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Carolyn M. Osteen
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7252
F + 1-617-235-0086
+ 1-617-854-2309 secretary
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Practice
Carolyn is a partner of the Boston office of Ropes & Gray and a member of its Tax Department. She joined the firm in 1970 and her practice has focused on exempt organizations, including representation of a number of colleges, universities, museums, and hospitals. She speaks regularly on issues of charitable giving and tax and corporate problems of tax‑exempt organizations.
Professional Experience
Carolyn is the co‑author of the "Harvard Manual ‑ Tax Aspects of Charitable Giving" recently published in its 8th Edition as well as co‑author of the BNA portfolio, "Charitable Contributions for Corporations." She serves as a member of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Public Charities Advisory Committee. She is a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and has served as a Regent of the American College of Tax Counsel and the Governing Council of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. She is a recent past Chairman of the Exempt Organizations Committee, Tax Section.
Honors & Awards
Professional & Civic Activities
- Immediate Past Chairman of the Exempt Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association, Tax Section
- Past Chairman of the Exempt Organizations Committee of the Boston Bar Association
- Director of the American Tax Policy Institute
- Recent Co-Chair of the Federal Tax Institute of New England program on Charitable and Other Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Chaired ABA program entitled Compensating Key Employees of Tax -Exempt Organizations and Affiliates
- Chaired MCLE program for non-profit corporations entitled More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Tax-Exempt Organizations and Private Foundations
- Member of the Board of Visitors, Duke University School of Law
- Past Member of the Advisory Council of the Trustees of Reservations
- Member, Massachusetts Attorney General's Public Charities Advisory Committee
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Regent, American College of Tax Counsel
- Director, Historic Boston, Incorporated
- Director, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
- Director, Executive Service Corps
- Director, Wayside Inn
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1966
- Massachusetts, 1971
Education
- 1970,
LL.M., Duke University School of Law
- 1966,
LL.B., Duke University School of Law
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Wellesley College
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