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SISTER MELANIE DIPIETRO

SISTER MELANIE DIPIETRO

Distinguished Practitioner in Residence 

Sister Melanie DiPietro is the Director of Seton Hall Law's Center for Religiously Affiliated Corporations. She comes to Seton Hall University School of Law as a Distinguished Visiting Practioner. Formerly a shareholder, and now counsel, of Buchanan-Ingersoll and Rooney, Sister Melanie works extensively with nonprofit corporations in governance, transactional and litigation matters.

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Research/Writing

 

Current Applied Research Projects:

  1. Accountability and Transparency in Governance of Charitable Corporations:  Canon and Civil Law.
  2. Examination of the use of various legal instruments for the management and protection of assets among related corporations:  Charitable Trusts, Community Foundations, Supporting Foundations, etc.
  3. A desk manual for management and directors of charitable organizations addressing such issues as:
    1. the inter-relationship of state law, IRS and Independent Sector principles of good governance;
    2. fundraising among related corporations;
    3. board responsibilities;
    4. independence of appointed directors;
    5. Uniform Management of Institutions Act, Uniform Prudential Investment Act;
    6. transfer of governance control from religious entity to lay control—explanation of relationship between canon law and American law;
    7. explanation of public juridic persons created in canon law to succeed to the governance positions in corporations formerly held by religious institutes;
    8. development of joint ventures with other religious and non-religiously affiliated organizations;
    9. ramifications of developing alternate sources of revenue;
    10. role of state law in related corporations incorporated in different states;
    11. religious affiliation and access to government contracts.