Daniel L. Kurtz's practice encompasses the representation of the specialized needs of nonprofit organizations. With his diverse background as corporate lawyer, civil prosecutor and leading governance authority, he has developed a national reputation in serving the full range of needs of his nonprofit clients. These clients include health care institutions, colleges and universities, cultural organizations, social service agencies, religious organizations, social clubs, trade and professional associations, national charities, environmental organizations, advocacy groups and private foundations, among others.
Mr. Kurtz acts as general counsel to many of his clients and as a principal outside counsel to others. In those capacities he advises clients on corporate and governance issues, sponsorship and charitable fundraising opportunities, endowment administration and investment, indemnification, employment matters, compliance issues, including charitable solicitation laws, and a full range of exempt organization tax issues, including those relating to excess benefit transactions, organization and dissolution, unrelated business income, lobbying and other advocacy issues. He also has served as company counsel to bond issuers in tax exempt financings.
Mr. Kurtz has handled business combinations of all types including joint ventures, sales of assets, mergers, consolidations and sophisticated reorganizations and restructurings.
Mr. Kurtz also represents his nonprofit clients in litigation matters, in particular ones involving issues of governance and fiduciary responsibility. Mr. Kurtz also has conducted internal investigations of clients and has defended clients in investigations and litigations undertaken by civil enforcement and regulatory authorities. He has played a key role in many groundbreaking cases in this area. From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Kurtz was the Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the Charities Bureau in the New York State Attorney General’s office.