Partner Ann Batlle spoke with Law360 about her return to Morgan Lewis, where she focuses on advising medical research organizations, charities, and other tax-exempt entities on legal issues related to executive compensation and employee benefits, among other matters. Ann noted that her previous time at the firm and continued relationship as a client at Howard Hughes Medical Institute made her appreciate the practical advice given by the firm to clients.
“Even a well-funded charity doesn’t want to be spending all its time and money on lawyers; they’re really trying to solve problems,” Ann remarked. “Being able to work with a legal team that is very solution-oriented for clients—very practical, helping them think strategically about how to stretch those charitable dollars to get more money into programs and into the services they provide—I think is a real hallmark of this team.”