Overview
Elisa Maas is a “trusted advisor for all things Delaware. She’s a creative and commercial partner; responsive, reliable and skilled at navigating complex situations.” (Chambers USA, 2024)
Chair of the firm’s Limited Liability Company and Partnership Advisory Group, Elisa advises clients on the strategic use of Delaware entities to achieve their business goals, providing counsel and legal opinions on matters involving Delaware limited partnerships, general partnerships, and limited liability companies. Praising her “excellent work product,” clients report that Elisa is “extremely responsive” and provides advice that “is commercial and clear…. She is great” (Chambers USA).
Known for her “extremely deep level of knowledge and experience” (Chambers USA), Elisa regularly handles transactions involving some of the world’s largest banking institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and billion-dollar private equity funds. Her practice includes advising clients on investment fund, joint venture, structured finance, preferred securities, and cross-border transactions.
Elisa also provides counsel with regard to formation, governance, operations, mergers and acquisitions, conversions, divisions, and dissolutions of Delaware partnerships and LLCs. She is a frequent speaker and panelist on issues concerning these Delaware entities.
PRACTICES
Limited Liability Company & Partnership Advisory
Structured Finance
- Cornell Law School, J.D., 1999
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., College of Letters & Science, 1996
Education
Publications
Limited Liability Company Agreement for a Delaware Limited Liability Company with Protected Series
The Business Lawyer | Fall 2019
Business Law Today | February 2013
The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §§ 18-101, et seq., makes certain statutory rules applicable only by default (i.e., only in situations in which members of a Delaware limited liability company have not otherwise provided in their limited liability company agreement).
Leadership
- American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education, Corporate Law/Entities Advisory Panel
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Limited Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee, Model Series LLC Agreement Drafting Subcommittee Co-Chair
Pro Bono Activities
- Read-Aloud Delaware, Inc., New Castle County Committee
- Child Attorney, Delaware’s Office of the Child Advocate
Recognition
- Chambers USA, since 2016
- The Best Lawyers in America, since 2018; Wilmington, DE Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Lawyer of the Year, 2022
- Delaware Today Top Lawyer, 2021
- The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers, 2022
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 1999
