Alana Petraske > Withers Bergman LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Alana Petraske
Work Department
Charities and Philanthropy
Position
Partner
Career
Alana advises both charities and their donors on a wide range of legal, fiscal, and regulatory issues. Her practice focuses on tax-efficient giving by corporate and individual donors, including advising on the structuring of philanthropic giving vehicles, the terms of direct funding, venture philanthropy, social investment and a range of operational matters. Alana was selected by the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners as the People’s Choice – Trusted Advisor of the Year at the 2019/20 Private Client Awards.
Alana also focuses on international issues facing both donors and charities, including cross-border giving and fundraising, tax and fiduciary issues connected to overseas operations, UK regulation and recognition of foreign organisations, and the establishment of ‘dual qualified’ charity structures which enable tax-efficient giving in the US and the UK.
In addition, Alana has experience advising trustees, companies, royal charter bodies, CICs, and associations on a variety of operational matters including: fundraising, sponsorship and trading, constitutional reorganisations, campaigning and elections, and social enterprise.
Memberships
Immediate past secretary, Charity Law Association
Executive Committee, Charity Law Association
CLA Standing Committee on Taxation
Steering Committee, STEP Philanthropy Advisors Global SIG
Board of Trustees, Philanthropy Impact
Advisory body, Charity Tax Commission
Charity Tax Group
International Bar Association
STEP Charities SIG
STEP Family business SIG
Education
Cleveland Institute of Music, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music
Cardiff University, Master of Arts
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, Oxford, UK, Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, Graduate Diploma in Law
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
Withers LLP‘s offering stands out for its assistance to high-net-worth families, as well as offering high-level advice to donors and charities. Alana Petraske in New York signifies this broad strength, and routinely advises US and international charities, and philanthropic families. More widely in the team, Helen Cheng and Steven Chidester are names to note in the San Diego office, and the latter is especially experienced in the area of executive compensation. Jason Dinwoodie, Michael Brophy, and William Kambas lead the overall team from New Haven, Los Angeles, and New Haven respectively.