Bio

Daniel Kurtz is co-chair of Pryor Cashman's Nonprofit Organizations Practice and a member of the Corporate, Tax, and Litigation Groups, among others. With his diverse background as a corporate lawyer, civil prosecutor, and leading governance authority, Dan has earned a national reputation for servicing the full range of needs of his nonprofit clients. Dan represents nonprofit clients in litigation matters, particularly those involving issues of governance and fiduciary responsibility. He has conducted numerous internal investigations and handled litigations brought by civil enforcement and regulatory authorities, playing a key role in many groundbreaking cases in this area. Dan acts as general counsel to many of his clients and as principal outside counsel to others, advising on corporate and governance issues, endowment administration and investment, indemnification, and an array of exempt organization tax issues. He also regularly handles business combinations, including sales of assets, mergers, consolidations, and sophisticated reorganizations and restructurings. A former New York State Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the New York Charities Bureau (Bureau Chief) for six years, Dan also worked as a partner at other top law firms, including Skadden and Holland & Knight, among others.