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Tenenbaum Law Group Welcomes Addition of Counsel Julie Kulovits
April 12, 2021
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 associati…
UBIT and Virtual Trade Shows: What Associations Need to Know
March 1, 2021
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. Associations Now
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 Organizat…
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…
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 co…
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…
Tenenbaum Law Group One of Only Six Law Firms to Receive 2021 Tier 1 Washington, DC Designation by Best Law Firms/U.S. News & World Report for Nonprofit/Charities Law
November 5, 2020
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…
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. Howe…
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 saf…
Meet Our Team
Jeff is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit attorneys, and a highly regarded and frequent author, lecturer, media commentator, and expert witness on nonprofit legal matters. Formerly the longtime chair of one of the country’s largest nonprofit law practices, he is the recipient of numerous distinguished national awards and honors.
Nisha is an experienced in-house nonprofit attorney and senior-level business partner. Formerly the associate general counsel of a large REALTOR® association in Northern Virginia, she has a broad understanding of nonprofit legal matters as well as business operations, governance, and development.
Holly Peterson is an attorney with significant experience in the association and nonprofit, employment, and education sectors. She excels at translating complex regulatory and legal issues into practical and digestible client solutions. Prior to joining TLG, Holly served in a senior role on the Legal Resources Team and Leadership Team at the National Association of College and University Attorneys for eight years, where she was immersed in legal and operational issues impacting the nonprofit education sector, acquiring significant experience with association and nonprofit operations and management.
Counsel Ashley Wisneski has been practicing law for 20 years and brings extensive in-house experience to TLG. Most recently, she served as the University Counsel at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Associate General Counsel at Johnson & Wales University.
Kevin Serafino is an attorney with experience advising a wide range of nonprofit organizations at various stages of their development, leveraging his decade of experience working in-house at two national trade associations to provide practical and actionable legal advice to mission-driven organizations. He also counsels politically active organizations on federal and state lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance laws. Prior to joining TLG, Kevin served as an associate in the nonprofit organizations practice of a leading mid-Atlantic law firm, while also practicing in the firm’s Chambers-ranked political law group.
Kyler Mejia is an attorney with experience advising nonprofit tax-exempt organizations and socially responsible businesses operating both domestically and internationally. Kyler counsels a broad range of nonprofits on a wide array of legal matters. He also acts as outside general counsel to many clients, assisting with issues related to federal tax exemption, corporate governance, contract reviews and drafting, mergers and acquisitions, subsidiaries and affiliates, hybrid corporate structures, partnerships and joint ventures, lobbying and political activity compliance, intellectual property, and more. Prior to joining TLG, Kyler worked at a boutique law firm in Tempe, AZ, focused exclusively on servicing the legal needs of nonprofits.
