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Rosemary E. Fei

PRINCIPAL

Education

• B.S., summa cum laude, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1980
• J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1986

Areas of Practice

Ms. Fei’s practice spans the full range of nonprofit and tax-exempt legal issues, with emphases on political advocacy issues, nonprofit corporate governance, religious entities, and social enterprise.

Prior Experience

Before joining Adler & Colvin, Ms. Fei was a general business lawyer at Shartsis, Friese & Ginsberg, San Francisco; a Federal election law compliance officer and budget director for the Dukakis Presidential campaign; and an attorney in the U.S. Department of State.

Professional Affiliations

Ms. Fei is Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Political & Lobbying Activities & Organizations of the Exempt Organizations Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. She is a member of the Exempt Organizations Committee, Tax Law Section, American Bar Association, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. She also serves on the Public Policy Steering Committee of Northern California Grantmakers. Ms. Fei is the former Chair of the Board of Redefining Progress; and a former director of The Conservation Campaign, Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, and The Marine Mammal Center.

Selected Publications

• Contributing Editor, The Rules of the Game: A Guide to Election-Related Activities for 501(c)(3) Organizations, 2010
• Contributing author, CEB's text Advising California Nonprofit Corporations
• Beyond Taxation: A Guide to Social Enterprise Vehicles,Taxation of Exempts, January/February 2011
• Perils in Consolidating Financial Statements of Exempt, co-author, Taxation of Exempts, Volume 22/Issue 3, November/December 2010
• Lobbying Clauses in Grant Agreements with Organizational Grantees, co-author, Taxation of Exempts, March/April 2006
• California's Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004, Spring 2006
• How to Set Up and Maintain an Action Fund Affiliated with a Charity, co-author, Taxation of Exempts, January/February 2004

Speaking and Teaching

Ms. Fei has guest lectured or taught courses at both the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management and the Law School of the University of San Francisco, Stanford Law School, and Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.

Bar Admissions

Ms. Fei is admitted to the bar in the state of California and the District of Columbia (inactive).

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