Megan A. Christensen

Megan A. Christensen serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School while maintaining an active private practice as a tax partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP with over fifteen years of experience across their Washington, DC and San Francisco offices. Her dual role bridges academic instruction and real-world legal practice in complex taxation frameworks.

Her educational credentials include a BA from the College of William & Mary, a JD from Washington University School of Law (where she clerked in the office of the majority tax counsel of the Senate Finance Committee through a clinical program), and an LLM from New York University School of Law.

Ms. Christensen's scholarly focus centers on federal income taxation with specialized expertise in community development tax incentives, partnership tax structures, and tax-exempt organizations. Her work examines critical intersections between tax policy and socioeconomic development, particularly how tax mechanisms drive community investment and support nonprofit entities. This practical-academic nexus positions her at the forefront of applied tax law in community revitalization and organizational finance.

No scientific awards, student mentorship records, research grants, or laboratory affiliations were documented in the source material.