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Meredith Guthrie
Maxwell

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Meredith Maxwell is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Healthcare Industry Team and the mergers and acquisitions and private equity team.


Meredith focuses her practice in the areas of healthcare, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and general corporate law. She combines her legal knowledge and experience with her practical approach to problem solving to structure transactions and transaction documents in furtherance of her clients’ goals and objectives.

Meredith advises clients at every step of the corporate life cycle, from business entity formation and planning to succession issues and exit planning. She also provides general corporate advice to clients, with particular emphasis on corporate governance, licensure, the corporate practice of medicine, and regulatory compliance matters.

Meredith has extensive experience representing entities across the healthcare industry. Her clients include physicians and specialty physician practices, hospitals, health systems, physician hospital organizations, pharmacies, senior living facilities, urgent care centers, behavioral health centers, rehab centers, dental practices, and veterinary practices.

In addition, Meredith has significant experience advising professional services companies, including private equity firms, platform and portfolio companies, architecture and engineering firms, educational institutions, research and development companies, and manufacturers of medical devices, consumer goods, and other products.

Publications

  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — March 28, 2021," Jones Walker Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, March 28, 2021
  • "The American Rescue Plan Act Provides a Flood of Funding for Industry-Specific Programs, Includes Significant Tax and Labor and Employment Changes for Businesses," Jones Walker LLP COVID-19 Task Force Client Alert, March 18, 2021
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — February 14, 2021," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, February 14, 2021
  • "Many Surprises for Payors and Providers in No Surprises Act," Jones Walker LLP Employee Benefits Client Alert, February 4, 2021
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — June 28, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, June 28, 2020
  • "CARES Act Funds for Hospitals and Other Providers: Where We Are Now?" Jones Walker LLP Healthcare Client Alert, June 22, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 26, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 26, 2020
  • "Senate Passes Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act," Jones Walker LLP Government Relations Client Alert, April 22, 2020
  • "CMS Expands Ambulatory Surgery Centers’ Role in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic," Jones Walker LLP Healthcare Client Alert, April 6, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 5, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 5, 2020
  • "CARES Act Healthcare Provisions: New and Expanded Tools for the Pandemic Crisis," Jones Walker LLP Healthcare Client Alert, March 31, 2020
  • "CARES ACT – Healthcare Provisions Summaries," Jones Walker LLP Government Relations Client Alert, March 2020
  • "Executive Order Issued to Improve Transparency in Healthcare Pricing," Jones Walker LLP Healthcare Client Alert, July 2019
  • South Carolina Business Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Their Counsel, 2018

Presentations

  • "South Carolina Business Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Their Counsel," South Carolina Bar CLE, November 2018

Memberships

  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Louisiana Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • South Carolina Women’s Lawyers Association
  • Guardian ad Litem, Cass Elias McCarter Volunteer Program, Charleston County, SC
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8484
F: 504.589.8484
Emailmmaxwell@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law
    JD, 2001
    Executive Officer, Moot Court Executive Board
  • Furman University
    BA, cum laude, 1998

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • South Carolina

Related Practices

  • Commercial Transactions
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Equity & Debt Financing
  • Healthcare
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Privately Held and Family Companies

Related Industries

  • Healthcare Industry
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