Advises charitable organizations in all aspects of their formation including incorporation, applications for state and federal tax exemptions, creation of compliance and risk management programs, and charitable solicitation licensing and compliance.

Serves as outside general counsel to the largest conversion foundation on a per capita basis in the United States.

Represented a nonprofit health system in its $1.5 billion acquisition by the nation's largest hospital operator.

Counsels professional athletes in connection with founding and administering their charitable foundations.

Represents former health system supporting organizations in reclassifications and reorganizations as public charities.

Conducted governance reviews and internal audits for grantmaking foundations, family foundations, health care systems, hospitals, secondary schools and professional accreditation organizations.

Represents a health system and its supporting organization in dissolution and distribution of assets, including representation before the North Carolina attorney general and Superior Court to modify purpose and management restrictions of restricted funds pursuant to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.

Counsels foundations on all aspects of their management, including governance, strategic planning, executive compensation, tax and regulatory compliance, resource development programs, third-party vendor risk management, responding to whistleblower complaints, joint ventures, and grantmaking programs and agreements.

Advises nonprofit board members regarding conflicts of interest, fiduciary duties, risk management and other aspects of board governance.

Secured injunctive relief on behalf of Gov. Roy Cooper in a case involving proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution.

Served as counsel to a global corporation in a multi-week trial in the Western District of North Carolina and procured a $111 million judgment against three defendants for fraud, conspiracy, unfair trade practices and RICO violations.

Counsels nonprofit and corporate clients in negotiations and litigation involving employment and noncompetition agreements, executive compensation, discrimination, whistleblower complaints, and misappropriation of trade secrets.