Erika Batsheva Mayshar

Erika Batsheva Mayshar: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Erika Mayshar is the Chair of the Tax-Exempt Organizations & Philanthropy Practice. She advises private foundations, public charities, museums, hospitals, social welfare organizations, and other tax-exempt organizations facing complex legal and tax issues. She works with philanthropists and family offices across the United States to accomplish major charitable transactions, design long-term nonprofit governance and succession structures, and enhance philanthropic impact. Erika also collaborates with closely held companies entering into innovative business relationships with nonprofit vehicles.

In her work with private foundations and philanthropists, Erika advises on strategic grantmaking, venture philanthropy, impact investing, family office structures, succession planning, and donor-advised funds. She assists corporate foundations in developing philanthropy models, including employee assistance funds, disaster relief, and research grant programs.

Erika advises tax-exempt organizations engaging in major strategic transactions including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, tax-exempt bond financings, affiliations, and restructurings. She provides counsel on the operational complexities of Section 501(c)(3) organizations, including governance, executive compensation, tax-sensitive investing, UBTI, and Form 990 reporting. Additionally, Erika represents taxpayers under audit by the Internal Revenue Service, state attorneys general, and state tax authorities in matters related to charitable activity.

Concentrations

•Private foundations and philanthropy
•Charitable and nonprofit law
•Tax exemption law

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2026
•Nonprofit / Charities Law, 2021-2026
•Health Care Law, 2022-2026
•Listed, Los Angeles Times B2B, 'Orange County Visionaries,' 2024

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Tax-Exempt Organizations & Philanthropy
  • Charitable Planning & Foundations
  • Private Wealth Services
  • Family Office Services

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Editor, Stanford Law & Business Journal; Pomona College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2002
Law School Attended:
Stanford Law School, J.D., 2005
Year of First Admission:
2005
Admission:
California; Idaho; Washington
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, American Health Lawyers Association, 2017-2024
•Planning Committee Member, University of Southern California Tax Institute, 2019
•Director, Avenue: Advancing Women in business, 2011-2021

Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Advised private foundations and philanthropists on strategic grantmaking, mission-driven investing, complex family office structures, family governance, and succession planning.; Assisted corporate foundations in developing models for philanthropy, including employee assistance funds, disaster relief, research grant programs, and corporate social responsibility initiatives.; Counseled public charities regarding governance, operations, fundraising, employment and tax compliance, and strategic affiliations.; Represented nonprofit hospitals and health systems in joint ventures and affiliations with for-profit and nonprofit health care organizations, tax-exempt bond financings, acquisitions, conversions, innovation structures, Section 501(c)(3) tax exemption matters, and Section 501(r) compliance.; Advised investment management firms and tax-exempt investors handling tax-sensitive structuring of alternative investments for pension funds and foundations.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Mayshar prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
ISLN:
918622042

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