Elana Baurer

General Counsel

Elana Baurer (she/they) is the CIEL General Counsel, based in the Philadelphia area. Her work focuses primarily on providing internal strategic legal guidance and managing organizational risks.

Elana supports compliance across a range of areas including employment, labor, contract, intellectual property, and nonprofit corporate issues. Her work includes directing outside counsel as needed and assessing and mitigating legal exposure and risk. She advises the Executive Team and Board of Directors on these and other governance issues.

Prior to joining CIEL, Elana spent over a decade working with and for nonprofits in a variety of compliance roles including general counsel, legal consultant, and Board member. Prior to that she was an associate in the Employment Labor Benefits and Immigration Group at Duane Morris LLC.

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