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Scott E. Waxman
Partner

TEL: (302) 984-6114
FAX: (302) 778-6114
swaxman@potteranderson.com

Mr. Waxman is chair of the firm's Business Group and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Waxman also leads the firm’s Structured Finance and Alternative Entity practice. Mr. Waxman's practice extends into international, federal, state and local taxation, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as most areas of business and commercial law. However, the focus of Mr. Waxman's practice relates to organizational and operational issues related to statutory trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies and special purpose corporations. Mr. Waxman serves on Delaware's Partnership Committee, which is responsible for drafting Delaware's preeminent partnership and limited liability company statutes. In addition, Mr. Waxman serves on Delaware's Statutory Trust Committee, which is responsible for drafting Delaware's renowned statutory trust statute. Service on these small and prestigious committees provides Mr. Waxman with a unique opportunity to participate in the crafting of some of Delaware's most important legislation. In addition, Mr. Waxman has a unique perspective into the legislative history and intent behind the annual changes to these statutes that are drafted to ensure Delaware's continued preeminence in these areas. Mr. Waxman is also a senior member of the firm's Opinion Committee.

Mr. Waxman has been ranked first overall in Delaware in the Alternative Entities subcategory of Corporate/M&A in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, one of the most respected legal rankings in the world. Chambers observed that, "there is no question [Scott] cannot answer and there's no time of the day or night when he doesn't respond, no matter how short the notice." In addition, it stated that "Scott Waxman is said to be 'a master in his field', he 'knows alternative entity law inside-out' and practically wrote the book on the subject." He is described as a 'terrifically hard worker' with an 'indefatigable dedication to serving' his clients. Popular among peers and clients, he is rated for his technical accuracy and commitment to client needs." (Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005).

Mr. Waxman has been named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Dealmakers list, which honors the nation's top 500 lawyers and represents less than one-half of one percent of the legal profession making it the most elite group of legal professionals compiled in the country.

As in prior years, Waxman has been named in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, touted as the preeminent peer-review based referral guide to the legal profession in the United States.

Mr. Waxman has been named in Super Lawyer magazine as one of the top attorneys in Delaware. Selection is limited to five percent of the lawyers in the state.

Mr. Waxman is rated AV® in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review certification, which is the highest rating available and is reserved for attorneys whose "peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence."

AV® is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. and is used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Mr. Waxman is fluent in French, Russian and Mandarin Chinese.

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, completed required coursework to obtain a Master of Laws in Taxation, 1992 - 1994
• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1990
• Middlebury College - coursework towards a Master of Modern Languages in Russian
• The Johns Hopkins University, Bachelor of Arts with General Honors in Chinese, Russian and International Relations, 1987

Representative Matters

• Delaware corporate and partnership advice for the global leader in the manufacture of wetsuits, surfboards, snowboards, and snowboard and skateboarding apparel.
• Delaware corporate advice and opinions in connection with global debt refinancing for the leading provider of classified directory advertising in the United States.
• Delaware limited liability company and statutory trust advice and opinions in connection with a $325M debt refinancing for a major recording artist.
• Delaware partnership advice in connection with a proposed $5.6 billion merger between a NYSE real estate conglomerate and one of the largest private equity funds in the world.
• Representation of one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. in various different capacities, including indenture trustee, life insurance trustee, collateral agent, servicer and local manager in connection with numerous premium finance and life settlement transactions and securitizations.
• Delaware statutory trust advice and opinions in connection with several programs to monetize payments to be made by the Commodity Credit Corporation under the U.S. federal Tobacco Transition Payment Program.
• Delaware limited liability company advice and opinions to prospective purchasers of a Major League Baseball team in the National League.
• Delaware limited liability company advice and opinions in connection with $500 million in financing for Kingdom Films, an investor in 32 films distributed by the Walt Disney Company.
• Delaware partnership and limited liability company advice and opinions in connection with a $550 million secured credit facility for a newly organized joint venture which combined the U.S. home and office water delivery businesses of Groupe Danone and Suntory.
• Delaware limited liability company advice and opinions in connection with a financing for a Major League Baseball team in the National League.
• Delaware partnership and limited liability company advice and opinions in connection with a $2 billion securitization of U.S. and foreign motion picture receivables for Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Studios.

Professional Activities

• Delaware State Bar Association; Partnership Committee, Statutory Trust Committee, Section of Commercial Law; Section of Taxation
• Pennsylvania State Bar Association
• American Bar Association; Taxation Section; Business Law Section

Bar & Court Admissions

• Delaware, 1992
• Pennsylvania, 1991
• U.S. Tax Court, 1991

Practice Areas

• Alternative Entities
• Structured Finance
• Structured Finance
• Alternative Entities - Litigation
• Business Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions
• UCC/Secured Transactions
• Taxation
• Trusts and Estates

News & Publications

• Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Names Donald J. Wolfe Jr. Chairman
• Potter Anderson & Corroon Partner Donald Wolfe Named Among Top 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon
• 23 Potter Anderson & Corroon Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2009
• Potter Anderson Serves as Delaware Counsel to Barclays
• Five Practices and 22 Potter Anderson Attorneys Ranked by Chambers USA Guide
• 14 Potter Anderson & Corroon Attorneys Named Delaware Super Lawyers
• Potter Anderson & Corroon Launches First-of-its-Kind Software With Free Mobile Access to Delaware Statutes
• Delaware Amends Renowned Business Statutes 2007
• Delaware Amends Renowned Business Statutes 2006
• Delaware: The Jurisdiction of Choice in Securitisation, European CEO (June 2004)
• Delaware Alternative Entities: The Vehicle of Choice in Securitisation, International Securitisation Report (November 2003)
• Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel
• The Corporate Advantages
• Delaware Limited Partnerships
• Delaware Limited Liability Companies
• Delaware Statutory Trust
• Delaware Limited Liability Partnerships
• Delaware Investment Holding Companies

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