Andrew Scott Holmes

Andrew Scott Holmes is an experienced attorney with a long career in legal services. He is currently the owner of ASH Legal Services, a position he has held since 2014. Before that, he was a partner at Holland & Knight from 2005 to 2014, and of counsel at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, LLP from 1995 to 2005. He also held an of counsel position at Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon from 1981 to 1995.

Holmes is a member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association and the Bar Association of the City of New York. He earned his LLB from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1981 and his AB from Princeton University in 1977.

Throughout his career, Holmes has participated in several speaking engagements, including conferences on aviation aircraft engine leasing and aircraft registration, where he discussed topics such as aircraft engine default/repossession and legal opinions for aviation transactions. He has also published articles in the New York Law Journal and the Virginia Journal of International Law, focusing on topics such as utility allowance trading and foreign arbitral awards.

Fluent in both English and French, Holmes brings extensive knowledge and expertise to his legal practice.

Features

• Business Dissolution and Disputes
• Business Formation (LLC, Corporation)
• Business Formation (LLC, Sole Proprietorship, Partnerships)
• Commercial Lease Agreements
• Compliance and Regulatory Issues
• Compliance with Local and Federal Regulations
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation for Small Businesses
• Corporate Governance
• Employment Law for Businesses
• Employment Law for Small Businesses
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Intellectual Property Protection for Businesses
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Shareholder Disputes
• Tax Planning and Disputes

• License
  Licensed in Connecticut
  State: Connecticut
  Acquired: 1983
  Active
  
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired:
  Inactive
  
• Work Experience
  2014 - Present Owner, ASH Legal Services
  2005 - 2014 Partner, Holland & Knight
  1995 - 2005 Of Counsel, Paul Hastings Janofksy & Walker, LLP
  1981 - 1995 Of Counsel, Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon
• Associations
  1995 - Present
  Equipment Leasing and Finance Association - Member
  1981 - Present
  Bar Association of City of New York - Member
• Education
  1981 - University of Virginia School of Law - LLB
  1977 - Princeton University - AB
• Speaking Engagements
  2012 - Preparing for Aircraft Engine Default/Repossession - Aviation Aircraft Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance
  2011 - Aviation Transactions--Legal Opin ions - Aircraft Registration Conference
  2009 - What Deals Are Being Done? - Aviation Aircraft & & Leasing Conference
• Publications
  1994 -
  New York Law Journal Utilities Buy Into Allowance Trading
  1993 -
  New York Law Journal Going Once, Going Twice, Sold EPA Auctions Pollution Rights
  1981 -
  Virginia Journal of International Law Pre-AwardAttachment under UN Convention on Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent
  French - Native / Fluent

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