Before I forget and this gets lost in the holidays, I wanted to make sure I used this (very) modest platform to plug Loyola Law School’s and UCLA Law School’s joint conference on exempt organizations: Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO).

Ever since I started practicing in this area, this has been my favorite conference to attend. Not just because I enjoy the time spent in downtown LA but because they get great panelists from among IRS representatives, advisors, nonprofits, and other experts, and there is really something for everyone. For this year, the conference is virtual, which still makes me a little sad of course, but hopefully gives more people the chance to see the great program Ellen Aprill and others have been putting on for years. I’m particularly looking forward to the keynote from Teddy Schleifer from Puck News and the session on legal issues associated with becoming an anti-racist non-profit moderated by Gene Takagi at NEO Law Group. Ingrid Mittermaier and Nancy McGlamery of Adler & Colvin (my prior firm) are also doing on sessions on private foundation terminations and charitable giving, which I’m sure will be great.

Hope to see some people there — if only through Zoom.