Charities
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
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Provided by Gilbert + Tobin
Gilbert + Tobin’s Charities + Social Sector Group provides specialist advice to the charitable and not-for-profit sectors including large and small charities, community organisations, corporate foundations, industry associations and private families and individuals.
Our approach
Our group’s deep knowledge of, and experience in, areas of law that relate specifically to charities and not-for-profit organisations, coupled with our broad corporate expertise, enables us to provide innovative, holistic and strategic legal advice and guidance. We provide a full suite of top-tier experience in areas such as corporate/commercial, tax, intellectual property (including trademarks), finance (including banking and loan agreements), real estate and projects (including leasing), construction, planning and employment. We also have a long-standing and well known commitment to the community through our pro bono practice and CSR initiatives.
Unique service offering
We know about laws, regulations and law reform relating specifically to the charities world in which our clients operate. But being a broad service national firm, we also offer access to our wide range of corporate and commercial expertise. This is a powerful and unique combination allowing us to give an unparalleled service to large charities undertaking complicated and complex transactions while still providing the advice and guidance clients need for all their activities, not just those specific to charities.
Chambers Review
Gilbert + Tobin offers a specialist service to the full range of not-for-profit (NFP) clients, including charities of all types and sizes, community organisations, corporate foundations and entities established by philanthropists and private families. The practice provides a broad range of charities expertise, including advice in relation to the establishment and structuring of charities and NFPs, fund-raising, corporate governance and tax issues. The team is especially valued for its provision of big-picture perspectives on actual and potential policy developments in the NFP sector and its readiness to engage with regulatory authorities questioning the claims of organisations seeking classification as charities. The firm's notable clients include Little Company of Mary Healthcare, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition.
Work Highlights
- Gilbert + Tobin advised for Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition on its listing as a deductible gift recipient as well as charitable fund-raising in preparation for the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to parliament.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team are clearly experts in the field. What made them so exceptional, however, was the time they took to understand the complexities of theorganisation and its goals and to entertain a wide variety of issues and options when navigating the not-for-profit space."
"The team are able to tailor their advice in the current economic climate and with an awareness of the different needs of a not-for-profit entity versus a for-profit."
"The team are clearly experts in the field. What made them so exceptional, however, was the time they took to understand the complexities of theorganisation and its goals and to entertain a wide variety of issues and options when navigating the not-for-profit space."
"The team are able to tailor their advice in the current economic climate and with an awareness of the different needs of a not-for-profit entity versus a for-profit."
Notable Practitioners
Darren Fittler heads the practice's charities and social sector and takes leading roles on key mandates across its full spectrum of operations. He is based in Sydney.
"Darren is a superbly skilled lawyer with vast expertise and experience - and he's a delightful human being. His depth of knowledge powerfully guided our project. He was available to thoughtfully consider complex issues, discuss potential solutions and draw on other examples to find a path forward."
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