Gene Takagi

Overview

Gene Takagi is the managing attorney of NEO Law Group contributing publisher of the Nonprofit Law Blog and a regular contributor to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. At NEO Gene has represented over 500 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 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. Gene's professional experiences are diverse corporate attorney for Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP professor of nonprofit law at the University of San Francisco director of the medical and behavior divisions of the San Francisco SPCA management consultant for Allders International (specialty retail) and managing director of Suki's International (beauty/education). 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 (American Bar Association 2016) Outstanding Barrister of the Year (Bar Association of San Francisco) and Northern California Super Lawyer (2015 2016 2017). He currently serves on the board of CompassPoint and previously served on the boards of Community Initiatives Net Impact JCYC the Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco and the public policy committee of Independent Sector.