Kurland works in the Special Olympics legal department in several practice areas including commercial contracts, corporate governance, charitable registrations, OFAC/sanctions compliance, intellectual property, risk management, and data privacy regulation while assisting all Special Olympics regions globally. His objective is to serve the organization and help advance its critical mission of inclusion by safeguarding its legal interests and increasing its spirit of goodwill across the world.
Kurland has been practicing for over 15 years with private firms and in-house in the Washington, DC, and Florida regions including Nixon Peabody and CNL, a public Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University. He is a former board member of the DC Lawyer Assistance Committee and volunteer for the Bar’s Lawyer Assistance Program that focuses on the wellness and mental health of legal practitioners across the Washington, D.C. region. He regularly speaks at local Universities to promote the program and has also served for years as a volunteer at Suburban Hospital’s co-occurring disorders unit.
Board of Directors
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Timothy Shriver, Ph.D
Chairman of the Board -
Mary Davis
Chief Executive Officer -
Anne Finucane
Lead Director & Vice Chair -
Brandon M. Fitzgerald
Chief Legal Officer; Secretary, Board of Directors -
Dale Jones
Treasurer -
Daniel Kurland
Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Secretary -
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Special Olympics' volunteer Board of Directors determines international policies. The board is composed of business and sport leaders, professional athletes, educators and experts in intellectual disabilities from around the world.
