Litigation

At Couch White, litigation for not-for-profit clients generally involves lawyers who understand the not-for-profit’s structure and motivations working with seasoned litigators who are experienced in all aspects of administrative and civil litigation in state and federal courts and have extensive subject matter knowledge on a broad range of issues. Our lawyers also engage in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings as well as civil litigation against government entities and not-for-profit regulators. We counsel our not-for-profit clients on practices and strategies to avoid or minimize litigation. Our attorneys also appreciate that not-for-profit clients often approach litigation differently than large corporate clients and face greater cost restraints.

The Firm’s representative experience includes:

• Pre-litigation strategy, practices, policies and procedures.
• Successful New York Article 78 proceedings against state governmental entities including those related to prevailing wage and application approval issues.
• Assisting not-for-profits respond to governmental agency requests for information and regulatory reviews.
• Contract disputes including employment, real estate, consultant and vendor contracts and disputes with related not-for profit entities.
• Governance disputes stemming from officer and director removal, director conflicts of interest and groups challenging corporate control or authority.
• Employment and tort claims against not-for-profits in the ordinary course of operations.