Elizabeth Buckley Lewis
Partner, Tax
Elizabeth Buckley Lewis is a partner in the Tax Department and Chair of Willkie’s Exempt Organizations Practice Group. Elizabeth focuses on advising not-for-profit organizations, focusing on both programmatic and asset management issues, and also works with family office and asset management clients. She has been included in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers in America List.
Experience
Elizabeth was a Resident Counsel at the Ford Foundation for seven years prior to joining Willkie. She began her legal career at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Elizabeth is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is a member of the Government Relations Committee of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc. She is also a Board member of Opening Act, a 501(c)(3) organization that provides after-school theater programs to underserved New York City public schools, and of the New American Economy Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that focuses on immigration policy issues.
Credentials
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991 Harvard College, A.B., 1987
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
United States Tax Court