Restaurant Law Center

“The Restaurant Law Center is organized as a corporation with non-voting members established by the board. Eligibility is restricted to Restaurant members in good standing with the National Restaurant Association and/or affiliated state restaurant Associations. Eligibility for Law Firm Membership is open to those with an interest in the restaurant industry. The Board may further establish the rights (other than the right to vote), privileges, and qualifications of membership, not inconsistent with any provision of the Bylaws or applicable law.”

“The Board elects the officers except that 20% of the directors may be appointed by the President of the National Restaurant Association.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the governing body's leadership which includes the following positions: Officers of the Organization, including the Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary. The 2024 Form 990 was distributed and reviewed by this leadership group prior to filing.”

“Officers and Directors are required to disclose conflicts of interest annually to the Chair of the Board of Directors. For each interest disclosed to the Chair, the Chair will determine whether to: (a) take no action; (b) assure full disclosure to the Board of Directors and other individuals covered by this policy; (c) ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussion or decisions; (d) ask the person to resign from the position, or, if the person refuses to resign; become subject to possible removal in accordance with removal procedures in the bylaws. The Executive Director of the Restaurant Law Center monitors proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and discloses them to the Chair in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred.”

“The Compensation Committee of National Restaurant Association, a related organization, reviews and approves the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, and direct reports. An outside consultant is used to provide comparable data for similarly qualified person in functionally situated organizations for consideration. Contemporaneous documentation of these decisions regarding the compensation are prepared and maintained.”

“The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure set forth in IRC Section 6104(d).”