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Advising Nonprofits About Corporate Governance and Compliance

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Nixon Peabody LLP
1300 Clinton Square, 14th Floor
(Corner of Clinton Ave. and Broad St.)
Rochester, NY 14604
518.487.5641

Advising Nonprofits about Corporate Governance and Compliance CLE

Friday, November 30, 2012
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Nixon Peabody LLP

1300 Clinton Square, 14^th Floor

(Corner of Clinton Avenue & Broad Street)

Rochester, New York 14604

(2 CLE credits, including 1.0 Practice Skills and 1.0 Ethics)

Register online now 

Many attorneys would like to assist their favorite charity—but they don’t know how. Or they may be serving on the board of a nonprofit but are not clear about their roles. This MCLE program will empower lawyers to initiate and strengthen their relationships with charities. The program is of particular interest to lawyers with corporate or transactional background, or any counsel who are involved with nonprofits in their professional or community activities. It is hoped that attendees will use the information to launch or enhance their engagement with a needy nonprofit in New York. Learn how familiar concepts of fiduciary duties of care and loyalty translate into the nonprofit context; become familiar with annual informational filing requirements; see how modern hallmarks of good corporate governance— audit committee charters, conflict of interest policies, executive compensation rules, whistleblower policies, document retention policies, independent counsel, board independence and more—are helping nonprofits better realize their mission to do the public good.

This program is the Rochester area launch event of Charity Corps: Lawyers Helping Nonprofits, a new joint initiative between the NYSBA and the State Attorney General’s Office. Attendees will receive a copy of Lesley Rosenthal’s bestselling new book, Good Counsel:  Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits (John Wiley & Sons), an $80 value, as part of the registration fee.  NYSBA members: $65; Non-NYSBA members: $ 135. 

Moderated by:  
Lesley Rosenthal, General Counsel, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Chair, Charity Corps:  Lawyers Helping Nonprofits

Panelists: 

William D. Maldovan, Office of the New York State Attorney General

Michael Cooney, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

Bryan Hetherington, General Counsel, Empire Justice Center

The last day to pre-register online was November 29, 2012.

Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities:
NYSBA welcomes participation by individuals with disabilities. NYSBA is committed to complying with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, programs, activities, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations. To request auxiliary aids or services or if you have any questions regarding accessibility, please contact the New York State Bar Association at 800-582-2452 or gschwartz@nysba.org.