In 1955, Bernard Perlman established the first state regulatory agency in the United States devoted exclusively to the oversight of charitable activities. Today, these regulatory functions are carried out by the Charities Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

We have grown from a sole practitioner handling mostly regional clients to a law firm of several attorneys, paralegals and compliance specialists, serving clients nationally and internationally. Our scope has expanded from traditional nonprofit legal matters to evolving areas of the law such as social enterprise, corporate philanthropy and nonprofit fundraising via the Internet. We also boast one of the industries leading nonprofit fundraising registration and compliance departments.

To cite just a few examples of our accomplishments:

• Served as lead counsel for the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, raising over $100 million during a one hour special event broadcast appearing on all major television networks simultaneously;
• Served as lead counsel for The American Charities for Reasonable Fundraising Regulation;
• Successfully litigated constitutional suit to overturn overly restrictive nonprofit fundraising regulatory scheme in Pinellas County, FL; and
• Advised foreign government on nonprofit sectoral issues.