Kevin Roe
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Kevin Roe is a nationally recognized attorney with over a decade of experience advising tax-exempt organizations and years of hands-on experience in the nonprofit sector. He provides strategic guidance on formation, governance, reorganizations, grantmaking, taxation, and commercial transactions. Kevin also advises public and private companies on corporate social responsibility initiatives and individual donors on major gifts.
Recognizing him as a Rising Star in 2024 and a Leading Associate in 2025, The Legal 500 United States has praised Kevin as "excellent on many fronts." He has built a reputation as a talented and hard-working lawyer, solidifying the firm's East Coast presence in the exempt organizations space. Kevin's practice incorporates high-profile M&A work, including a $1 billion hospital merger in New York, and high-impact projects including legal guidance in numerous multimillion-dollar grants for medical research.
Kevin's expertise in nonprofit investment strategies makes him a significant asset for the firm's education industry group, which assists clients with complex investment needs. In addition to serving as principal outside counsel to a diverse set of nonprofit clients—including public charities, private foundations, and media and entertainment organizations—Kevin advises colleges and universities, foundations, hospitals, and other institutions on endowment investment issues, including impact investments.
Before he became a lawyer, Kevin spent three years as a development officer for the Partnership for After School Education in New York, writing grants, managing budgets, and leading fundraising efforts. He is the author of "Understanding Private Foundations" for Thomson Reuters Practical Law and serves as chair of the Federal Taxation Subcommittee of Nonprofit New York's Government Relations Council. He teaches courses on nonprofit law at Fordham University School of Law and is a frequent speaker on charitable giving, advocacy, impact investments, and other aspects important to tax-exempt organizations.
