The Law Office of Gene Takagi is a San Francisco Bay Area, California law firm committed to providing the highest quality legal counsel and customer service to its clients in the areas of nonprofit law from starting a nonprofit to advising nonprofit boards and executives on a variety of corporate, tax and nonprofit governance-related matters.

Gene Takagi is a nonprofit attorney and author and publisher of the Nonprofit Law Blog. With over 15 years of management experience and a graduate degree in nonprofit administration, Gene approaches issues from both a legal and a management perspective. For clients, this two-tiered approach assures that they receive practical, real world advice they can use. A prior recipient of Outstanding Barrister of the Year awarded by the Bar Association of San Francisco, Gene is a trusted nonprofit lawyer known for strengthening nonprofits and enhancing their abilities to further their missions.
Gene was chosen as one of the 50 Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders You Should Know by Nonprofit Leadership 601. He has been featured on Law.com (October 4, 2007) and has spoken at numerous conferences and continuing education programs. His article Corporate Governance for Nonprofits was published by the American Law Institute / American Bar Association in June 2008. If you'd like a free copy for your nonprofit organization, email us with your contact information.

Contact Gene Takagi to learn how your nonprofit may benefit from first-rate, affordable counsel from a nonprofit attorney focused on helping nonprofits.
Counsel for Nonprofit Organizations
- Starting a nonprofit
- Fiscal sponsorship
- Tax-exemption
- Nonprofit board duties / Governance
- Nonprofit bylaws review
- Charitable solicitations & registration
- Advocacy and Lobbying
- Nonprofit risk management
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- Earned income strategies / UBIT
- Organizational structuring
- Collaborations / Joint ventures
- Nonprofit Mergers & Acquisitions
- International philanthropy
- Private foundation laws
- Dissolution
- Social Enterprises
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Services for Nonprofits
More information about specific services we provide for nonprofits.
Nonprofit Law Essentials
Brief summaries of critical nonprofit legal issues.
Nonprofit Law Resources
List of links to web sites and other resources.
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