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Mr David Shevlin
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Work Department
Exempt Organizations
Position
Head of Simpson Thacher’s Exempt Organizations Practice, David Shevlin counsels a variety of international and domestic exempt organizations, including all forms of private foundations and public charities. He also advises donors to, and the governing bodies of, exempt organizations. In particular, David advises universities, foundations, hospitals and cultural institutions on the investment of their endowments. David has particular expertise in working with charitable organizations in connection with social enterprise and program-related investments. David also has been involved in assisting governing bodies on internal investigations. Long active in the bar, David is a past Chair of the ABA’s Section of Taxation – Committee on Exempt Organizations. He has also served on the Board of Doctors Without Borders USA.
Career
Joined Firm 1992; Partner 2013.
Memberships
Immediate Past Chair, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation Committee on Exempt Organizations; Past Vice Chair and Past Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Unrelated Business Taxable Income; Member, Special Task Force on Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on Nonprofit Organizations; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Doctors Without Borders, Board of Directors; Chair, Audit Committee and Secretary (2001–2018); White on New York Corporations, Member; Editorial Board (2004–Present).
Education
New York University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992); Cornell University (B.S., With Distinction, 1989)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
(Hall of Fame)Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s highly experienced team works within the firm’s full service offering to provide comprehensive services to foundations, individuals, charities, and other groups active in the non-profit sector. The New York-based practice is ‘unparalleled in their expertise, creativity, and responsiveness’ and demonstrates key expertise in matters relating to impact investments. Team lead David Shevlin is active on behalf of domestic and international groups and has experience across the healthcare, cultural, and education sectors, among others. John Bennett co-heads the endowment advisory practice and advises both donors and recipients on all matters relating to investment activities. Jennifer Franklin is a key contact for corporate transactions in the space, advising on mergers and dissolutions as well as on issues relating to charitable gift-planning. Other core team members include Maura Whelan, who advises individuals and corporations on a broad range of charitable endeavors, and Kevin Roe, who advises public and private charities, foundations, and other companies on operating issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities) United States > Tax
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Project finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Fintech