Jim Maxson named Deputy Chair of European Life Settlement Association (ELSA)
Partner Jim Maxson has been elected as Deputy Chair of the European Life Settlement Association (ELSA). ELSA was founded in 2009 to set standards for the European life settlement industry, and represents European funding sources, service providers and intermediaries in the life settlement market who are looking to promote transparency by providing accurate, authoritative information […]
Are You Ready to Outsource?
As an attorney, I generally enter an outsourcing transaction mid-stream … sometimes when the deal is “done” (guess what, it rarely is) and the parties are ready for the lawyers to document the agreed terms and fill in the boilerplate, and other times (if I am lucky), when the
Culhane Meadows Expands Insurance-Linked Securities Practice, James W. Maxson Joins as Partner
ATLANTA, GA—Culhane Meadows PLLC announced the addition of partner James W. Maxson to its Atlanta office as a member of the firm’s Corporate & Business Services practice group. Mr. Maxson focuses his practice on insurance-linked securities, mergers and acquisitions,
European Commission Attacks Luxembourg Amazon Hybrid Structure As Illegal State Aid
Introduction On January 16, 2015 the European Commission (“EC”) released its report that certain favorable tax rulings Luxembourg granted Amazon (circa 2003) have been preliminarily deemed to constitute illegal state aid under European law. State aid occurs when a European Union country grants advantages (e.g. grants, interest and tax reliefs, guarantees, government holdings of all […]
David Jacoby comments on NY Court of Appeals “separate entity” doctrine in Motorola case
Author: David Jacoby The New York Court of Appeals handed down a much-anticipated decision with important implications for banks as well as for litigants hoping to collect (or avoid collection of) judgments. In its 5-2 decision in Motorola Credit Corp. v. Standard Chartered Bank [1] on October 23, the Court stood by the “separate entity” […]