Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum

Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum is a nonprofit organizations attorney and managing partner at  Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, who advises management and boards on legal, governance, and sensitive business matters. His clients include charities, trade and professional associations, foundations, conservation groups, international NGOs, arts and cultural institutions, think tanks, and educational organizations. His practice covers tax exemption, corporate governance, contracts, grants, fundraising regulation, charitable gift restrictions, employment matters, antitrust, certification and standard-setting, mergers, joint ventures, lobbying and political activity regulation, ADA compliance, insurance, and international operations.

Tenenbaum earned his J.D. from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is admitted in the District of Columbia and before the US Tax Court. Before entering private practice, he served as Legal Section Manager at the American Society of Association Executives and worked as a legislative assistant in the US House of Representatives, giving him early experience with nonprofit legal issues and federal policymaking.

Tenenbaum regularly represents nonprofit clients before Congress and federal and state regulatory agencies and in governmental and internal investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation. He has also served as an expert witness on nonprofit legal matters. His prior experience includes leading nonprofit practices at major law firms and serving as a partner and board member during a lengthy tenure at Venable LLP. He remains active in the American Bar Association’s Nonprofit Organizations Committee and several American Society of Association Executives committees and councils.

Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum is a frequent author, lecturer, media commentator, and speaker on nonprofit law. He has written or co-written more than 1,000 articles and delivered or moderated more than 1,500 presentations on nonprofit legal topics. His honors include the American Bar Association’s Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer of the Year Award and Best Lawyers’ 2026 Lawyer of the Year for Nonprofit/Charities Law in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. His work combines legal counseling, governance guidance, regulatory advocacy, investigations, litigation, and practical advice for nonprofit organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC
• Member, American Society of Associations
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

Education

• Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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