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Vivian U. Redsar

Vivian U. Redsar

Associate
Family Wealth Transfer Planning & Trust and Estate Administration
Not-For-Profit Organizations
vredsar@manatt.com

  • San Francisco
    Direct: 415.291.7433
    General: 415.291.7400
    Fax: 415.291.7474

Professional Experience

Ms. Redsar’s practice encompasses advising high net worth clients on a wide variety of estate planning matters including business succession planning, multi-generational transfers, international estate planning and philanthropy.  She has tailored wealth transfer strategies to meet client objectives by implementing family limited partnerships, dynasty trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, sales to grantor trusts, charitable remainder trusts and "crummey" trusts.  In addition, her experience includes guiding fiduciaries through all aspects of probate and trust administration.

Ms. Redsar is counsel to tax-exempt organizations.  She has assisted clients in establishing exempt organizations, obtaining federal and state tax-exemption status and complying with state registration requirements.  Her practice includes advising exempt organizations on a wide range of operating, business and tax issues such as unrelated business income, excess business holdings and fundraising.


Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2005.

Loyola Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2001.

San Francisco State University, B.A.. cum laude, 1998.

University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.


Memberships & Activities

Member, State Bar of California.

Member, Bar Association of San Francisco.

Community Relations Committee Member, Northern California Planned Giving Council.

Member, Ascend, Pan Asian Leaders in Finance and Accounting.

Board Member, Friends of Helen Wills Park.


Honors & Awards

Northern California Rising Star, 2010.