Anthony D. Dougherty - Partner
 Anthony Dougherty is a Partner at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP. Mr. Dougherty has practiced law since 1990 and specializes in the areas of education, labor and not-for-profit law including laws pertaining to religious and charitable institutions. He serves as general counsel to Iona College, the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Eastern Economic Association, an association of economists headquartered in New Rochelle, New York. His clients include several religious orders, not-for-profit foundations as well as private preparatory and post-secondary institutions. He also serves as panel defense counsel for the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.
Mr. Dougherty has successfully represented his clients before state and federal agencies such as the New York State Division of Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. He continually advises his clients on compliance with federal, state and local employment laws as well as the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code for qualification for tax-exempt status. He recently obtained a dismissal on a motion for summary judgment of a race association discrimination claim from a college. He also created a publication on mergers, consolidations and restructuring of religious congregations and gave a presentation at the Legal Resource Center for Religious 2005 legal seminar in Atlanta, Georgia which was attended by superiors and treasurers of religious institutes, attorneys and other professionals serving religious communities.
Prior to joining Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, he was a member of the New York City-based firm, Davidoff & Malito, and gained specialized experience in representing not-for-profit, educational and religious institutions under John J. Duffy, Esq. Mr. Dougherty earned his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School and is a member of the New York State and City Bar Associations and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law section of the New York State Bar Association. He is also a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Brothers Foundation and St. Joseph Residence, Inc.
Phone: 212.216.8099
Fax: 212.216.8001
Email: adougherty@tarterkrinsky.com |
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