Kendi Ozmon is a partner in the Boston office of Ropes & Gray LLP, an international law firm with 14 offices and more than 1,500 lawyers and legal professionals. Kendi is a leader of the firm’s colleges and universities practice and heads the firm's tax-exempt organizations practice. For over 20 years, she
has been a trusted advisor to tax-exempt organizations, including colleges and universities, cultural institutions, health care organizations, and corporate and family foundations.
She has obtained tax-exempt status and IRS rulings for numerous clients and provides practical guidance on a wide range of issues these organizations encounter, from day-to-day questions about grant making, filing requirements, and charitable giving, to highly sensitive matters involving conflicts of interest, corporate governance, executive compensation, and IRS audits. Kendi is often lead tax counsel in transactions that involve nonprofit organizations, including affiliations, mergers, asset acquisitions and dissolutions, notably advising on tax exemption issues. She is also active in pro bono matters has been a member of the firm's Pro Bono Committee.
Prior to attending law school, Kendi worked in fundraising for Harvard University and earned a master’s degree in education, focused on higher education administration.