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Elaine Yap

Elaine Yap

Associate

Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
T 803.255.9515
elaine.yap@nelsonmullins.com
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Elaine is a member of our tax and benefits team, where she works on a variety of tax, employee benefits, and executive compensation matters, as well as assisting with benefits and executive compensation diligence in M&A transactions.

Elaine is a member of our tax and benefits team, where she works on a variety of tax, employee benefits, and executive compensation matters, as well as assisting with benefits and executive compensation diligence in M&A transactions.

Elaine Yap

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Judicial Intern and Extern, the Honorable J. Michelle Childs, U.S. Federal District Court (2019–2020)
  • Summer Law Clerk, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (2019)
  • Summer Judicial Intern, the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Virginia (2019)
  • General Counsel Spring Legal Extern, Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America (2019)
  • Summer Law Clerk, South Carolina Legal Services (2018)

Educational Activities

  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Public Interest Law Society, Vice President (2018–2019)
    • Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, President (2018–2020)
    • Pro Bono Board Member
    • Black Law Students Association member
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Judicial Intern and Extern, the Honorable J. Michelle Childs, U.S. Federal District Court (2019–2020)
  • Summer Law Clerk, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (2019)
  • Summer Judicial Intern, the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Virginia (2019)
  • General Counsel Spring Legal Extern, Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America (2019)
  • Summer Law Clerk, South Carolina Legal Services (2018)

Educational Activities

  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Public Interest Law Society, Vice President (2018–2019)
    • Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, President (2018–2020)
    • Pro Bono Board Member
    • Black Law Students Association member

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Recognitions

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  • S.C. Supreme Court Pro Bono Honor Roll (2021,2022)
  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Claude N. Sapp Award
    • Pro Bono Outstanding Service Award (2020)
    • CALI Award in Conflicts of Laws Fall (2019)

Community

  • Transitions Homeless Recovery Center
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
  • Probate Court Guardian Ad Litem
  • Member, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Elaine is a member of our tax and benefits team, where she works on a variety of tax, employee benefits, and executive compensation matters, as well as assisting with benefits and executive compensation diligence in M&A transactions.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Judicial Intern and Extern, the Honorable J. Michelle Childs, U.S. Federal District Court (2019–2020)
  • Summer Law Clerk, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (2019)
  • Summer Judicial Intern, the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Virginia (2019)
  • General Counsel Spring Legal Extern, Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America (2019)
  • Summer Law Clerk, South Carolina Legal Services (2018)

Educational Activities

  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Public Interest Law Society, Vice President (2018–2019)
    • Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, President (2018–2020)
    • Pro Bono Board Member
    • Black Law Students Association member

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, LLM, Taxation, Certificate in Employee Benefits (2025)
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (2020)
    • Staff Development Editor, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal
  • College of William and Mary, BA, International Relations (2017)

    Minor: History

Admissions

  • South Carolina

Practice Areas

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • S.C. Supreme Court Pro Bono Honor Roll (2021,2022)
  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Claude N. Sapp Award
    • Pro Bono Outstanding Service Award (2020)
    • CALI Award in Conflicts of Laws Fall (2019)
  • Transitions Homeless Recovery Center
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
  • Probate Court Guardian Ad Litem
  • Member, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.