Sean Glynn
ArentFox SchiffArentFox Schiff advises organizations facing challenges at all stages of the nonprofit lifecycle, from incorporation and qualification for tax-exempt status through to operational and transactional matters. The team is jointly led by Brian Schneider, Sean Glynn, and Shira Helstrom, all of whom are based in Washington DC. Schneider advises on a range of governance and operational issues and also has experience in contentious matters. Glynn is an expert on nonprofit financing matters and frequently works closely with Helstrom, who is a key contact for clients active both within the US and internationally. Richard Krainin co-leads the firm’s public finance industry group from New York and chiefly handles matters in the real estate sector.
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Key clients
- Specialty Food Association
- Institute for Defense Analyses
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
- National Association of Broadcasters
- Opportunity Finance Network
- National Association of College Stores
- YMCA of Greater Washington
- National Public Radio
- AARP
- American Psychological Association
- Institute of World Politics
- International Spy Museum
- Council on Foreign Relations
- American Institute of Architects
Work highlights
- Represented the Specialty Food Association in a dispute in which a board member who was removed from the Board subsequently engaged in a proxy solicitation initiative to take over the association.
- Assisted the American Institute of Architects with securing two term loans that were secured by real estate parcels and certain investment accounts, structuring the loans around the endowment and donor restrictions on the investment accounts.
- Represented AARP in establishing affiliations with several other nonprofits nationally to enhance AARP’s suite of services to the public and its members.
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Brian Schneider, Sean Glynn, Shira Helstrom