Butler Snow attorney Alveno N. Castilla has been elected to the board of directors of the Madison County Business League & Foundation for a four-year term.
The Madison County Business League & Foundation was created in 2008 by the Madison County Economic Development Authority (MCEDA) and the Madison County Board of Supervisors as a 501(c)(6) nonpartisan economic development support organization. The mission of the Madison County Business League & Foundation is to bring together, under one organization, the voice of numerous entities in order to establish a clear and concise message for the future. This organization, which is comprised of elected, appointed, business and individual leaders of Madison County, will enable all partners in business and economic development to participate collectively in bringing together the overall vision for Madison County.
Castilla is a member of Butler Snow’s Business Services practice group and primarily focuses his practice on federal, state and local taxation matters, including tax planning as well as handling contested matters with the IRS and the Mississippi Department of Revenue. He also handles a variety of corporate, transactional and financing matters and generally serves as a trusted tax and business advisor. Castilla is also a licensed CPA in Mississippi and Tennessee.
Castilla is a member of the American, Mississippi and Capital Area Bar Associations, and the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® since 2001 for corporate law, litigation and controversy, tax law and was named Lawyer of the Year in Jackson for Litigation and Controversy – Tax in 2013 and 2019. Castilla has also been recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Mid-South Super Lawyer for tax since 2006 and is AV-Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell®. He received his undergraduate degree and MBA from Millsaps College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.