessee SAE, and Wisconsin SAE)
April 22, 2020
The CARES Act: What Resources Are Available for Our Nonprofit and How Can We Access Them? (Webinar), Association Foundation Group (Password: 4q*46t?Q)
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 Relief Policy, Part II: Applicability to AMCs and Managed Clients (Webinar), AMC Institute
April 16, 2020
Risk Response for Nonprofits: COVID-19 (Webinar) (with GRF CPAs & Advisors and AHT Insurance), Posner Center for International Development
April 13, 2020
Congressional Town Hall: Association Advocacy on COVID-19 (Webinar), American Society of Association Executives
April 11, 2020
How the CARES Act Can Assist Your Chapter (Webinar), Financial Planning Association
April 6, 2020
HCEA COVID-19 Webinar: Legal Strategies for Meetings (Webinar), Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association
April 3, 2020
Congressman Ami Bera Community Leaders Telephone Town Hall: Nonprofits (Audioconference)
April 2, 2020
COVID-19 and Nonprofits: Key Legal Issues, Challenges and Opportunities (Webinar), United Philanthropy Forum
March 25, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Your M.O. Meetings and Events (Webinar), American Council of Engineering Companies
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Association Meetings (Webinar), Finance & Administration Roundtable
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Meetings (Webinar), International Live Events Association
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Medical Society Meetings (Webinar), American Association of Medical Society Executives
March 17, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings (Webinar), American Bar Association
March 10, 2020
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings (Webinar), Greater Washington Society of CPAs
March 4, 2020
Coronavirus: The Impact on Your Association’s Events and What You Need to Know (Webinar) (with Shawn Pierce), MCI USA
August 9, 2019
May 30, 2019
Interview on Through the Noise Podcast, Washington, DC
May 21, 2019
Tips, Pitfalls and Best Practices for Managing Nonprofits’ Risk with Third Parties (Panel) (Webinar), with Vendor Centric
December 13, 2018
Enterprise Risk Management for Nonprofits & Associations: Where Strategy Meets Risk (Panel)(Webinar), with Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, CPAs
November 19, 2017
October 19, 2017
Interview on Through the Noise Podcast, Washington, DC
September 22, 2016
In the Media
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TLG Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum Quoted in Defense Daily on the Legality of Vaccine Mandates at Association Conferences
January 31, 2022
TLG Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum was quoted extensively in a Defense Daily article about the legality of vaccine mandates at association conferences, including an upcoming March 2022 Air Force Association conference in Orlando, Florida. The Air Force Association is a client of TLG’s.
The Michigan Society of Association Executives’ The Update published TLG Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum’s new article, “Unrelated Business Income Tax: A Comprehensive Overview for Nonprofits,” in its January 20, 2022 edition.
Tenenbaum Law Group Promotes Nisha Thakker to Partner
January 4, 2022
The Tenenbaum Law Group (TLG) is pleased to announce the promotion of Nisha Thakker to Partner, effective January 1, 2022. A co-founder of the firm two years ago with Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum, Nisha has been an integral part of TLG since its inception and is an extremely accomplished nonprofit attorney on whom so many of the firm’s clients rely for regular legal advice and counsel. Founded on January 1, 2020 by Jeff and Nisha, TLG is a nationally recognized, Washington, DC-based, three-attorney boutique law firm focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector, with approximately 500 clients across the United States. The firm’s client base is composed principally of nonprofit organizations – such as trade and professional associations, charities, international NGOs, arts and cultural institutions, think tanks, health care entities, foundations, and the like – as well as select companies and executives that work with or provide services to nonprofits.
New Meeting Contracts for a New Era
November 15, 2021
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum and Counsel Nisha Thakker are quoted extensively in this article in ASAE’s Associations Now about the fact that after trade and professional associations experienced costly event-cancellation penalties due to the pandemic, many are looking at their meeting contracts differently and incorporating new provisions when possible. Tenenbaum and Thakker offer numerous practical tips to associations in connection with the negotiation of their meeting contracts.
Tenenbaum Law Group is very proud to have once again been awarded – in its second year of existence – the (top) Tier 1 designation in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for Nonprofit/Charities Law for 2022 by Best Law Firms/U.S. News & World Report. The firm is one of only six law firms in the region to have been granted this distinguished 2022 honor in Tier 1 (there were 11 total firms in the three tiers combined) – and the only boutique firm among the six. In addition, TLG’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum was, once again, awarded the Best Lawyers designation for 2022 for Nonprofit/Charities Law nationally by Best Law Firms/U.S. News & World Report, an honor he has received every year since 2012. Comments from a number of the firm’s clients can be found here.
ABA's Business Law Today Publishes Jeff Tenenbaum’s New Article, “Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT): A Comprehensive Overview for Nonprofits”
October 20, 2021
The American Bar Association’s Business Law Today publishes TLG Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum’s new article, According to the ABA’s LinkedIn post about the article, “Review the basic UBIT rules and examine three key exceptions to UBIT that enable nonprofits to strategically plan to maximize their revenues and minimize their income taxes.”
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted in this article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy about a newly enacted California law that, starting on January 1, 2023, will be regulating online fundraising platforms, imposing significant and multi-faceted new requirements. “Jeff Tenenbaum, a lawyer who focuses on nonprofit legal issues, says the California law will effectively set a nationwide standard for platforms that operate nationally. ‘Effectively, you have to comply with California in order to do any nationwide campaign,’ he says.” “Tenenbaum doesn’t think the law will bring fundraising platforms to a grinding halt but says it will require a change in business practices. ‘These are the kind of things that we generally recommend anyway,’ he says. ‘Now they’re going to be codified into law.’”
What You Need to Know About Adding a Vaccine Requirement to Your Events
September 23, 2021
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted extensively in this article in ASAE’s Associations Now about mandatory COVID vaccination policies for association meetings and conferences, requiring proof of vaccination, legally mandated exceptions, state bans on mandating proof of vaccination, and related legal issues.
Pandemic Complicates Contract Talks with Meeting Venues
August 13, 2021
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum and Counsel Nisha Thakker are quoted in this article in CEO Update about how hotels, convention centers, and other meeting venues are growing less lenient with cancellation and refund policies at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning that associations and other event organizers need to pay particular attention when negotiating force majeure and other contract language. Tenenbaum and Thakker offer up specific advice and recommendations for meeting contract clauses.
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted extensively in this article in The Rosen Report about mandatory COVID vaccinations for clients of travel advisors, requiring proof of vaccination status, disclosure of vaccination status to fellow travelers, and related legal issues.
Planning a Return to In-Person Meetings
July/August 2021
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted in this article in Association Leadership magazine about mandatory COVID vaccination policies for association meetings and conferences, requiring proof of vaccination status, and related legal issues. (See #2.)
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted extensively in this article in Small Market Meetings magazine about insurance, contracts and other risk management issues for meeting planners and meeting organizers. (See pp. 12-14.)
TLG’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum was featured on The Managing Partners Podcast, interviewed by the Podcast’s Erik Olson about himself, the firm and its growth, and business development generally.
Jeff Tenenbaum Publishes New Quarantine Cocktails eBook
April 29, 2021
TLG’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum has published the new eBook, Quarantine Cocktails: A DC Attorney’s Inspired Libations. From the Preface: “Many have said they have found silver linings in this horrific pandemic. For me, one of them has been the rediscovery of my mixology skills. While I had been a bartender during college in Philadelphia and when I worked on Capitol Hill after that, it’s been ages since I professionally tended bar. But that has not stopped me from fashioning myself an amateur barkeep for family and friends. In mid-March 2020, I started experimenting with new cocktail creations at home – including infusions, bitters, extracts, atomizers, torches, inventive ice cubes, rare liquors, and fresh and unique ingredients, along with some fun glassware – and posting them on social media with photos and detailed descriptions. Pretty soon, my drink posts were getting more attention and feedback than anything else I posted (except maybe my cooking posts). So, I kept it going.”
The Tenenbaum Law Group (TLG) is pleased to announce the addition of Counsel Julie Kulovits to the firm. Based in the Chicagoland area and most recently the general counsel of the North American Spine Society for the last six years – an internationally recognized association for medical professionals in the spine care field – Julie has broad-based experience with association and nonprofit legal issues. Prior to her in-house role, Julie spent a decade in private practice as a civil litigator in Illinois. Julie brings 15 years of law practice to TLG, where she will help to service the firm’s client base of over 350 associations and nonprofit organizations, as well as companies and executives that work with or provide services to nonprofits. Founded on January 1, 2020 by Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum and Counsel Nisha Thakker, TLG is nationally recognized, Washington, DC-based boutique law firm focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector, with clients across the United States.
Tenenbaum Law Group Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum authored this article in the March 1, 2021 issue of the American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now magazine on UBIT and virtual trade shows.
Jeff Tenenbaum Authors Chapter in New ASAE Book
February 2, 2021
TLG’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum authored a chapter in the just-released American Society of Association Executives-published book, Professional Practices in Association Management, Fourth Edition: The Essential Resource for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations. The chapter is entitled, “Legal Issues in Association Standard Setting, Certification and Accreditation Programs, and Codes of Ethics.”
Now eligible for PPP, 501(c)(6) groups seek payroll funds
January 22, 2021
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted in this article in CEO Update about the eligibility of 501(c)(6) trade and professional associations for funding in the latest iteration of the federal Paycheck Protection Program, including the limitation on those associations that engage in significant lobbying activity.
Strategies for Negotiating Your CEO Contract
January 2021
Tenenbaum Law Group Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted extensively in this article in the Winter 2020 issue of the American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now magazine on strategies for association CEOs for negotiating their next employment contract.
The New Business Essentials for Meetings
Fall 2020
Tenenbaum Law Group Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted extensively in this article in the Fall 2020 issue of the American Society of Association Executives’ Associations Now magazine on the current state of the association meetings industry, with a focus on legal considerations. In the wide-ranging article, Jeff discusses evolving changes in hotel contract force majeure clauses, speaker contracts in the virtual conference setting, standards of care and mitigating liability risks for hosting in-person meetings, requiring liability waivers for meeting attendees, and event cancellation insurance in the current market.
Pandemic Changes Little When It Comes To Work Rules
November / December 2020
“That’s where regulations start clashing. You can try to prevent someone with COVID-19 from entering the workplace, but the steps available remain limited,” according to Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum of the Tenenbaum Law Group, a practice specializing in nonprofit law and based in Washington, D.C. “While obviously not completely analogous, the EEOC has advised that flu vaccinations may not be mandated for all employees,” said Tenenbaum. “Exceptions have to be made for requests for disability, medical or religious accommodation,” he said. “It is not lawful to require all employees to be vaccinated. And, it must be coupled with appropriate notice to employees. As such, the EEOC has advised that employers should consider encouraging, rather than requiring, employees to get the flu vaccine each year.” It might evolve into a Constitutional fight if the federal government attempts to mandate citizens get vaccinated, Tenenbaum said. Even in the heyday of polio, the federal government did not mandate taking the vaccine. An example, he said, is the potential liability if a firm offers flu vaccines on premise. Even though waivers would be signed, there still are issues, such as employees feeling pressured into being inoculated by management or their peers.
Tenenbaum Law Group is very proud to have been awarded – in its first year – the (top) Tier 1 designation in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for Nonprofit/Charities Law for 2021 by Best Law Firms/U.S. News & World Report. The firm is one of only six law firms in the region to have been granted this distinguished 2021 honor.
Should Your Chapters Sign A COVID-19 Waiver?
October 14, 2020
Generally speaking, no, according to attorney Jeffrey Tenenbaum of the Tenenbaum Law Group. Waivers “cannot hurt the association from a legal risk management perspective,” and requiring a waiver will likely help the organization, Tenenbaum wrote in a recent article. However, “waivers are regularly challenged and nullified by courts for a variety of reasons,” so it is not a good idea to rely on them as a “complete liability shield.”
Associations Seek to Navigate UBIT and Virtual Trade Shows
September 24, 2020
"While it is unclear how the IRS may apply its 16-year-old guidance to the modern-day virtual trade show and whether its guidance today might be different, taken literally, it would seem a virtual trade show of any kind would not qualify for the existing trade show safe-harbor exception from UBIT,” said association attorney Jeff Tenenbaum, managing partner of Tenenbaum Law Group. “That being said, that does not automatically mean that virtual trade show income would be taxable as UBI; it would simply be ineligible for the safe harbor and subject to the standard three-prong UBIT analysis. Moreover, while the UBI exception for corporate sponsorship income does not apply to ‘qualified conventions and trade shows,’ if virtual conferences are deemed to not fall within that definition, then it may well be possible to restructure some of these business relationships as corporate sponsorships. In short, this is clear as mud."
Unprecedented Leadership During Unprecedented Times
September 17, 2020
Unprecedented Leadership During Unprecedented Times is the focus of the 2020 Association Leadership Forum, created by ASAE, which takes place at PlanetIMEX on Thursday 15 October. The programme has been developed to provide high level insights into the strategies association executives can employ to navigate a business environment that continues to change and challenge.
For Virtual Events, Is UBIT an Issue? You Bet
September 3, 2020
As associations pivot to virtual trade shows, meeting executives must understand how unrelated business income tax regulations now apply to exhibit revenues—and how to adapt sponsorship opportunities to minimize taxation.
Tenenbaum Law Group’s Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted extensively in this article in CEO Update about the uptick in association merger activity during the pandemic.
CEO Update
Top Ten Legal Q&A for Association Events in the COVID-19 Era: Strategies for an Evolving Landscape
July 16, 2020
Tenenbaum Law Group Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum’s article, Top 10 Legal Q&A for Association Events in the COVID-19 Era: Strategies for an Evolving Landscape, published in AMC Institute’s Money Matters newsletter
AMC Institute’s Money Matters
Real Strategies to Manage COVID Risk
June 23, 2020
TLG Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum was interviewed by the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ President & CEO Donna Oser for an hour, addressing a wide array of COVID-related legal issues facing associations these days.
Pandemic taking an ax to association revenue, staff and pay
April 24, 2020
Attorney Jeff Tenenbaum, with Tenenbaum Law Group, who represents both boards and executives in employment matters, said he has not seen contract renegotiations yet, but
expects to. “What I could see, if I was representing the executive, is kind of a deferral, where the executive agrees to take a cut in compensation this year. But assuming the association, by whatever metric
they agree to, is back on track a year from now, the executive would have the opportunity to earn that back.” CEOs working without a contract are subject to pay reductions for any non-illegal
reasons, Tenenbaum said.
CEO Update
So You Have to Negotiate a Major Event Cancellation...
April 16, 2020
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, managing partner at the law firm Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, was quoted extensively in this article about association meeting cancellations in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic in AssociationSuccess.org:
"Negotiations between associations, hotel operators and convention centers and their attorneys are rising to front and center in many situations now regarding annual conferences and meetings as a result of COVID-19.
Jeff Tenenbaum, managing partner of the Tenenbaum Law Group, has been at the forefront of the issue while the stakes continue to rise for both sides. He spoke in late March about how all of this is playing out."
How a Medical Society Decides to Cancel a Meeting
March 13, 2020
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, managing partner at the law firm Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, was quoted in this article in Medscape Medical News:
“Another factor many professional societies face is the specter of large cancellation fees from the hotels and convention centers they'd booked for their meetings. The bill could come within 24 hours after cancellation and be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars or even seven figures, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, managing partner of Tenenbaum Law Group in Washington, DC, told Medscape Medical News in an email.”
Medscape Medical News
Practical Motivation from the Coronavirus
March 5, 2020
TLG Managing Partner Jeff Tenenbaum is quoted in the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ online blog about force majeure clauses in association meeting contracts and event cancellation insurance policies for associations during the pandemic.
Charities take FPL money, back FPL rate hikes
March 5, 2020
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, managing partner at the Washington, DC-based law firm Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, was quoted in this article in The Palm Beach Post:
And the relationship between FPL and the not-for-profit groups it supports could put them in the crosshairs of the IRS, an attorney who specializes in non-profits told The Post.
“This is definitely problematic from a federal tax law perspective,” attorney Jeffrey Tenenbaum said.
“When these not-for-profit groups take actions that benefit private companies such as FPL, rather than the public or a disadvantaged group, the IRS could review their nonprofit status, which allows them to operate without paying federal income taxes,” Tenenbaum said.
The Palm Beach Post
How to Protect Your Nonprofit from Controversial Donors
September 19, 2019
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, head of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, was quoted in this article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on the steps nonprofit organizations can take to mitigate risk associated with fundraising.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, head of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, appeared on NPR Affiliate WOSU Public Media to discuss the steps nonprofits can take to prevent the type of misappropriation alleged in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Tenenbaum says he does not know the details of the Wexner-Epstein arrangement and cannot comment on it directly, but that there are measures nonprofits can take to avoid misappropriation.
“Here in this particular case involving Wexner and Epstein, it certainly seems like none of these steps were taken," Tenenbaum says. "Things like requiring double signatures, double authorization, back up documentation before funds can be paid or transferred, segregation of duties amongst employees, doing inventories of your fixed assets."
He also says Wexner could have set up electronic alerts so he knew every time a payment or transfer was made.
"Making sure that everyone in the finance and accounting department is required to take a certain length of vacation each year, at least two weeks, to see if that person is involved in a fraud,” Tenenbaum adds. “Because if that person's gone and someone else is assuming his or her duties, it gives you a chance to spot what's going on."
NPR Affiliate WOSU Public Media
Jeff Tenenbaum, chair of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, was interviewed by Ernesto Gluecksmann – host of the Through the Noise podcast – about his nonprofit organizations practice at the firm. The podcast debuted on May 30, 2019. Through the Noise is a podcast that explores hurdles, solutions and the process of cultivating success for nonprofits through conversations with executive directors, CEOs and other nonprofit professionals.
Through the Noise Podcast
The IRS can take action in cases of exorbitant compensation, but it rarely does.
Jeff Tenenbaum, head of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, said for 501(c)(3)s, the IRS can levy penalty taxes on those receiving excessive compensation as well as those who approved it.
He said for 501(c)(6)s such as the CPA institute, “revocation of tax-exempt status is the IRS’ only remedy — and one rarely utilized.”
The Charlotte Observer
Other practitioners aren't so sure about the APA argument. “You can't generalize about the procedural propriety of revenue procedures,” Jeffrey Tenenbaum, a nonprofit attorney at Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC in Washington, told Bloomberg Tax. “It depends on the substance of the revenue procedure.”
Tenenbaum said Montana's APA position “may be a bit of a stretch.” The lawsuit, filed July 24 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, “certainly highlights the fact this seems to be a political dispute dressed up in procedural arguments—on both sides,” he said.
Still, Tenenbaum said, states “absolutely” have a legitimate argument for the IRS to provide them with information they need to enforce their own standards for entities’ tax-exempt status.
Bloomberg Law
“The AICPA did a thorough and highly detailed job not only in pointing out needed areas for improvement and refinement of the Form 990, but also in supplying the specific verbiage needed to effectuate the changes,” Jeffrey Tenenbaum, a nonprofit attorney with Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC in Washington, told Bloomberg Tax.
Bloomberg BNA Daily Tax Report
Guns at Conventions: Are Association Being Careful Enough?
March 26, 2018
“Associations have the right to apply reasonable restrictions [on firearms] that go beyond local law since their events are private,” said Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Sr. Counsel, Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, an association law expert. Similarly, he noted, sporting events, concerts and other private happenings regularly ban firearms and employ various manners of security for entry.
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