Practice Areas

Education

J.D., 1971, Columbia Law School, cum laude, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
B.A., 1965, Harvard University and Radcliffe College, cum laude, History and Literature

Admissions

New York

U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Tax Court

Languages

French

Professional Activities

Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Non-Profit Organizations, 1982-1985 and 1987-1990; Committee to Enhance Professional Opportunities for Minorities, 1993-1996; Chair, Library Committee, 2000-2002); New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Board of Advisors of the NYU Program on Philanthropy and the Law, Member (1988-1991) and (2000-2002), Vice Chair (2001-2002); Recognized in Super Lawyers in the area of Non-Profit.

Board Positions: Trustee, Teachers College, Columbia University (1985–Present), (Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees, 1998–2003); Milton Academy, Secretary of the Board (1990–2002); Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation, (2001–Present); Ponagansett Foundation (1985–Present); William T. Grant Foundation (1993–2000); Director, Henfield Foundation (1980–2002); Mona Bismarck Foundation (1992–2005); NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (1999–2001); Partnership for Children's Rights (2002–Present); The New Press (2003–Present); Sandisfield Arts and Restoration Committee (2006-Present); United States Trust Corporation and United States Trust Company of New York; (1991–2004); Chair, Corporate Responsibility Committee (1997–2000); Risk Management Committee (2001–2004); Lecturer, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York University and other programs on a wide range of issues, including governance and tax concerns of charitable organizations

Publications

Published articles on fiduciary responsibilities of directors, expenditure responsibility, foreign grant-making of private foundations and lobbying and legislative activities, mergers and consolidations, estate and gift tax issues. Representative lectures and articles: "Charitable Asset Maintenance," presented at the New York University National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Conference (November, 2003); "What Can We Spend," analysis of endowment legal and accounting rules, presented to the Non-Profit Forum (2002); "Whither Regulation?" an analysis of the increasing regulation of charities and the effect of the disclosure rules and the internet, presented at the NYU National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Conference (October 2007)

Related Publications

March 25, 2011

NYPMIFA Revisited: A Summary Incorporating the Attorney General's Recent Guidance

Winter 2010-2011

The Legal Canvas, Winter 2010-2011

September 30, 2010

New York Version of UPMIFA Creates Flexibility as well as New Burdens for Nonprofits

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Antonia M. Grumbach

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F: 212-336-2222

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Overview

Antonia Grumbach has practiced law at the firm for more than 30 years. She became a partner in 1979 and served as managing partner from 1990-1996. Ms. Grumbach currently focuses her practice in the area of tax-exempt organizations. Ms. Grumbach advises charitable organizations (and charitable trusts) on governance issues, endowment questions, tax issues and public/private partnerships. She handles corporate, tax and other related work such as licensing, employment and management agreements for private foundations and publicly supported organizations. Ms. Grumbach has facilitated Board retreats and discussions on the fiduciary responsibilities and duties of Boards of non-profit entities.

During her career, Ms. Grumbach has been a very active member of professional organizations and committees. In addition to the associations listed in the sidebar, Ms. Grumbach has also just completed a second term as a member of the board of advisors of the NYU program on philanthropy and the law. In addition, she serves as a trustee to various boards and foundations, including Teachers College at Columbia University (where she was co-chair of the board for five years), Milton Academy, Wildlife Conservation Society, Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation, Partnership for Children's Rights, The New Press and Ponagansett Foundation. Mrs. Grumbach also served as a director of U.S. Trust Corporation and U.S. Trust Company of New York for more than 10 years. She was formerly on the Boards of the William T. Grant Foundation, Henfield Foundation and the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.

An active lecturer and writer, Ms. Grumbach has presented on a wide range of issues including the governance and tax concerns of charitable organizations. She has also contributed to and co-authored numerous publications on fiduciary responsibilities of directors, expenditure responsibility, mergers and consolidations and estate and gift tax issues. Highlights include Intermediate Sanctions and High Compensation, What You Can Do to Protect Your Organization, Private Foundations: Issues Surrounding Their Operations and Funding a Foundation – What Assets to Use; What Can We Spend?, an analysis of the legal and accounting rules for endowments.