The firm's Tax & Estates Practice Group is divided into sub-groups, focusing on the following areas:

• Transactional Tax (Federal & International)
• Estate Planning & Administration
• State & Local Tax
• Employee Benefits, ERISA & Executive Compensation
• Tax & Fiduciary Litigation
• Tax Credit Programs
• Tax Policy & Regulation

In addition to concentrating in one or more of these areas, attorneys in the Tax & Estates Practice Group participate in intersectional practice area groups established to counsel clients with respect to the tax law implications in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and reorganization, health and life insurance law, international business law, estate planning, charitable giving, nonprofit organization law, and trust and estate administration.

Many of our attorneys are Board-Certified Tax Specialists or Estate Planning and Administration Specialists as certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.

News

• Jones Walker Hosts Seminar on "Louisiana State & Local Tax for Texans"
• CenturyLink/Qwest Deal, Jones Walker Featured in Corporate Counsel and The American Lawyer
• Mauldin Named Director of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation
• Jones Walker Receives Unparalleled Rankings in Chambers USA

Events

• "Louisiana State & Local Tax for Texans"
• "Economic Development Financing"
• "What Board Members Need to Update in Their Current D&O Policy for 2010"
• "Valuation Opportunities in Gift and Estate Taxation"

Publications

• Jones Walker Overview of 2008 Louisiana State Legislature Regular and Extraordinary Sessions
  Jones Walker, July 3, 2008
• "Selected Hurricane-Related Tax Relief"
  B. Michael Mauldin
  Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly, Mathew Bender & Co., Inc., June 2006
• "Significant Tax Planning Opportunities Afforded by KETRA and GOZone Tax Legislation"
  New Orleans Real Estate Investors Association (NOREIA), March 16, 2006
• "Legislative Briefing – Katrina Update"
  Fred L. Chevalier & Alex P. Trostorff , January 24, 2006