Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP advises tax-exempt nonprofit groups across the full lifecycle of their domestic and overseas activities. The department boasts particular strength in the healthcare industry, with further expertise in the sports, sustainability, and educational sectors. David Ulich co-heads the team from Los Angeles alongside Tamar Rosenberg, who works from New York. Ulich maintains close client relations with a number of prominent nonprofits and additionally acts as president of the Foundation for Global Sports Development, while Rosenberg is highly active on behalf of healthcare clients as well as catering to religious, humanitarian, and education groups, amongst others. Also in New York are Jay Gerzog, ‘one of the best tax-exempt organizations lawyers in the country’ who advises on a range of complex corporate transactions in the nonprofit space, and Amanda Zablocki, who chiefly handles issues in the healthcare sector.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Jay Gerzog is one of the best tax-exempt organizations lawyers in the country and is a pleasure to work with.'
  • 'The team is incredibly responsive, thoughtful and strategic.'
  • 'The Sheppard Mullin team is seasoned, responsive, kind, and proactive in meeting our needs in a fast-paced manner.'
  • 'Tamar Rosenberg has gone above and beyond in supporting our cause and mission.'

Key clients

  • Annenberg Foundation
  • Archdiocese of New York
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Bruce and Carolyn Costin Charitable Foundation
  • Catholic Health Services of Long Island
  • Childhelp USA
  • Classy, Inc.
  • Duke University
  • Duke University Health System
  • U.S.S. Midway Museum
  • Dzokden
  • EmblemHealth
  • Farmhand Foundation
  • Foundation for Global Sports Development
  • Future Cryonics Foundation
  • Humane America Animal Foundation
  • KHR Family Fund
  • Maimonides Medical Center
  • MemorialCare Health System
  • Montefiore Medicine Academic Health Center
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Mount Sinai Health System
  • National Asian American Coalition
  • New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation & MetroPlus
  • Navy SEAL Museum
  • Pollyanna, Inc.
  • Razom, Inc.
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County
  • San Diego Regional Policy and Innovation Center
  • Sarofim Foundation
  • Snap Foundation
  • Start Early
  • The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation
  • University of Maryland Medical System
  • Universal Tennis Foundation
  • U.S.S. Midway Museum
  • Wildlife Crossing Fund

Work highlights

  • Acted for Razom on numerous legal matters to help elevate its governance and operations as it has undertaken extraordinarily rapid growth over the past 2 years due to the war in Ukraine.
  • Advised The Annenberg Foundation as outside general counsel on a broad range of nonprofit corporate, tax-exempt, governance, grant making, investment, and other matters.
  • Represented Duke University and Duke University Health System in connection with the acquisition and integration of the Private Diagnostic Clinic, LLC, a faculty physician practice and its affiliated community-based practices.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Ulich, Tamar Rosenberg

Other key lawyers

Amanda Zablocki, Jay Gerzog, Molly Unterseher