Kevin Roe is a practical, solutions-oriented advisor and nationally-recognized attorney with over a decade of experience advising tax-exempt organizations and years of hands-on experience in the nonprofit sector. He provides strategic guidance to a diverse range of public charities, private foundations, and other nonprofits on structural and operating issues, including formation, governance, reorganizations, grantmaking, taxation, and commercial transactions. Kevin also advises public and private companies on corporate social responsibility initiatives and individual donors on major gifts.
Recognizing him as a leading lawyer in its Not-for-Profit rankings, in 2024 and 2025, The Legal 500 United States reported that his clients praise Kevin as "excellent on many fronts." He has built a reputation as a talented and hard-working lawyer, and his addition to the firm in 2025 solidified the East Coast presence of the firm's nationally-recognized tax exempt organizations practice.
Kevin's expertise in nonprofit investment matters makes him a significant asset for the firm's education industry group, which assists clients with complex investment needs. In addition to serving as principal outside counsel to a diverse set of nonprofit clients—including public charities, private foundations, and media and entertainment organizations—Kevin advises colleges and universities, foundations, hospitals, and other institutions on endowment investment issues, including impact investments.
Before he became a lawyer, Kevin spent four years as a development officer for the Partnership for After School Education in New York, writing grants, managing budgets, and leading fundraising efforts. He is the author of "Understanding Private Foundations" for Thomson Reuters Practical Law and serves as chair of the Federal Taxation Subcommittee of Nonprofit New York's Government Relations Council. He teaches courses on nonprofit law at Fordham University School of Law and is a frequent speaker on governance, charitable giving, advocacy, impact investments, and other aspects important to tax-exempt organizations.
Admitted to Practice
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New York, 2014
Education
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J.D., New York University School of Law, 2013, magna cum laude
- Member, Order of the Coif
- National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellow
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Certification, Non-Profit Management, City University of New York, Baruch College, 2007
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B.A., Classics, Yale University, 2006, cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Chair and Member, Federal Taxation Committee, Government Relations Council, Nonprofit New York
- Adjunct Professor, Nonprofit Law, Fordham University School of Law, 2019-present
- Board of Directors, Partnership for After School Education, 2022-2025
Professional Recognition
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- Recognized as a "Rising Star," The Legal 500 United States, 2024
- Recognized as a "Leading Associate," The Legal 500 United States, 2025
Background
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- Counsel, 2023-2025; Associate, 2013-2022 – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York
- Legal Intern, New York University Office of the General Counsel, New York, 2011-2012