Florham Park, NJ – Farah N. Ansari, Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Practice Group and a member of the Tax Planning Practice Group at Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP was recently ranked Band 2 in Tax Law in Chambers USA 2024.

Ansari acts as outside legal counsel to nonprofit organizations. She has extensive expertise working with charities, foundations, schools, hospitals, religious institutions, charities, and other tax-exempt organizations in New York and New Jersey. Counseling on matters pertaining to the establishment of private foundations and public charities, governance, contract negotiation and tax exemption compliance are a part of Farah’s profession.

Farah is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and the American Bar Foundation. She now chairs the Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee of the Taxation Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and served as Chair of the Taxation Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association in the past. She is a member of the Community Foundation of New Jersey’s Legal, Wealth & Tax Advisory Committee.

Farah is also a member of the New York City Bar’s Non-Profit Organizations Committee and the Government Relations Council of Nonprofit New York. She also serves on the boards of the Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS) and Women@NJPAC. She belongs to the TEGE Exempt Organizations Council, as well. Farah gives regular talks on subjects pertaining to nonprofits and taxes.

Schenck Price Managing Partner, John E. Ursin, Esq. was pleased to congratulate Farah on this top honor. “This is impressive recognition, but very well deserved. Farah is known to her colleagues as being very knowledgeable and dedicated to the firm’s nonprofit clients. We are proud of our prominence in providing legal services to nonprofit organizations and supporting the good work they do in our community.”

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ABOUT FARAH N. ANSARI:

Farah N. Ansari is a partner with Schenck Price, where she is Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Practice Group and a member of the Tax Planning Practice Group. Farah acts as outside counsel to nonprofits and possesses significant experience counseling nonprofit organizations including charities, foundations, educational organizations, arts organizations, religious organizations, hospitals and other tax-exempt organizations in both New York and New Jersey. Farah’s practice includes counseling on issues relating to the formation of public charities and private foundations, including those with foreign operations. Farah also assists organizations with their transactions, contract negotiation and tax exemption compliance.

Farah is a member of Schenck Price’s Management Committee and chairs Schenck Price’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

ABOUT SCHENCK, PRICE, SMITH & KING:

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