North America - United States • Tax
Proskauer Rose LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP acts on behalf of a diverse client base of tax-exempt organizations, including prominent organizations in the sports and cultural sectors in addition to a significant number of education and healthcare industry groups. New York-based Amanda Nussbaum, who leads the firm’s tax department, also co-heads the not-for-profit group with Washington DC partner Seth Safra. Nussbaum’s practice covers issues in relation to cooperation with taxable entities, including joint ventures, partnerships, and for-profit subsidiaries, while Safra handles a range of employment and tax compliance issues. Core team members in the New York office include healthcare specialists Whitney Phelps and Jason Madden, who frequently work closely together. Katrina McCann, also in New York, is a further name to note.
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Key clients
- Chicago State University
- Amherst College
- Barnard College
- Bowdoin College
- Bryn Mawr College
- Pomona College
- WTA Tour
- ATP Tour
- Baystate Health Inc.
- Big 12 Conference
- Catholic Health Services
- Greater New York Hospital Association
- Hip Hop Museum
- Hospital for Special Surgery
- Lighthouse Guild
- LiveOnNY, Inc.
- Lung Cancer Research Foundation
- Cedars-Sinai Health Systems/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Health Systems
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the GRAMMY Organization)
- The American Council on Education
- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”)
- The Eclipse Foundation
- Metropolitan Opera
- NYC Ballet
- Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Health Plan & Screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension Plan
- Producer-Writers Guild Health and Pension Plans
- AFTRA Retirement Fund
- Equity-League Health Plan
- American Federation of Musicians & Employers’ Pension Fund
Work highlights
- Represented the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, as well as MusiCares, the charitable arm of the GRAMMY Organization, in all of their employment and litigation matters as well as providing day-to-day advice and counseling.
- Advised the Hospital for Special Surgery, which specializes in orthopedic surgery and the treatment of rheumatologic conditions, as primary outside counsel.
- Assisted 33 liberal arts colleges and universities on submitting an amicus curiae brief in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, No. 20-1199, and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina, No. 21-707.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amanda Nussbaum, Seth Safra