“Matt Elkin has seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of non-profit and tax law, combined with deep experience in corporate law and transactions. He is an invaluable partner in the non-profit space, and likely one of the most responsive lawyers I have ever met.”
— The Legal 500
Matthew Elkin focuses his practice on tax and corporate matters involving nonprofit organizations. His extensive experience with, and business oriented approach to, tax-exempt planning and structuring, corporate transactions, and governance matters are valuable assets to the clients he represents, which include private foundations, trade associations, healthcare organizations, colleges and universities, religious organizations, social clubs, family offices and international development organizations.
Matt regularly advises clients on a range of tax and tax-exempt compliance issues such as unrelated business income, private foundation self-dealing and business holding issues, reclassifications, and before the IRS in seeking IRS rulings and in controversies and litigation.
Matt also advises on transactional and governance matters including the acquisition and disposition of program-, and mission-related and other investments, joint ventures, sponsored research, formation of investment funds by both nonprofit and for-profit sponsors, and financing and licensing arrangements.
Matt counsels boards of directors on fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, board and committee structures, affiliated entities, internal investigations, board evaluation processes, executive compensation and compliance with other regulatory and governance best practices.
Matt also has extensive experience in international development activities and has advised on transactions and other client activities throughout Western and Eastern Europe, South and East Asia, Latin America and Southern Africa. In addition, Matt is Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School International Transactions Clinic.
