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Ann T. Loftus, who has more than 30 years' experience advising major tax-exempt organizations on formation and operation, as well as individuals on planning and administration of estates and trusts, rejoined Ballard Spahr, the firm announced.

Loftus previously practiced at Ballard Spahr, leaving in 2005 as a partner to form a boutique firm devoted to representing nonprofit organizations. She rejoins the firm as senior counsel in the business and transactions department.

Joining along with Loftus is David J. Karasko, who brings more than a decade of experience as a tax attorney with the past four years focused on tax-exempt organizations.

Both join Ballard Spahr from the former Zateeny Loftus.

Loftus and Karasko represent national, regional and local nonprofit organizations, institutions and private foundations in corporate, tax and governance matters.

With clients that include universities, health systems, international relief agencies, cultural organizations and other publicly supported charities and private foundations, they guide nonprofits in obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, managing endowment funds, charitable solicitation, fundraising and general operations.

They advise on cause-related marketing and planned giving programs, including charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities and pooled income funds.

In addition to her work with exempt organizations, Loftus advises individuals and families on estate planning, charitable planning, estate and trust administration, and planning for income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

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Capehart Scatchard announced that Geoffrey N. Stark recently joined its school law department as a shareholder in its Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office.

Stark concentrates his practice on the representation of boards of education and charter schools in all areas of school law.

Prior to joining Capehart Scatchard, Stark served as a deputy attorney general in the education and higher education section of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey.

Upon law school graduation, Stark worked as a law clerk to Judge Joseph F. Lisa of the New Jersey Superior Court.

He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.