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PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
J.D., 2002, Yale Law School, Francis Wayland Prize in Negotiation; Articles Editor, Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal
B.A., 1996, Harvard University, magna cum laude;  Phi Beta Kappa

ADMISSIONS
New York

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member, American Bar Association (Committee on Tax Exempt Organizations); Member, New York City Bar Association (Committee on Nonprofit Organizations) (2006-2009); Director, Neighbors Together soup kitchen (2009 to present); Director, The Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York (1999-2005); Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Housing and Urban Development Committee); Director, The Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York (1999-2005); Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Housing and Urban Development Committee)

LANGUAGES
French, Mandarin Chinese

PUBLICATIONS
Author, "Is a News Carrier an Employee or an Independent Contractor? Deterring Abuse of the 'Independent Contractor' Label Via State Tort Claims," 19 Yale Law & Policy Review 489 (2001)

Jean L. Tom
Associate

212-336-2214 | 212-336-7930 fax |
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Jean Tom is an associate in the firm's Tax-Exempt Organizations Group.  Ms. Tom advises public charities and private foundations on tax compliance, organizational structuring (e.g., subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures), international operations and grantmaking, program-related investing, governance issues such as fiduciary responsibilities and endowment issues, and general corporate and real estate matters.  She has assisted in the formation of new charitable entities, advised established organizations on lobbying and advocacy activities, drafted consulting and employment agreements and reviewed client leases and mortgage documents.  An active lecturer, Ms. Tom has presented on a wide range of issues including the New York laws governing non-profit organizations, corporate sponsorships and commercial co-ventures, and exemption issues for charter schools. 

Before joining the firm, Ms. Tom served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.