Bio

Matthew Elkin focuses his practice on advising tax-exempt organizations and other businesses and high net worth families with their charitable and social goals, placing a special emphasis on transactional matters that include charitable investment funds, social enterprises, impact investing and endowment investment programs and policies. His extensive experience with and practical approach to corporate transactions and governance matters are valuable assets to the clients he represents, which include private foundations, trade associations, healthcare organizations, colleges and universities and international development organizations. Matt regularly advises these organizations on the formation of investment funds by both nonprofit and for-profit sponsors, the acquisition and disposition of program-, mission- and impact-related and other investments, joint ventures, sponsored research, mergers and acquisitions, and financing and licensing arrangements. He also counsels boards of directors on fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, risk oversight, board and committee structures, affiliated entities, internal investigations, board evaluation processes, executive compensation and compliance with other regulatory and governance best practices. In addition, Matt shares his knowledge with students as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School International Transactions Clinic.