Van R. Mayhall, III Partner—Baton Rouge Phone: 225.381.3169 Fax: 225.387.5397 van.mayhall.iii@bswllp.com

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Van R. Mayhall, III, is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson and practices in the areas of Business & Corporate Law and InsuranceRegulatoryLaw.com. Van is the author of the Insurance Regulatory Law blog. Discussion, news, information and commentary on insurance regulatory law, issues related to insurance regulation and insurance law in general, including state as well as federal insurance regulation. The blog can be found at InsuranceRegulatoryLaw.com.

Education

Louisiana State University E.J. Ourso College of Business, MBA, 2005

Admitted to practice:  2001, Louisiana State Courts, Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Paul M. Hebert Law School, Louisiana State University, J.D., 2001

Louisiana Tech University,  B.A., 1995 (cum  laude)

Professional Associations

Federation of Regulatory Counsel

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Louisiana Bar Association

American Bar Association, Insurance Regulation Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section

President, Insurance Industry Underwriting, Regulatory and Executive Professionals

National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty Associations, 2012 Legal Seminar Planning Committee

Publications

InsuranceRegulatoryLaw.com

NCCI Sees Continued Deterioration In Workers' Compensation Market

Grandfathered Health Plans Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Maintaining Grandfathered Status Under the Interim Rules

Producer Compensation, Rebates/Inducements and Value-Added Services

Fifth Circuit: ERISA Does Not Preempt Louisiana Insurance Directive

Possible Release of Confidential Information by LDOI

LDOI Regulation 93: Named Storm and Hurricane Deductibles

Concurrent Causation of Loss

Named Storm Deductibles

LDOI Directive 175: Saved from Preemption

Insurer Catastrophe Response Plans

OFAC: How the Office of Foreign Asset Control Can "Block" and "Freeze" You and Your Business

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Annual Privacy Notices

Louisiana Enacts Uniform Producers Law

Reed Case Reconciles Overlapping Insurance Code Penalty Provisions

Louisiana Domestic Insurer Investment Issues

Louisiana Gives Tax Benefits to Biotech Research and Technology Commercialization

Mold Exclusions in Louisiana Policy Forms

Louisiana Stop-Loss/Excess Insurance Coverage

Optional Federal Chartering of Insurance Companies

Community Involvement

Former Chair, Insurance Division of the Capital Area United Way Campaign

Member, Catholic High School Alumni Association

Member, Past Member of Board of Directors, LSU MBA Alumni Association

Parishioner, Volunteer, St. Aloysius Catholic Church and School

Past President, Dawson Commons Homeowners Association

Awards and Honors

Named a "Rising Star" in the area of Corporate Governance & Compliance the 2012 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers

Representative Matters

Represents insurers, service companies, self-insured funds, third-party administrators, and employers on a wide variety of insurance, transactional and regulatory issues.

Represents clients in major transactional work, including corporate formation, dissolutions, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions.

Represents both private business interests and publicly-held companies. With respect to publicly-held companies, this has required the construction and drafting of securities documents complying with federal and state securities laws.

Represents private clients’ business interests before many different administrative bodies, including the Louisiana Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Division of Administrative Law.