Gene Takagi

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NEO Law Group

Experience: 22 years

Business Law and Tax Law

Northern California SuperLawyer, Northern California SuperLawyer and 10 others

Awards 12

Experience 22y

Videos 4

Online & Web 8

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Gene Takagi is the managing attorney of NEO Law Group, contributing publisher of the Nonprofit Law Blog, and a part-time lecturer at Columbia University. At NEO, Gene has represented over 800 nonprofit organizations on corporate, tax, and charitable trust law matters. Gene is a popular writer on nonprofit legal topics and has been published by The New York Times, The Nonprofit Quarterly, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Nonprofit Times, Taxation of Exempts, EO Tax Journal, and ALI-ABA. He is also a popular speaker who has presented at conferences for Independent Sector, BoardSource, NAAG/National Association of State Charity Officials, Net Impact, CalNonprofits, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations, Georgetown Nonprofit Governance, the Northern California Planned Giving Council, the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors, and numerous local and regional bar and CPA associations. In addition, Gene has been a regular contributor to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio since 2010.

Gene's professional experiences are diverse: corporate attorney for Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, professor of nonprofit law at USF and Saint Mary's University of MN, director of the medical and behavior divisions of the SF SPCA, & management consultant for Allders International. This background helps him provide clear, understandable legal advice with an appreciation of the relevant business issues. Gene, a graduate of UCLA School of Law and of USF's Master of Nonprofit Administration program, is a recipient of multiple awards for his work, including Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer (ABA Nonprofit Committee, 2016), Outstanding Barrister of the Year (Bar Association of San Francisco), and Northern California Super Lawyer (2015-2020). He currently serves on the boards of BoardSource, CompassPoint, and The Nonprofit Quarterly and previously served on the board of Net Impact and public policy committee of Independent Sector.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California

Since 2001

Professional Experience

2020 - Current

Columbia University

Part-Time Lecturer

Nonprofit Management, School of Professional Studies (graduate program)

2005 - Current

NEO Law Group

Managing Attorney

2018 - 2019

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Assistant Professor

2012 - 2013

University of San Francisco

Adjunct Professor

2001 - 2004

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Associate Attorney

1996 - 1998

San Francisco SPCA

Director, Medical & Behavior Divisions

1989 - 1995

Allders International

Operations Manager ...

Education

UBC

BSc | Biology

UCLA

JD | Law