Supporting Community Resilience

We provide legal and governance support to leading nonprofits, NGOs, and social enterprises around the world. These matters draw on nearly every Latham practice group, allowing the firm to leverage our commercial expertise and global presence in service of community organizations where we live and work. With this support, our charity clients can dedicate more resources to service delivery and maximize their impact.

Below are some of the organizations we had the privilege of advising in 2025:

• Africa Nature Investors focuses on the sustainable management of protected natural areas in Nigeria, specifically Gashaka Gumti National Park and the Okomu Elephant Landscape, as well as combating illegal wildlife trade. Our lawyers drafted a concession agreement and advised on the nonprofit’s operating terms.
• The Ariel Center provides sports-related therapies to support all Israelis struggling with trauma. We advised on the formation of a US nonprofit, American Friends of the Ariel Center Inc., which provides financial support to organizations that address both the physical and psychological impacts of trauma in Israel.
• The Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture seeks to amplify and showcase the contributions of LGBTQ+ people in New England, foster the next generation of LGBTQ+ artists and art leaders in Boston and beyond, and provide LGBTQ+ events and community spaces for visitors to Boston from around the world. We advised the museum as it incorporated as a nonprofit and registered as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and we continue to assist from them with corporate governance.
• Espérance Banlieues seeks to address inequalities in France’s education system by providing high-quality education in underserved neighborhoods. Our lawyers advised the nonprofit on a variety of corporate and commercial law matters as well as items in connection with tax-related questions.
• Homeboy Industries is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. Based in Los Angeles, California, it offers training and services to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people. Our lawyers advised on the legal structure of Homeboy Venture and Jobs Fund, which is being used to expand existing social enterprises, support training, and create additional jobs. We continue to advise Homeboy on corporate governance and oversight matters across its family of affiliated organizations and businesses. We also represented Homeboy in negotiations regarding two film projects telling the story of Homeboy and its founder, Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Father Gregory Boyle, and now advise Homeboy Media, the nonprofit’s entertainment and media business, on audiovisual projects that advance its mission.
• Meem Foundation works to promote economic opportunity and improve access to healthcare for women and girls across the Middle East and North Africa. We assisted Meem with various agreements, including grant agreements, service agreements, and standard forms, as well as other governance-related work for the foundation.
• The Robert-Debré Child Brain Institute brings together clinicians and researchers focused on brain development in children. We assisted the organization with its governance structure and structures around future partnerships.
• Sai Kung District Community Centre provides a wide range of integrated social services focusing on youth development, elderly care, and rural community support in Hong Kong. Facilitated by PILnet, a global network for public interest law, we conducted a legal health check for the organization, helping it to establish which legal needs to prioritize.
• Storm Skills Training provides self-harm and suicide prevention training that is specifically designed for frontline caregivers who regularly interact with people in distress across the UK. Our lawyers assisted Storm Skills Training in reviewing and updating its client contracts, including providing IP support UK General Data Protection Regulation requirements compliance advice.
• Tausche Bildung für Wohnen supports young people who are interested in becoming educational mentors for children in under-resourced neighborhoods across Germany. Our lawyers advised the organization on several matters relating to employment law and real estate.
• Tremplin Extraordinaire promotes the professional and social integration of people with disabilities in Paris, and runs a restaurant staffed by youth with disabilities. We assisted Tremplin Extraordinaire in reviewing its governance and tax status.
• The Queer Straight Alliance is the largest LGBTQ+ student organization in Hong Kong, supporting LGBTQ+ students and allies through career, social, and educational initiatives. We recently provided corporate structuring support to the organization.
• Women’s Voices Now uses film to drive social change that advances girls’ and women's rights globally. They carry out their mission through three main programs: an annual film festival, a youth program, and offering a free online film collection called Voices for Change. We reviewed several of the organization’s releases and templates.