Gene Takagi
NEO Law GroupGene Takagi is the managing attorney of NEO Law Group, contributing publisher of the Nonprofit Law Blog, and an assistant professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. At NEO, Gene has represented over 700 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, National Association of Attorneys General / National Association of State Charity Officials, Net Impact, CalNonprofits, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Northern California Planned Giving Council, Social Media for Nonprofits, 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, director of the medical and behavior divisions of the SF SPCA, management consultant for Allders International, and managing director of Suki's 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, 2016, 2017, 2018). He currently serves on the boards of CompassPoint and The Nonprofit Quarterly and previously served on the board of Net Impact and public policy committee of Independent Sector.
- UBC
- BSc | Biology
- UCLA
- JD
- University of San Francisco
- MNA | Nonprofit Administration
- Managing Attorney
- NEO Law Group
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- Associate Attorney
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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- Director, Medical & Behavior Divisions
- San Francisco SPCA
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- Operations Manager ...
- Allders International
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- Can Nonprofit Boards Vote by Email?
- Blue Avocado
- Alternatives to Forming a Charitable Nonprofit
- American Bar Association, Business Law Today
- The Importance of Board Meeting Attendance
- Nonprofit Conversation
- Group Exemptions Demystified
- Taxation of Exempts (Thomson Reuters)
- Nonprofit Corporate Governance
- The Practical Lawyer (ALI-ABA)
- Governance and the Nonprofit Integrity Act
- Lorman Education Services
- Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Lorman Education Services
- Nonprofit Joint Ventures
- Law.com
- Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service
- Volunteer Legal Services Program
- Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service
- Volunteer Legal Services Program
- Barrister of the Year
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- Social Enterprise Alliance
- Member
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- Bar Association of San Francisco Pro Bono Committee
- Committee Member
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- Community Initiatives
- Director, Secretary
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- Northern California Planned Giving Council
- Member
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- JCYC
- Director
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- California State Bar # 215258
- Member
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- Bar Association of San Francisco
- Member
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- Asian American Bar Association
- Member
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- Net Impact
- Director
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- Barristers Club
- Director
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- Community Thrift Store
- Director
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- California
- Business Law
- Tax Law
- Nonprofit Law