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| | Address | | 8555 United Plaza Boulevard | | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809-7000 | | (East Baton Rouge Parish) | | | |
| | | Jones, Walker,
Waechter, Poitevent,
Carrère & Denègre L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Admiralty and Maritime, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Litigation, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors'-Debtors' Rights, Business and Commercial Litigation, Class Action Defense, Commercial Lending and Finance, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Employee Benefits, ERISA and Executive Compensation, Energy and Natural Resources, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Gaming, Government Relations, Health Care, Insurance and Financial Services, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Development and Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Land Use, Development and Finance, Tax (International, Federal, State and Local), Telecommunications and Utilities, Trusts, Estates and Personal Planning, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance. | | Year Established: 1937 | Firm Profile:
Jones Walker is one of the largest firms in the Gulf South, providing a comprehensive range of legal services and serving a broad spectrum of local, regional, national, and international business interests. With more than 260 attorneys, our offices are located in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.We are committed to providing excellent and proactive legal services to major multinational, public, and private corporations; Fortune 500 companies; money center banks and worldwide insurers; and family and emerging businesses doing business in the United States and abroad. Our attorneys strive to practice law with high levels of creativity and innovation, and to deliver quality legal representation without sacrificing personalized client service. By understanding our clients' businesses and building strong, personal relationships with clients, Jones Walker creates a productive partnership that focuses on achieving optimal results in an efficient manner. Our attorneys are recognized for superior client service, excellence in law, and for contributing to their communities. Many journals and publications feature articles written by our attorneys, who are often featured as speakers for professional, trade, and business seminars, and serve as instructors for law school courses. We are committed to improving our communities by dedicating time, talent, and financial resources to a variety of civic, charitable, and professional organizations. | | Firm Size: 266 |
Other Office Locations of Jones, Walker,
Waechter, Poitevent,
Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A.
| | RESIDENT PARTNERS | | Davis B. Allgood (Partner) born Yazoo City, Mississippi, March 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Judge Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1982-1983. Author: Expert Witness and Consultant Discovery in Federal Court, The Practical Litigator (ALI-ABA, July 2001), Vol. 12, No. 4, p.47; The Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998 and Its Impact on Federal Court Practice in Louisiana," Louisiana Bar Journal, October 2000, Vol. 48, No. 3, p.210. Member: Baton Rouge, Federal, Fifth Circuit, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Wex S. Malone Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Energy Litigation; Construction Litigation; Eminent Domain. Email: Davis B. Allgood | | Jennifer L. Anderson (Partner) born Spokane, Washington; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1995). Associate Editor, Louisiana Employment Law Letter. Ombudsman, Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, Department of Defense. Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Lim, et al. v. Offshore Specialty Fabricators, Inc., 404 F.3d 898 (5th Cir. 2005); Vines, et al. v. University of Louisiana at Monroe, et al., 398 F.3d 700 (5th Cir. 2005); Anderson v. Orleans Parish School Bd., 340 F.Supp.2d 716 (E.D.La. 2004); Chaffin v. John H. Carter Co., Inc., 179 F.3d 316 (5th Cir. 1999); Haase v. Bayou Steel Corp., 783 So.2d 474 (La.App. 5th Cir. 2001); Roberts v. Walthall County General Hospital, 96 F.Supp.2d 559 (S.D.Miss. 2000), affirmed, 240 F.3d 1075, (5th Cir. 2000); Padilla v. Flying J, Inc., 119 S.W.3d 911 (Tex.App.--Dallas, 2003, writ denied). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Jennifer L. Anderson | | Brandon Kelly Black (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 3, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1996). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Appellate Advocacy Board. Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Louisiana, 1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank J. Polozola, Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1996-1997. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Banking Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Brandon Kelly Black | | John C. Blackman, IV (Senior Partner) born Monroe, Louisiana, December 13, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Tax Court; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1968-1969. Adjunct Professor of Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 1990-1993. Member: Baton Rouge, Fourth Judicial District (President, 1976-1977), Louisiana State (Member and Chairman, Taxation Section, 1976-1977) and American (Member: Subcommittee on ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits Committee, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Northeast Louisiana (President, 1975-1976); Advisory Committee for Estate Planning and Administration (Chairman, 1998-1999); Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Committee on Trust Code Continuous Revision, 1982—). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation(33%); Trusts and Estates(33%); Employee Benefits(34%). Email: John C. Blackman, IV | | Boyd A. Bryan (Partner) born Edinburg, Texas, January 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1984); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1987). Member: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts. Email: Boyd A. Bryan | | Robert R. Casey (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); Tulane University (J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1973). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Student Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1969-1971. Chairman, Section of Taxation, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1978. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section of Taxation; Chairman, Committee on Partnerships, 1982-1984; Member of Council, 1985-1988; Secretary, 1988-1989; Vice Chair, 1989-1991); Louisiana State Law Institute; American College of Tax Counsel (Member of Council, 2006—). (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Federal, State and Local Income Taxation Law; Gift and Estate Tax; Sales and Use; Ad Valorem; Taxation Law; Louisiana Corporate and Partnership Law; Louisiana Estate and Trust Law. Email: Robert R. Casey | | Scott D. Chenevert (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia; 2004, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1994); Washington and Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Baton Rouge, Maryland State and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Scott D. Chenevert | | Fred L. Chevalier (Partner) born Marshall, Texas, July 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana; 1973, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., 1971); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," (Woodward/White, Inc.) in Public Finance since 2003. Lecturer, Public Law Institute, Tulane University; Louisiana Bankers' Association Bank Counsel Association. Assistant Attorney General, Chief of Public Finance Group, State of Louisiana, 1973-1980. Assistant State Treasurer of Louisiana, 1980-1982. Panel Member: The Louisiana State Bar Association seminar on "New Challenges in the Law for the 1990's"; Louisiana Municipal Association Conferences Public Finance Workshops. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Law Institute (Committee on Business Trust Code); National Association of Bond Lawyers (Panel on Public Officials' Responsibilities under Federal Securities Law); Government Finance Officer's Association. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Corporate Finance Law; Administrative Law. Email: Fred L. Chevalier | | Lance A. Foster (Partner) born Alexandria, Louisiana, January 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 1993, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana State University and A. & M. College (B.S. in C.E., 1988; J.D., 1991; B.S. in E.E., 2000); McGeorge School of Law (LL.M., 1993). Law Clerk, Judge Jeanette Knoll, Louisiana Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1993-1994. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. [U.S. Army Reserve, 1988-1996]. Practice Areas: Business; Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trademark Law; Copyright Law. Email: Lance A. Foster | | Leon Gary, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (J.D., 1964). Law Clerk to Hon. E. Gordon West, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1964-1965. Adjunct Professor, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 1978-1992. Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member, Coordinating Committee on Legal Technology; Chair, Law Practice Management Section, 1992-1993) Bar Associations. Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Complex Litigation; Class Action Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Tort Defense; Estate Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Mediation; Civil Appeals; Occupational Cancer. Email: Leon Gary, Jr. | | Jeffry W. Gray (Partner) born Thibodaux, Louisiana, May 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Nicholls State University (B.S., 1980); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1984). Phi Eta Sigma (President, 1977-1978). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American (Member, Section on Business) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Jeffry W. Gray | | Regina N. Hamilton (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 30, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Virginia; 1988, District of Columbia; 1994, Louisiana. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Maryland (M.Ed., 1979); George Mason University (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, George Mason University Law Review, 1992-1994. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, 1984; Outstanding Legal Scholar Award; A.S. Fischer Award for Best Law Review Note, 1986. Author: "Nicaragua v. U.S.," 8 Geo. Mason U.L.Rev. 253, 1985; "Internationalization and Investment Companies," in Protecting Investors: A Half Century of Investment Company Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1992. Member: Louisiana State, Virginia and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Business; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Contracts; Corporate Real Estate; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Conflicts of Interest; Legal Ethics; Finance; Government; County Government Law; Government Ethics; Government Affairs; Public Officials Liability; Local Government Law; State Government Law; Municipal Law; Municipal Bonds; Municipal Bonds Taxation; Municipal Contracts; Municipal Corporation Law; Municipal Finance; Municipal Securities; Tax Increment Finance; Bond Finance; Community Development; Economic Development; Industrial Development Bonds; Project Finance; Public Authority Finance; Public-Private Partnerships; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Exempt Finance. Email: Regina N. Hamilton | | Ryan E. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1995); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to the Hon. Frank J. Polozola, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Member: Louisiana State, American and Federal Bar Associations; Wex Malone American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Class Action Defense. Email: Ryan E. Johnson | | David M. Kerth (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1997). Member: Baton Rouge, Federal and American (Member, Forum on Construction) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: SDT Industries, Inc. v. Leeper, 34,655 (La.App. 2 Cir. 6/22/01), 793 So.2d 327. Practice Areas: Business Litigation(25%); Commercial Lease Disputes(20%); Construction Litigation(15%); Real Property Litigation(15%); Bankruptcy Litigation(5%); Intellectual Property Litigation(20%). Email: David M. Kerth | | Luis A. Leitzelar (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 2006, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1987); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Appointed and Served as Liaison Counsel by Chief Judge, Hon. Richard T. Haik in the Superfund and Class Action Proceedings captioned In re: Combustion, Inc. in the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Member: Board of Directors, Charles W. Lamar, Jr. YMCA, 2006—; Board of Directors, Special Olympics Louisiana, 1997-1999; Tulane Alumni Association, Baton Rouge Chapter. Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association, Minority Job Fair Planning Committee, 2008. Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Minority Involvement Section, 2004—; Member: Environmental Law and Insurance; Tort; Workers Compensation and Admiralty Law Sections); American Bar Association (Member: Environment; Energy and Resources; Tort; Trial and Insurance Practice Sections); State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation and Hispanic Issues Sections); Hispanic National Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Atkins v. Ferro Corp., 534 F. Supp. 2d 662 (M.D. La. 2008); Anderson v. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC, 2008 WL 919716 (W.D. La. 4/4/2008); Griffin v. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC, ___ F. Supp. 2d ___, 2008 WL 2216262 (W.D. La. 1/9/2008); Hendrick v. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC, 2008 WL 65264 (W.D. La. 1/9/2008); Francois v. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, 2007 WL 5208856 (W.D. La. 11/30/2007); Richard v. Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC, 2007 WL 2319804 (W.D. La. 8/10/2007); Molden v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 465 F. Supp. 2d 606 (M.D. La. 2006); Acosta v. Master Maintenance & Const., Inc., 452 F.3d 373 (5th Cir. 2006), affirming, 52 F. Supp. 2d 699 (M.D. La. 1999); United States ex rel. Bain v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 26937 (5th Cir. 10/26/2006); Jackson v. Home Depot, Inc., 2004-1653 (La. App. 1 Cir. 6/10/05), 906 So. 2d 721; United States ex rel. Bain v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 386 F.3d 648, 59 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 873, 21 IER Cases 1441, 34 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,103 (5th Cir. 2004); Templet v. HydroChem Inc., 367 F.3d 473 (5th Cir. 2004), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 976, 125 S. Ct. 411, 160 L. Ed. 2d 352 (2005), reh'g denied, 543 U.S. 1085, 125 S. Ct. 958, 160 L. Ed. 2d 840 (2005); United States ex rel. Doe v. Dow Chem. Co., 343 F.3d 325 (5th Cir. 2003); Batton v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 261 F. Supp. 2d 575 (M.D. La. 2003); Miles v. Our Lady of the Lake Reg. Med. Center, 2001-2272 (La. App. 1 Cir. 10/2/02), 836 So. 2d 136; Hall v. Zen-Noh Grain Corp., 00-1455 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/27/00), 778 So. 2d 91, rev'd, 2001-0324 (La. 4/27/01), 787 So. 2d 280; Concrete Solutions v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 99 F. Supp. 2d 731 (M.D. La. 2000); North American Specialty Ins. Co. v. Georgia Gulf Corp., 99 F. Supp. 2d 726 (M.D. La. 2000); Boullion v. PPG Indus., Inc., 1998-25 (La. App. 3 Cir. 3/23/98), 709 So. 2d 350; Jewell v. Dudley L. Moore Ins., Inc., 872 F. Supp. 1517 (M.D. La. 1995); Kennedy v. St. Charles Gen. Hosp., 630 So. 2d 888 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1993); Jure v. Raviotta, 612 So. 2d 225 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1992), writ denied, 614 So. 2d 1257 (La. 1993). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation(20%); Toxic Tort Litigation(25%); Class Action Defense(20%); Energy(15%); Products Liability(20%). Email: Luis A. Leitzelar | | B. Michael Mauldin (Partner) born Laurel, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi; 1981, Louisiana and District of Columbia. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Staff Counsel, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives, 1975-1980. Chair: Capital Area Family Violence and Intervention Center, Inc., 1997; Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Inc. Foundation, 2007-2008. President, Baton Rouge Estate and Business Planning Council, 2005. Member: Louisiana State and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; District of Columbia Bar. [Capt., USAR, 1972-1980]. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Federal, State and Local Taxation Law; Estate and Trust Law; Corporate Law. Email: B. Michael Mauldin | | Bernard F. Meroney (Partner) born Clinton, Iowa, September 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1974); Purdue University (M.S., 1976); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Business; Intellectual Property; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Computers and Software; Internet; Energy. Email: Bernard F. Meroney | | A. Justin Ourso III (Senior Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Dillard Legal Fellow. Member: Baton Rouge, New Orleans (Member, Intellectual Property Law Committee), Louisiana State (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property Law Member, Federal Trademark Legislation Committee, 1996-2008; State Trademark Rights and Statutes Committee, 2001-2008) Bar Associations; International Trademark Association (Member, U.S. Legislation Committee, 1994-1996, Chair, Ad Hoc Federal Legislation Subcommittee, 1995-1996; Member, Issues and Policy Committee, 1996-1997; Chair, Functionality as a Defense Subcommittee, 1996-1997; Member, Legislative Analysis Committee, 1997-1998; Co-Chair, New Legislation Subcommittee, 1997-1998; Member, Regulatory Analysis Committee, 1998-1999; Chair, North American Regulatory Law Subcommittee, 1998-1999; Member, Legislative Analysis Committee, U.S. Legislation Subcommittee, 2002-2005; Team Leader: Bankruptcy Project, 2002; Trade Dress Project, 2003; Co-Chair, Trade Dress Forum, 2004; Member, International Amicus Committee, U.S. Amicus Subcommittee, 2006-2008). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Transactions; Media Law; Media Litigation; Trade Regulation Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: A. Justin Ourso III | | James C. Percy (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1977); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1978). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. [Retired Major, JAGC, La. Army National Guard, 1980-2001]. Email: James C. Percy | | Michael T. Perry (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, September 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Louisiana Law Review. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance(30%); Real Estate Development(20%); Secured Finance(20%); Real Estate Workouts(20%); Real Estate Title Insurance(10%). Email: Michael T. Perry | | Louis S. Quinn, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana; 1995, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1983); Georgia State University (M.S., 1990). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1979. Author: "Defense Witness Immunity—A Fresh Look at the Compulsory Process Clause," 43 Louisiana Law Review 239, 1982. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Public Finance; Health Care; Low Income Housing. Email: Louis S. Quinn, Jr. | | Dionne M. Rousseau (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Listed in: Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A; The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law and Securities Law; CityBusiness Top 50 Lawyers in New Orleans, 2005, 2007; CityBusiness Women of the Year, 2003. Member, University of Chicago Law Review. Adjunct Faculty Member, Loyola University School of Law, 1992-1996. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Venture Capital; Banking. Email: Dionne M. Rousseau | | Robert W. Scheffy, Jr. (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Baton Rouge Bank Counsel Association; Baton Rouge Property Lawyers Association; Louisiana Bank Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Banking; Environmental; Oil and Gas; Real Estate and Land Use Law. Email: Robert W. Scheffy, Jr. | | William L. Schuette, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial; Toxic Tort; Products Liability. Email: William L. Schuette, Jr. | | Robert C. Tucker (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.S., in Civil Engineering, magna cum laude, 1975); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1983). Member: Baton Rouge (Chairman, Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1989-1991; Co-Chairman, Legal Directory Committee, 1990), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Society of Civil Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Intellectual Property; Business; Technical Matters Relating to Engineering and Construction. Email: Robert C. Tucker | | RESIDENT SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Kevin O. Ainsworth (Special Counsel) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Business Management, 1996); Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D., 2000). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Dean Henry G. McMahon Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Sports Law. Email: Kevin O. Ainsworth | | Michele Whitesell Crosby (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1987); Loyola University (J.D., 1990). Articles Editor, Loyola Law Review. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Class Action Defense. Email: Michele Whitesell Crosby | | Jeffrey S. Evans (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. (Not admitted in Louisiana). Education: Lander College (B.S., 1992); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City; Maryland State (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey S. Evans | | Warren A. Fleet (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana. Education: Xavier University (B.A., 1971); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1980). Email: Warren A. Fleet | | Raúl V. Fonte (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1967); Loyola University (J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Junior Achievement Advisor. Recipient: Creditors' Rights Law Special Award (1975); Patent and Copyright Law Special Award (1976). Registered Professional Engineer, Louisiana, 1968. Member: New Orleans (Member, Intellectual Property Law Committee) and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Engineering Society; American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Energy; Intellectual Property. Email: Raúl V. Fonte | | Herman J. Gesser, III (Special Counsel) born New Iberia, Louisiana, November 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.Arch., 1985; J.D., 1992 ); University of California at Los Angeles (M.Arch., 1986). Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Sigma Delta. Member, Mortar Board. Registered Architect, Louisiana, 1988. Certified, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), 1988. Adjunct Assistant Professor: Louisiana State University School of Architecture, 1990; University of Southwestern Louisiana, Department of Architecture, 1987-1988. Practiced law focusing on Design and Construction matters, 1992-1996. Chief Counsel and Projects Director to Hon. Mary L. Landrieu, U.S. Senate, 1998-2007. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; American Institute of Architects; AIA Louisiana; AIA South Louisiana. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Surety Bond Law; Professional Liability Defense; Government Relations. Email: Herman J. Gesser, III | | Peter A. Kopfinger (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1991); Tulane University of Louisiana (LL.M., Corporate and Commercial Law, 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1987 (inactive). Law Clerk to the Honorable Stephen V. Callaway, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1998-2000. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Transactions. Email: Peter A. Kopfinger | | F. Charles McMains, Jr. (Special Counsel) born Norfolk, Virginia, October 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Louisiana House of Representatives, 1992-2001; Chair, Committee on Civil Law and Procedure, 1996-2001. Member: Baton Rouge and American Bar Associations; Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Executive Committee, 1998-2001); Association of Life Insurance Counsel. Practice Areas: Governmental Affairs; Insurance Regulatory; Administrative Law; Class Action Defense. Email: F. Charles McMains, Jr. | | Kimberly Lewis Robinson (Special Counsel) born Yuma, Arizona; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Political Science, 1993; M.A., Public Administration, 1995); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1998); Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (Executive Education and Driving Government Performance, 2006). Member: Dean's Advisory Council, Louisiana State University E. J. Ourso College of Business; Young Alumni Leadership Council, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. Special Counsel, Office of the Governor of the State of Louisiana, 2005-2008. Liaison and Senior Policy Adviser on Economic Development, Insurance and Revenue Policy, Departments of Revenue and Economic Development. Confidential Assistant, Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Office of Legal Affairs, Louisiana Department of Revenue, 2000-2005. Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Justice Bernette J. Johnson, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1998-2000. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Taxation(60%); Government Relations(10%); Public Finance(30%). Email: Kimberly Lewis Robinson | | Corinne B. Viso (Special Counsel) born Monroe, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1991, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Corinne B. Viso | | RESIDENT OF COUNSEL | | Charles A. Landry (Of Counsel) born Crowley, Louisiana, December 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (J.D., 1977). Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Finance Law; Creditor Debtor Relations Law. Email: Charles A. Landry | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Carla Ashley (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (B.S., Biological Sciences, 2001); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2006; B.C.L., 2006). Member, Louisiana Law Review, Volume 66. Member: Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Carla Ashley | | Sarah S. Brehm (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1984; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., International Trade and Finance, summa cum laude, 2005); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2008; B.C.L., magna cum laude, 2008). Order of the Coif. Member, LSU Environmental Moot Court Team, 2006-2008. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Sarah S. Brehm | | Monique A. Cenac (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., cum laude, 1999; J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, 2002. Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations. Transactions: Acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corporation by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., 2007. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Monique A. Cenac | | Trey W. Cloud (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Louisiana; 2002, Texas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana State University at Shreveport (B.S., 1997); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; E-Commerce; Real Estate; Land Use; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance. Email: Trey W. Cloud | | Daniel B. Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Michigan; 2005, Louisiana. Education: Florida State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of Michigan; Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Daniel B. Davis | | Justin D. DesHotel (Associate) born Mamou, Louisiana, February 9, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, 2004); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2007). Recipient: University Medal; Arts and Sciences Advisory Council Scholarship; Knights of Pythias Scholarship, Louisiana State University. Winner, Internal Writing Competition, George Washington Law School, 2007. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Justin D. DesHotel | | Kristin S. Gardner (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2007, Louisiana. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 1999) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law. Email: Kristin S. Gardner | | Chad A. Grand (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2000); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2005). Dean's List. Member, of American Inns of Court of Acadiana. Member and Chair, Law Week Committee, Lafayette Young Lawyers Association . Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and Louisiana State (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Chad A. Grand | | Jamie Ruf Gurt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York; 2008, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.Mus., magna cum laude, 2000); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2006). Email: Jamie Ruf Gurt | | Matthew W. Kern (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., Political Science, 2005); Southern University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Delta Chi Fraternity. Associate Editor, Southern University Law Review, 2007-2008. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance. Email: Matthew W. Kern | | C. Parker Kilgore (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., Biology, 1999); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2007; B.C.L., 2007). Chancellor's List. Hendrix Achievement Scholar. Email: C. Parker Kilgore | | William D. Lampton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: William D. Lampton | | Jeffrey D. Lieberman (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 2003; M.S.W., 2005); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008; B.C.L., 2008). Recipient: Carolyn Brasset Walker Scholarship; Liskow and Lewis Scholarship; CALI Awards for Highest Grades in Legal Research and Writing I, Legal Research and Writing II, Law of Persons and Family, Business Associations I, and Legislation Seminar. Member, Louisiana Law Review. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey D. Lieberman | | Christopher Martin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Email: Christopher Martin | | Amelia Smith Rinehart (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2006, Louisiana. Education: Tulane University (B.S.E., summa cum laude, 1996; M.S.E., 1997); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: New York State, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Amelia Smith Rinehart | | Heather N. Sharp (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2005). Member: Alpha Lambda Delta Honorary Fraternity; Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Fraternity; Golden Key National Honor Society; Delta Zeta Sorority. Order of the Coif. Chancellor's list every semester (7 semesters including summer school). Wex Malone Inn of Courts. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Heather N. Sharp | | Andy St. Romain (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1994); Southern University Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Certified Public Accountant. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development(50%); Real Estate Finance(20%); Commercial Lending and Finance(15%); Real Estate Land Use(15%); Public Finance. Email: Andy St. Romain | | Christopher Tyson (Associate) (Admission pending). Email: Christopher Tyson | | Raedtha A. Vasquez (Associate) born Mayaquez, Puerto Rico, February 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2002; B.C.L., 2002). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Raedtha A. Vasquez | | Amanda Spain Wells (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2005, Florida; 2006, Mississippi and Louisiana. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 2000); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; The Mississippi Bar, Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Amanda Spain Wells | | B. Trevor Wilson (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, 2004); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 2007); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2008). Order of the Coif. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates Taxation. Email: B. Trevor Wilson | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 1175 Peachtree Street NE, 100 Colony Square, Suite 2100, 30361. Telephone: 404-602-3700. Fax: 404-602-3777.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: 505 North 20th Street, Suite 600 - Financial Center, 35203. Telephone: 205.226.5200. Fax: 205.226.5226.
Houston, Texas Office: JP Morgan Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Suite 6601, 77002. Telephone: 713-437-1800. Fax: 713-437-1810.
Lafayette, Louisiana Office: 500 Dover Boulevard, Suite 120, 70503. Telephone: 337-406-5610. Fax: 337-406-5620.
Miami, Florida Office: Courvoisier Centre II, 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 500, 33131. Telephone: 305-679-5700. Fax: 305-679-5710.
Mobile, Alabama Office: 254 State Street, P.O. Box 46 (36601), 36603. Telephone: 251.432.1414. Fax: 251.433.4106.
Montgomery, Alabama Office: 100 Colonial Bank Boulevard, Suite B101, 36117. Telephone: 334.834.5550. Fax: 334.265.4533.
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: 201 St. Charles Avenue, 70170-5100. Telephone: 504-582-8000. Fax: 504-582-8583.
The Woodlands, Texas Office: Waterway Plaza Two, 10001 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 350, 77380. Telephone: 281-296-4400. Fax: 281-296-4404.
Washington, D.C. Office - Capitol Hill: 499 South Capitol Street, S.W., Suite 600, 20003. Telephone: 202-203-1000. Fax: 202-203-0000.
Washington, D.C. Office - Downtown: The Watergate, 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite 1113, 20037. Telephone: 202-944-1100. Fax: 202-944-1109.
| (For Firm and Biographical Data at New Orleans, Louisiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Lafayette, Louisiana; Houston, Texas; Mobile, Alabama; The Woodlands, Texas; Washington, D.C., see Professional Biographies at those locations) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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