Jennifer Gniady co-chairs Stradley Ronon’s nonprofit & religious organizations practice group, bringing together more than two dozen lawyers across a broad range of legal disciplines to serve these unique clients. She has spent more than 15 years counseling nonprofit organizations on how to respond to threats, solve problems and plan for the future. Her clients include charities, religious organizations, associations, schools and organizations promoting the arts, media, science and technology. She routinely advises nonprofits on governance issues related to articles, bylaws, and board actions, as well as compliance with lobbying and fundraising laws. She represents clients responding to inquiries from federal, state, and local charitable regulators and manages litigation.
Her combination of tax and corporate law experience lets her accompany organizations through significant and complex restructuring projects. This frequently involves developing or refining corporate structures to best preserve operations and assets while managing liabilities, such as litigation claims and debt. When assisting religious organizations, she creates civil structures that reflect the mission of the organization and ensure their singular status under constitutional law is respected.