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Nancy Lashnits

Education

  • J.D. Golden Gate University
    L.L.M New York University
    B.A. Wheaton College

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Oregon


Nancy Lashnits
Of Counsel

Nancy Lashnits
Of Counsel

Nancy M. Lashnits focuses her practice in the areas of nonprofit organizations, Federal tax, and public finance. Her practice includes representation of state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other private borrowers in various types of financings, as well as providing counsel to clients on federal tax issues related to such financings. Ms. Lashnits has practiced public finance and tax law as a partner in regional and national law firms and at the IRS for more than 25 years. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented diverse clients as bond counsel, special tax counsel, borrower’s counsel in a wide variety of sophisticated bond transactions for many years
  • Represented clients in reformulating the arbitrage and rebate regulations and regulations dealing with the reissuance of debt obligations
  • Significantly involved in private activity bond regulations
  • Acted as tax counsel in many types of governmental bonds (university, city and state), private activity bonds (higher education, housing, solid waste, clean water, healthcare and other 501(c)(3) bonds, small issue manufacturing bonds).
  • Represented clients in the newer tax credit bond program (clean renewable energy bonds, qualified energy conservation bonds, qualified zone academy bonds, and qualified school construction bonds and each as specified tax credit bonds eligible for the direct subsidy), and the Build America Bond program.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2011
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 2007-2011
    Ballard Spahr, LLP
  • 1990-1997
    Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Vice Chair, Tax-Exempt Finance Committee, American Bar Association, Tax Section
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Steering Committee, Bond Attorneys Workshop
  • Golden Gate University Law Review
  • Editor-in-chief, Golden Gate Law School Alumni News

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Ms. Lashnits is a frequent speaker at the Bond Attorneys Workshop, the ABA Tax Section meetings and other seminars.