Biography

Wendy Hernandez is a corporate and tax associate in Farella Braun + Martel’s Exempt Organizations Group.

Wendy is a social-impact lawyer who enjoys helping charities and cause-driven businesses navigate corporate and tax laws to ensure they can maximize their social impacts. Her clients primarily include nonprofit organizations that seek her guidance to navigate corporate and tax laws at the state and federal level. Wendy also enjoys helping cannabis companies navigate complex tax issues that may hinder their business objectives.

Wendy’s experience with nonprofit clients includes advising at various stages of a client's lifecycle, including entity formation, corporate governance, acquiring state and federal tax exemption, compliance with the California Registry of Charitable Trusts, due diligence in grantmaking, property welfare exemption, corporate restructuring, and dissolution. Her experience with cannabis companies includes providing counsel for tax compliance and helping clients enter into favorable settlement agreements with the Internal Revenue Service, California Franchise Tax Board, and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

Wendy was a judicial extern for the Honorable Fernando M. Olguin of the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California. 

Wendy enjoys writing competitively and publishing thought scholarship in renown academic journals. She published twice while at Hastings and twice while at Berkeley, winning a 1st place writing award while at each institution.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Executive Committee Member, Barristers Tax Section, Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Board of Directors, East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association

Firm Highlights

News

Big Tech Breathes Sigh of Relief After Justices' Terror Rulings

Erik Olson spoke to Law360 for the article "Big Tech Breathes Sigh of Relief After Justices' Terror Rulings," covering the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review whether Section 230 insulates online platforms from...

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Publication

Uncorking Accessibility: How Winery Websites Can Meet ADA Compliance Standards

Vanessa Ing and Kelsey Mollura discuss "Uncorking Accessibility: How Winery Websites Can Meet ADA Compliance Standards." The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities...

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Publication

Trends Guest Editorial: Wildfires and Wineries

Link to the article in Gradient's Trends  Spring 2023 newsletter. Recurring wildfires in the Napa and Sonoma Counties of California have created a set of niche problems for the surrounding wineries, on top of...

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Farella Braun + Martel Earns Mansfield Certification Plus Status

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Event

Bisnow: San Francisco State of the Market

At Bisnow's San Francisco State of the Market event, Ashley Breakfield will moderate the panel "Revitalizing San Francisco: Reconfiguring the city for a hybrid world, reimagining downtown, and uplifting the economy." Click  here  for more information and to...

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News

Patrick Loi Selected to MCCA Sources of Success Program

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Publication

Nonprofit Basics: Meeting Minutes Best Practices

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode focuses on documenting decisions made at meetings of a nonprofit organization's board of directors or trustees. While everyone who attends a...

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Publication

Office-to-Housing Conversion: State and Local Efforts to Revitalize the Downtown

Originally published in The Registry . As office vacancies soar in traditional downtown areas like San Francisco’s Financial District, state and local officials are moving quickly to adopt incentives they hope will bring people...

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News

Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Farella Braun + Martel Lawyers, Practices

Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has recognized 16 lawyers and six practice areas in the legal directory’s 2023 edition. Individual California and Western U.S. Rankings: Sarah Bell &ndash...

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Publication

Nonprofit Basics: Federal Tax Filing Deadlines and Penalties

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode focuses on the importance of meeting the federal tax filing deadlines that apply to charitable organizations. Most charitable organizations that are...

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