James W. Maxson has joined the Atlanta office of Culhane Meadows PLLC as a member of the law firm's Corporate & Business Services practice group.
Mr. Maxson focuses his practice on insurance-linked securities, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, general corporate matters, insurance regulatory issues, and life settlements.
“Jim is one of the country's most respected insurance regulatory and life settlement lawyers and we are very excited that he chose to bring his practice to Culhane Meadows,” said Heather Haughian, managing partner of the firm's Atlanta office. “His experience already makes him the go-to lawyer in his field and his practical approach to solving legal and business challenges is a perfect fit for our firm.”
Immediately prior to joining Culhane Meadows, Mr. Maxson was co-chair of the Insurance-Linked Securities Group at the Atlanta-based law firm of Morris Manning & Martin, LLP. Before that, he served as the executive vice president, general counsel, and acting chief operating officer of Habersham Funding, LLC, a life settlement provider company, where he was responsible for compliance and legal matters, including interpretation of legislative and regulatory requirements and compliance with securities laws.
Mr. Maxson spent the early part of his career at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, where he practiced in the areas of securities and mergers and acquisitions. He also worked as in-house counsel for Delta Air Lines' international group and clerked for the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Mr. Maxson currently serves on the board of directors of the Life Insurance Settlement Association (“LISA”) and on the executive committee of the European Life Settlement Association (“ELSA”).
Mr. Maxson graduated with honors from Ohio State University College of Law and received his B.A. at Denison University.
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