Lawyers Specialized in Foundations and Associations

Our lawyers specialising in foundations and associations have extensive experience in commercial law, which governs the legislation relating to NGOs. The services we provide include, amongst others:

• Advice on the incorporation of foundations and associations.
• Ongoing advice to foundations, associations and non-profit organisations.
• Drafting and amending the articles of association for such organisations.
• Drafting and reviewing all types of contracts, business collaboration agreements, donation agreements and agreements between foundations or public bodies.
• Convening meetings of the Board of Trustees and/or Executive Committees and providing legal support for these meetings.
• Compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act.
• Mergers of foundations, associations or non-profit organisations.
• Receipt of charitable wills and/or charitable bequests.
• Winding up of organisations.

The tax services provided by lawyers specialising in foundations and associations are based on an in-depth understanding of the tax benefits associated with philanthropy and include advice on matters such as the following:

• Ongoing tax advice to foundations, associations and other non-profit organisations in both the general and regional tax jurisdictions.
• Advice on the application of the special tax regime for non-profit organisations: its application, loss of entitlement and scope.
• Advice on the tax regime governing donations and contributions from individuals and legal entities.
• Advice on other forms of patronage: collaboration agreements, expenditure on activities in the public interest and programmes supporting events of exceptional public interest.

The services offered by our lawyers specialising in data protection and privacy for associations and foundations include:

• Data Protection Officer services.
• Advice on compliance with privacy regulations.
• Management of personal data databases.
• Drafting of privacy policies.
• Data protection impact assessments.
• Information security audits.
• Cybersecurity training.
• Advice on public tenders.
• Legal defence against penalties for breaches of privacy regulations.

Our intellectual property services for foundations and non-profit organisations include:

• Comprehensive intellectual property advice: review of contracts for the transfer of image rights or content, and licensing agreements.
• Registration and protection of industrial property rights.
• Protection and registration of musical, literary, audiovisual and technological works (software, apps, databases) created or used by the foundation or organisation.
• Defence against digital fraud and online plagiarism.
• Advice on licence and transfer agreements.