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Adelbert L. (Lorry) Spitzer
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7251
F + 1-617-235-0212
+ 1-617-854-2054 secretary
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Practice
Lorry Spitzer, a partner in Ropes & Gray's Tax & Benefits Department, specializes in representing colleges and universities, health care organizations and other types of tax-exempt organizations. Lorry is a frequent speaker about unrelated business taxable income, compensation-setting procedures, "commercial" activities of non-profits, and endowment investment issues.
Professional Experience
Lorry joined Ropes & Gray in 1981. From 1986-1988, Lorry worked for the Office of Tax Policy of the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., first as an attorney-advisor and then as Special Assistant to the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy. While at the Treasury Department, he dealt primarily with issues involving tax-exempt organizations and partnership taxation.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America
Professional & Civic Activities
- Member, Exempt Organizations and Partnership Committees of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association
- Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
- Frequent speaker on tax-exempt organization issues
- Chair, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education's Annual Nonprofit Conference
Bar Admissions
Education
- 1981,
J.D., magna cum laude, Boston College Law School
- 1974,
B.A., Yale University
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