Bergman and Allderdice

Name

Bergman and Allderdice

Legal name

Bergman and Allderdice

Website

https://b-alaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Rental & Multifamily Housing Finance Programs (LIHTC/Tax Credits/Subsidized Loans) (FSALAKAF)

Keywords

• Nonprofit legal services
• Community development law
• Affordable housing counsel
• Tax credit finance
• 501(c)(3) formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm provides legal counsel and representation to nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and community development entities. Services include formation, tax-exempt status qualification, governance matters, fundraising counsel, bond financing, and tax credit transactions. Revenue is generated through professional legal services billing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bergman and Allderdice is a boutique law firm that provides specialized legal counsel to nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, community development entities, and affordable housing developers. Core services include formation and qualification for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, governance and fundraising counsel, bond financing, Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), and Historic Tax Credit transactions, as well as guidance on charter school development and international nonprofit expansion.

Product overview

Bergman and Allderdice is a law firm providing legal services rather than a technology product or software platform. The firm offers legal counsel across multiple practice areas including nonprofit law, community and economic development, real estate law and finance, tax credits (new markets, historic, and low income), general corporate matters, social enterprise, charter school development, affordable housing development, and international legal services. The firm serves nonprofit organizations and social enterprises as clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nonprofit Representation Legal counsel to nonprofit organizations covering formation, qualification for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, governance matters, fundraising, joint ventures, mergers, partnerships, and hybrid organization structuring. Serves local, national, and international nonprofits.
• Community and Economic Development Legal Services Legal counsel for community development entities (CDEs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and organizations engaged in economic development transactions, including regulatory compliance and deal structuring.
• Real Estate Law and Finance Legal counsel on real estate transactions, bond financing, and finance matters related to community development and nonprofit-owned properties.
• Tax Credit Transactions (LIHTC, NMTC, Historic) Specialized legal counsel on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), and Historic Tax Credit transactions, including structuring, qualification, and compliance.
• General Corporate Legal Services General corporate legal counsel for nonprofit and social enterprise clients on entity governance, contracts, and routine corporate matters.
• Social Enterprise Legal Counsel Legal guidance for social enterprises and hybrid organizations combining charitable purposes with business activities, including earned income strategies and structural design.
• Charter School Development Legal Services Legal counsel for charter schools on formation, authorization, governance, real estate for school facilities, and ongoing compliance.
• Affordable Housing Development Legal Counsel Specialized legal counsel for affordable housing developers on LIHTC transactions, bond financing, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance for affordable housing projects.
• International Nonprofit Legal Services Legal counsel for international nonprofit organizations, including 'Friends Of' organizations, equivalency determinations, and expansion efforts through joint ventures, mergers, and partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully guided clients through complex tax credit transactions including first LIHTC deals
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP: California-based full-service firm with a notable nonprofit and tax practice. Comparable in geographic focus and overlap on community development, real estate, and nonprofit matters, though it operates at meaningfully larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Polsinelli PC: National firm with nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations services including healthcare, education, and social enterprise clients. Comparable practice mix to Bergman and Allderdice's nonprofit and social enterprise work, with broader geographic reach.
• Holland & Knight LLP: Large national firm with established nonprofit, tax-exempt, and community development finance practices. Competes for LIHTC, NMTC, and CDFI advisory work similar to Bergman and Allderdice's specialty, but from a much broader platform.
• Ballard Spahr LLP: National firm with a community development and tax credit finance group. Overlaps directly on LIHTC, NMTC, and CDFI representation, but with the scale and platform of a large incumbent.
• Nixon Peabody LLP: National firm with a dedicated affordable housing and community development practice. Comparable in advising CDFIs, housing developers, and nonprofits on LIHTC and bond financings, though operating as part of a much wider practice.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP: California-headquartered firm with deep community development, affordable housing, and CDFI practices. Comparable in LIHTC/NMTC and community economic development work, but with significantly broader service offerings and scale.
• Venable LLP: National law firm with a nonprofit organizations practice advising on formation, governance, and tax-exempt matters. Comparable in core nonprofit advisory, though delivered through a broader multi-practice platform.
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP: National firm with a community development and tax credit finance practice advising CDFIs, CDEs, and developers on NMTC and related programs. Directly comparable on tax credit finance advisory, with far greater scale.

Direct peers

• Adler & Colvin: California-based boutique law firm focused exclusively on nonprofit and tax-exempt organization law. Highly comparable to Bergman and Allderdice in niche specialization, size, and client base across formation, governance, and tax-exempt compliance.
• Feldesman Leifer + Barrett LLP: Boutique law firm specializing in nonprofit, community health, and association law. Directly comparable in mission-driven client focus, size, and depth in 501(c)(3) and tax-exempt advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/b-alaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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