McGuireWoods enhanced its nationally ranked tax advisory capabilities for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with the arrival of partner Michael Kuczynski, who brings extensive experience advising clients on complex corporate governance, transactional and tax matters. Kuczynski joins the firm’s Atlanta office.
Kuczynski assists public charities, including hospitals and educational institutions and their affiliated foundations, private foundations and other tax-exempt organizations with federal tax and governance advice, formation and structuring guidance; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; joint ventures and strategic collaborations; internal reorganizations; and tax-efficient organizational structures. He draws on his background in law, finance, tax consulting and health system leadership to provide clients with business-focused solutions.
Kuczynski comes to McGuireWoods from Polsinelli. Before practicing law, he served as executive director of tax for Georgia’s largest health system and worked in the exempt organizations tax practice of a Big Four accounting firm, where he advised clients on tax, governance, compliance and Affordable Care Act matters. Kuczynski chairs the American Health Law Association’s Tax and Finance Practice Group.
“Michael’s rare combination of legal, financial and operational experience — including his background as a health system executive and nonprofit adviser — enhances our ability to deliver sophisticated, business-focused solutions to clients,” said Gerald V. Thomas II, McGuireWoods’ deputy managing partner and head of corporate.
McGuireWoods’ Nonprofit & Charitable Advisory Services Practice Area serves clients including universities, schools and other educational institutions and their affiliated foundations; hospital and healthcare organizations; medical research organizations; community foundations; donor-advised funds and supporting organizations; family, corporate and hospital conversion private foundations; museums; trade associations; and religious organizations. The team is part of McGuireWoods’ Private Wealth Services Practice Group, which consistently ranks among the nation’s top practices in Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide.
“Michael doesn't just analyze tax law; he understands the operational reality of running a tax-exempt enterprise,” said Taylor French, chair of the firm’s Tax & Employee Benefits Department. “He has a practical understanding of the challenges our clients face every day, and that insight makes our team stronger.”
Ryan Buchanan, managing partner of McGuireWoods’ Atlanta office, added: “Atlanta is a hub for major nonprofit organizations and healthcare systems. Michael's practice is a natural fit for the needs of our clients in this market.”
Kuczynski is the third tax partner to join McGuireWoods in 2026, following the arrivals of Andrew Chan and Marc Nickel in San Francisco.
“I understand firsthand the governance, compliance and strategic challenges that tax-exempt organizations face on a daily basis,” Kuczynski said. “McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized platform and deep commitment to this sector provide the ideal foundation to deliver the kind of thoughtful, solutions-oriented guidance that helps organizations achieve their missions.”
