Laura Lo Bianco brings more than 25 years of experience to her role in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group. With a focus on corporate law and transactional matters, she advises clients in the areas of formation of organizations, mergers, acquisitions, real estate transactions, business counseling, and compliance with the law and best practices.
Laura is outside general counsel to a variety of different types of clients – privately held businesses, nonprofit/tax-exempt organizations, and high net worth families. She guides these clients through their legal, business, and compliance needs, including providing advice on business structuring, state filing requirements, intra-company transactions, board and shareholder relations, and acquisition and disposition of assets. She also advises on both sides of various tax-exempt matters, such as private foundations, public charities, donor advised funds, support organizations, and other philanthropic vehicles.
Reliable, competent, and timely are words clients have used to describe Laura’s working style. Clients enjoy her systematic approach and ability to communicate complex matters in understandable terms. Laura dedicates the time required to assess her client’s legal needs and values collaborating with them. She is excellent at meeting deadlines, achieving results, and has experience managing competing priorities. She believes consistent communication with her clients is essential and paramount to their success.
Laura’s favorite place for family time is the beach, collecting shells and enjoying the ocean breeze.
Representative Experience
Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.
- Represented acquisition of assets of public charity by another public charity.
- Represented public charity in merger with another public charity.
- Represented numerous public charities and private foundations in obtaining tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Represented multiple high net worth clients in management of their asset portfolios in legal compliance, including advising on structuring, managing state filings, and coordinating all advisors.
- Represented shareholders of closely held businesses in governance and management matters.
- Represented buyer in acquisition of condominium complex.
- Represented buyer in acquisition of multiple entities in the real estate development business.
- Represented borrower in restructuring of debt with multiple lenders.
- Represented sellers in multistate, high-end restaurant business.
- Represented public charity in divestiture of a portion of activities.
- Represented buyer in acquisition of business relating to providing electrical products and services to heavy industry.
- Represented buyer in acquisition of business relating to manufacture of product and provision of services to oil and gas industry.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Valley of the Sun United Way, Former Board Member; Board Development Committee Co-Chair
- Desert Botanical Garden, Former Trustee; Executive Committee Member and Secretary
- Arizona State Bar, Member
- Business Law Section of the Arizona State Bar Association, Former Executive Council Member
- Desert Botanical Garden Foundation, Former Board Member and Secretary
- ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Innovation, Former Instructor, Nonprofit Management Institute
- Phoenix Public Library Foundation, Former Board Member and Chair
Thought Leadership
- Speaker, "The Legal Role," Boardroom Basics/Business on Board, Nonprofit Training for Arizona Business Professionals, Ongoing
- Speaker, Phoenix Religious Institutions Law Day 2021, February 18, 2021
- Speaker, "Becoming a Lobbyist: So, You Want to Practice in Lobbying?" January 15, 2021
- Speaker, "What Nonprofits Need to Know About The CARES Act," Webinar, April 14, 2020
- Speaker, "Structuring Church Operations," Arizona Religious Institutions Law Day, February 6, 2020
- Co-Presenter, "Forming a Tax-Exempt Entity: State and 501(c) Considerations," Stafford, December 4, 2019
- Speaker, "Disruption & Innovation Seminar - Is your nonprofit prepared?" February 7, 2019
- Speaker, "Who Would Sue An NPO? - Understanding Where Risks May Lurk," American Nonprofit Academy, January 16, 2019
- Speaker, "Representing Churches and other Charitable Religious Organizations - Practical Tips and Issue Spotting for Outside Counsel," SBA McAuliffe CLE Center, November 7, 2018
- Panelist, "Sustaining Your Social Enterprise: Busting the Myths," U.S. Trust, October 16, 2018
- Author, "10 Management Best Practices for NPO Leaders," Nonprofit Information, September 13, 2018
- Presenter, Nonprofit Board Boot Camp, American Nonprofit Academy, 2018
- Speaker, "Strong Boards Lead to Effective Organizations," ASU Lodestar Center 24th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies, October 2016
- Quoted, "Advocating for Business," Legal Guide 2016, July 1, 2016
- Mentioned, "Invest in Our Community: Do Nonprofits Impact Our Economy?" InBusiness Magazine, March 1, 2016
- Speaker, "Managing Risk Through Good Governance," Jewish Community Center Executive Conference, February 2016
Honors & Awards
- Top Lawyers, Phoenix Magazine, 2022, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate and Nonprofit/Charities Law, 2013-2025
- Recognized in Southwest Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) 2016-present
- Top 25 Arizona Women Lawyers List, 2019-2020
- Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona, Corporate Law and Transactional Matters, 2021
- AZ Business Magazine, AZ Business Leader, Nonprofit Law, 2018, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America - Lawyer of the Year, Nonprofit/Charities Law, 2016
- Martindale-Hubbell, "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating
