Maura E. Murphy

Director 

mmurphy@rackemann.com

Tel: 617-951-1189

- Business- Employment- Tax- Tax Exempt Organizations- Tax-Exempt Organizations

 

Education

Bar and Court Admissions

• Massachusetts
• United States Tax Court

Practice Focus

Maura E. Murphy is a Director of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster and is a member of the Business Law Department, the Employment Law Group, the Tax Exempt Organization Group, and the Tax Practice Group.  She provides general corporate and tax advice to for-profit and nonprofit entities and provides employment advice to both business and executives.

Notable Experience

Legal matters in which Maura has expertise include:

Representing start-up companies in choice of business entity, establishment of capital structure and obtaining initial financing;

Representing large and small businesses in commercial transactions, including: private placement of securities; asset-based financing; purchase and sale of privately owned companies; and consulting, license, joint venture and other agreements;

Providing tax, employment and business advice to charitable organizations, ranging from a local soup kitchen to a major international animal welfare organization, including:  obtaining tax-exempt status; complying with statutory and regulatory restrictions on lobbying and political activity, excess benefit transactions and unrelated trade or business income; fundraising; and fulfilling annual federal and state filing requirements;

Representing real estate developers in complex transactions, including syndication of real estate partnerships and tax-deferred like kind exchanges;

Advising for-profit and non-profit entities and corporate executives on all aspects of employment law; including: negotiating and drafting complex employment, non-competition and separation agreements; providing advice regarding employee termination and employment discrimination; assisting in the adoption and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; assisting clients in responding to employee complaints, including complaints of harassment and discrimination; and representing employers at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;

Providing tax advice to businesses on a variety of issues such as forming and structuring business entities, structuring executive compensation, and planning corporate transactions.

Background

Maura joined the firm in 1989. 

Community Service Activities

Maura serves on the Board of Directors of Caritas Communities, Inc., a developer and operator of boarding houses for the working poor.