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Administrative / Regulatory Law Victor J. Franckiewicz, Jr. Butler Snow

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Admiralty and Maritime Law Paul M. Sterbcow Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson

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BIZ NEW ORLEANS

FEBRUARY 2021

Antitrust Law Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker Appellate Practice Thomas M. Flanagan Flanagan Partners Arbitration Ronald J. Sholes Adams and Reese Banking and Finance Law William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford Bet-the-Company Litigation Judy Y. Barrasso Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer Commercial Finance Law Steven C. Serio Fishman Haygood

Corporate Compliance Law F. Rivers Lelong, Jr. Jones Walker

Labor Law Management Keith M. Pyburn Jr. Fisher Phillips

Corporate Law Andrew Sullivan Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer

Land Use and Zoning Law Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

Criminal Defense: General Practice Harry Rosenberg Phelps Dunbar Criminal Defense: White-Collar William Gibbens Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Katherine Conklin McGlinchey Stafford Employment Law Individuals Robert B. Landry III Robert B. Landry III Employment Law Management Thomas J. McGoey II Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Ewell E. Eagan, Jr. Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan Environmental Law Robert B. McNeal Liskow & Lewis Equipment Finance Law Sterling Scott Willis Fishman Haygood

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants William E. Wright, Jr. Deutsch Kerrigan Litigation - Antitrust David G. Radlauer Jones Walker Litigation - Banking and Finance Robert B. Bieck, Jr. Jones Walker Litigation Bankruptcy Tristan E. Manthey Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey Litigation Construction H. Bruce Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn Litigation Environmental John M. Wilson Liskow & Lewis Litigation - ERISA Robert W. Rachal Jackson Lewis Litigation - Insurance Deirdre C. McGlinchey McGlinchey Stafford

Family Law Steven J. Lane Herman Herman & Katz

Litigation Intellectual Property Raymond G. Areaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

Financial Services Regulation Law Robert Paul Thibeaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

Litigation - Labor and Employment Greg Guidry Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Gaming Law J. Kelly Duncan Jones Walker

Litigation - Real Estate Charles L. Stern, Jr. Steeg Law Firm

Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Edward T. Suffern Jr. Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern

Health Care Law Margaret M. Silverstein Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Construction Law Denise C. Puente Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

Insurance Law Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

Litigation - Securities George C. Freeman III Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver Litigation - Trusts and Estates Edward Dirk Wegmann Jones Walker

Litigation and Controversy - Tax Cheryl M. Kornick Liskow & Lewis Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants Celeste Coco-Ewing Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Plaintiffs Leonard A. Davis Herman Herman & Katz Mediation M. Nan Alessandra Phelps Dunbar Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants C. Wm. Bradley, Jr. Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs James C. Klick Herman Herman & Katz Mergers and Acquisitions Law Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law John T. Balhoff II Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert Nonprofit / Charities Law Steven I. Klein Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert Oil and Gas Law M. Hampton Carver Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux Personal Injury Litigation Defendants Susan B. Kohn Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Gerald E. Meunier Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer Product Liability Litigation Defendants Richard E. Sarver Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Rodney P. Vincent Plotkin, Vincent & Jaffe

Professional Malpractice Law Defendants Gus A. Fritchie III Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore Project Finance Law E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall Railroad Law Patrick A. Talley, Jr. Phelps Dunbar Real Estate Law Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert Securities / Capital Markets Law Maureen Gershanik Fishman Haygood Securities Regulation Kenneth J. Najder Jones Walker Tax Law Robert S. Angelico Liskow & Lewis Trusts and Estates Miriam Wogan Henry Jones Walker Utilities Law Alan C. Wolf Phelps Dunbar Venture Capital Law Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar

Philip S. Brooks Brooks Gelpi Haasé 504-224-6723 Michael M. Butterworth Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Colin Cambre Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 David L. Carrigee Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Bertrand M. Cass Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Charles A. Cerise Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Kathleen K. Charvet Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Alanson T. Chenault Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 504-702-1710 Richard A. Chopin Chopin Law Firm 504-475-2429 Miles P. Clements Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Katharine R. Colletta Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000 Richard Cozad Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, & BenMaier 504-561-0323

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Administrative / Regulatory Law

W. Raley Alford Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Philip O. Bergeron Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Victor J. Franckiewicz Butler Snow 504-299-7700 David A. Marcello Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Admiralty and Maritime Law

Donald R. Abaunza Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Robert B. Acomb Johnson, Yacoubian & Paysse 504-528-3001 Michael H. Bagot Wagner, Bagot & Rayer 504-525-2141 L. Etienne Balart Jones Walker 504-582-8000 William Baldwin Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Robert J. Barbier Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

E. Gregg Barrios Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Francis J. Barry Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Richard D. Bertram Jones Walker 504-582-8000 David S. Bland Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 504-528-3088 Wilton E. Bland Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000 John A. Bolles Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Alan G. Brackett Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000

Christopher O. Davis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Laurence R. DeBuys Patrick Miller 504-527-5400 Sidney W. Degan Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333 Scott E. Delacroix Delacroix Law Firm 985-630-8040 Timothy DePaula Murphy Rogers Sloss Gambel & Tompkins 504-523-0400 Thomas P. Diaz Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Johnny L. Domiano Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 J. Kelly Duncan Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Michael J. Ecuyer Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer 504-522-2304 John Fay Fay Nelson & Fay 504-354-8360 S. Gene Fendler Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Delos E. Flint Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Thomas D. Forbes Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000 Joshua S. Force Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 George J. Fowler Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Kenneth Gelpi Brooks Gelpi Haasé 504-224-6723 Glenn G. Goodier Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Jeremy T. Grabill Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Christopher M. Hannan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Michael Harowski Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 504-702-1710 Timothy W. Hassinger Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Don K. Haycraft Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Gary A. Hemphill Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Russ M. Herman Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892 Peter L. Hilbert Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Daniel J. Hoerner Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000 Grady S. Hurley Jones Walker 504-582-8000 R. Keith Jarrett Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 R. Scott Jenkins Jones Walker 504-582-8000 George B. Jurgens King & Jurgens 504-582-3800 Jason R. Kenney Staines & Eppling 504-838-0019 J. Fredrick Kessenich Daigle Fisse & Kessenich 985-871-0800 Kenneth M. Klemm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Neal J. Kling Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Edwin C. Laizer Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Mark D. Latham Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Kevin J. LaVie Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

David B. Lawton Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Beau E. LeBlanc Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 504-528-3088

J. Dwight LeBlanc Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000 J. Dwight LeBlanc Frilot 504-599-8000

Edward F. LeBreton Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Charles E. Leche Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 David W. Leefe Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Walter J. Leger Leger & Shaw 504-588-9043 Walter J. Leger Leger & Shaw 504-588-9043

Terrence Lestelle Lestelle & Lestelle, Attorneys at law 504-828-1224

Francis V. Liantonio Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Luis E. Llamas Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Walter P. Maestri Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Kevin A. Marks Melchiode Marks King 504-336-2880 Robert P. McCleskey Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Micheal A. McGlone Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Evans Martin McLeod Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Michael W. McMahon Daigle Fisse & Kessenich 985-871-0800

Matthew A. Moeller The Moeller Firm (504) 224-9122 Thomas Kent Morrison Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

André Mouledoux Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000

Stewart F. Peck Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Devin C. Reid Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

David L. Reisman Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Michael R.C. Riess Riess LeMieux 504-581-3300

William J. Riviere Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Antonio J. Rodriguez Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 504-702-1710

James T. Rogers Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Kent B. Ryan The Miller Law Firm 504-684-5044 Kelly T. Scalise Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Benjamin O. Schupp McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

William B. Schwartz Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 David B. Sharpe Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

James R. Silverstein Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Stephanie D. Skinner The Miller Law Firm 504-684-5044 Mark J. Spansel Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Robert J. Stefani King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Paul M. Sterbcow Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson 504-588-1500 Norman C. Sullivan Frilot 504-599-8000

Dean A. Sutherland Jeansonne & Remondet 504-524-7333

Frederick Swaim Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Daniel Tadros Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Charles R. Talley Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Peter M. Thomson Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Jefferson R. Tillery Jones Walker 504-582-8000 BIZNEWORLEANS.COM

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Celeste Coco-Ewing

The ability to “work across the aisle” is a must for this product liability and toxic tort attorney. By Keith Twitchell Portrait By Mike Lirette

BIZ NEW ORLEANS

FEBRUARY 2021

Specialty

product liability and toxic tort cases

Company

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

Experience

21 years in practice

Education

BA Tulane University; JD Tulane University Law School

The intersection of policy, legislation and the law has long fascinated Celeste Coco-Ewing, and her experiences in each have contributed to her success in the complex litigation that typifies her legal practice today. Raised in Marksville, Louisiana — “the uppermost corner of Cajun country,” as she described it – CocoEwing moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University. After graduation, she spent five years in Washington, D.C., working on the legislative staff of Sen. John Breaux. “He was part of a centrist movement that actually got legislation done,” recalled Coco-Ewing. “Having that experience of seeing people work across the aisle with respect has been something I’ve tried to carry into my practice.” After returning to New Orleans, “entering the legal profession felt like the logical next step” for CocoEwing. She graduated from Tulane Law School, then clerked for Judge Dennis in the 5th Circuit. Today, Coco-Ewing specializes in product liability and toxic tort cases for Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver law firm. However, one interesting stop along the way was serving as president and CEO of the Bureau of Governmental Research, a local research and policy nonprofit. Coco-Ewing summed up her legal philosophy as “work hard, fight fair,” noting that when attorneys on both sides play by the rules, clients on both sides benefit. Less time spent fighting over trivial details means less expense for clients, and cases move more rapidly through the appeals process when they are grounded in facts and sound legal principles. The complex nature of many of her cases helps keep Coco-Ewing fascinated by her work. For one, it requires collaboration across specialties and geographies, as she is often involved in multi-district litigation. “I really enjoy bouncing ideas back and forth, building these collegial relationships with lawyers all across the nation,” she said. It also challenges her personally. “I like how many parts of yourself you have to bring to the table,” she added. “You have to be able to communicate well, tell stories, persuade and work well with others.” These skills were a great asset during one of CocoEwing’s most challenging cases, a multi-district trial regarding a particular medical device. While cases had been filed all over the country, she worked on the first “bellwether case” that combined the discovery phases of all the litigation and set the initial precedents. “There was a lot at stake for both sides,” explained Coco-Ewing. “It was a very high-intensity trial.” Not surprisingly, she and her team prevailed.

Jason P. Waguespack Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Raymond T. Waid Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Rodger Wheaton Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

Conrad S.P. Williams Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson 504-588-1500 Brett D. Wise Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Jon W. Wise Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

James E. Wright Jones Walker 504-582-8000

William Pitard Wynne Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Wayne Zeringue Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Antitrust Law

Craig L. Caesar Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Amelia Williams Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Alexander M. McIntyre Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

David G. Radlauer Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Appellate Practice

Kelly Brechtel Becker Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Kim M. Boyle Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Peter J. Butler Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800

Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Nancy Scott Degan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Sidney W. Degan Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333

Harold J. Flanagan Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

Thomas M. Flanagan Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

Michael R. Fontham Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Harry Simms Hardin Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Russ M. Herman Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892

Stephen J. Herman Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892

Stephen H. Kupperman Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Patrick S. McGoey Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin 504-680-6050

Joseph L. McReynolds Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Christopher K. Ralston Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Jeffrey E. Richardson Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Isaac H. Ryan Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Martin A. Stern Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Jennifer L. Thornton Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Arbitration

E. Phelps Gay Christovich & Kearney 504-561-5700 Corinne A. Morrison Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

William R. Pitts William R. Pitts 504-831-5050

Ronald J. Sholes Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 H. Bruce Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

Banking and Finance Law

Lee R. Adler Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Bart C. Bacigalupi Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

J. Patrick Beauchamp McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

William Blake Bennett Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 G. Wogan Bernard Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Roy E. Blossman Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Susanne Cambre Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern 504-838-9090

Robin B. Cheatham Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Ryan T. Christiansen Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Philip deV. Claverie Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Anthony Dunbar Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Louis Y. Fishman Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

William H. Hines Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Henry A. King King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Lisa E. Maurer Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Alvin C. Miester Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Randy Opotowsky Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

J. Marshall Page Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

William H. Patrick Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300 Leon J. Reymond Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Amy Scafidel Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Robert M. Steeg Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

Robert J. Stefani King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

James A. Stuckey Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Robert Paul Thibeaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

Susan M. Tyler Jones Walker 504-582-8000

John D. Werner Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Sterling Scott Willis Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

John D. Wogan Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Benjamin Woodruff Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Edward H. Arnold Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Ashley Belleau Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

Alicia M. Bendana Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160 Christopher T. Caplinger Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Robin B. Cheatham Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Douglas S. Draper Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300

John M. Duck Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

J. David Forsyth Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel 504-582-1500

Elizabeth J. Futrell Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Alan H. Goodman Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800

Jan M. Hayden Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Lisa Merz Hedrick Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Sessions Ault Hootsell Butler Snow 504-299-7700

Patrick Johnson Akerman 504-586-1241 Philip K. Jones Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Benjamin W. Kadden Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

Omer F. Kuebel Locke Lord 504-558-5100

Fernand L. Laudumiey Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Tristan E. Manthey Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300

R. Lewis McHenry Jones Walker 504-582-8000 David J. Messina Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Mark A. Mintz Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Cherie Nobles Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300

William H. Patrick Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300 Stewart F. Peck Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Patrick M. Shelby Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Stephen P. Strohschein Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8061

R. Patrick Vance Jones Walker 504-582-8000

David F. Waguespack Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Michael Q. Walshe Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Bet-the-Company Litigation

Judy Y. Barrasso Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Edward Hart Bergin Jones Walker 504-582-8000 James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Nancy Scott Degan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Ewell E. Eagan Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Larry Feldman McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Thomas M. Flanagan Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235 George C. Freeman Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Harry Simms Hardin Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Pauline F. Hardin Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Grady S. Hurley Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Stephen H. Kupperman Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Daniel Lund Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111

Joseph Maselli PlauchĂŠ Maselli Parkerson 504-582-1142

John Wilson Reed Glass & Reed 504-581-9083 Harry Rosenberg Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Kyle Schonekas Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin 504-680-6050

Danny G. Shaw ShawADR 985-789-0701

Richard T. Simmons Hailey McNamara Hall Larmann & Papale 504-836-6500

Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Charles L. Stern Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

James R. Swanson Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Walter C. Thompson Barkley & Thompson 504-595-3350

Steven W. Usdin Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

R. Patrick Vance Jones Walker 504-582-8000 John M. Wilson Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Phillip A. Wittmann Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Brian A. Cowan Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea 504-596-6300

E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Michael L. Eckstein Eckstein Law Firm 504-527-0701

Edward N. George Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

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Elizabeth Haecker Ryan

Tackling an alleged petroleum pipeline damage case provided this general civil litigation attorney with a window into the maritime industry. By Keith Twitchell Portrait By Mike Lirette

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Specialty

General Civic Litigation

Company

Coats Rose

Experience

30 years in practice

Education

BA Tulane University; JD Tulane University School of Law

For Elizabeth Haecker Ryan, the path to her profession was not a direct one. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Ryan came to New Orleans to attend Tulane University’s Newcomb College. After graduation, she entered the Tulane School of Architecture, though she recognized quickly this was not her field. After some time selling antiques at Mannheim Galleries, she considered her affinities for writing, researching and public speaking, and decided that “law school seemed like the logical next step.” Upon graduating from Tulane Law School, she clerked for a federal judge, which provided an excellent vantage point for observing the styles of different law firms. Knowing which firms best matched her priorities and personality helped her identify the right situations for her; as a result, she has only worked for three firms in her three-plus decade career. Ryan is currently a director at the New Orleans office of Coats Rose, a Texas-based firm. Ryan is admitted to the bar in Louisiana, Texas, multiple federal district courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Her practice is in general civil litigation, with specialties as varied as maritime, environmental, and pharmaceutical and medical device law. Acknowledging that it may sound “old school,” Ryan gives great weight to legal ethics and courtesy. “I endeavor to ensure that everything I do falls within the ethical guidelines of the profession,” she stated. “I love the law and the study of the law, and I hope that courtesy can be resurrected in the profession with training and by setting an example.” Ryan also performs mediation and arbitration work, which she finds particularly rewarding. “Being able to bring people to resolution without the expense and angst of going to trial can save a lot of emotional wear and tear,” she explained. “If I can help people avoid that, I’m happy to do it.” Ryan’s varied expertise has served her well in particularly complex litigation. One of her most challenging cases related to alleged petroleum pipeline damage, which required wading through a lot of technical information from the industry, as well as factoring in legal issues pertaining to offshore structures and even international maritime law. “The case offered a fascinating window into that industry,” recalled Ryan, “and it was rewarding to observe another legal system’s concepts on a significant issue, even though it can be quite a tortured path to follow.” Drawing on her history with winding paths, Ryan navigated the case to a successful resolution.

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Julie D. Livaudais Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Mark N. Mallery Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

Ernest R. Malone The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

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Robert W. Rachal Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

William H. Reinhardt Blue Williams 504-831-4091

Joanne Rinardo Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

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Charles F. Seemann Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 G. Phillip Shuler Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

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Lauren L. Tafaro Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

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Patrick J. Veters Jones Walker 504-582-8000

David M. Whitaker Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Christine M. White Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Energy Law

W. Raley Alford Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580

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Charles D. Marshall Milling Benson Woodward 504-569-7000

Korey Nelson Burns Charest 469-904-4550

Cynthia A. Nicholson Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111

Joe B. Norman Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Edward B. Poitevent Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Jane C. Raiford Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Alan C. Wolf Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Paul L. Zimmering Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Adam Zuckerman Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Energy Regulatory Law

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Noel J. Darce Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

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Suzette Toledano Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law 504-525-2552

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Suzette Toledano Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law 504-525-2552 Environmental Law

Tad Bartlett Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500 Louis E. Buatt Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Bessie Antin Daschbach Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500 Robert E. Holden Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Eric E. Jarrell King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Greg L. Johnson Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Mary S. Johnson Johnson Gray McNamara 985-246-6544

Terrence K. Knister Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Mark D. Latham Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Robert B. McNeal Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Stanley A. Millan Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Chad J. Mollere Johnson Gray McNamara 504-525-4649

Jane C. Raiford Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Richard E. Sarver Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Ronald J. Sholes Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

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Greg Latham

A case involving the rights to an antimicrobial stethoscope required all pieces to fall into place perfectly. By Rich Collins Portrait By Mike Lirette

BIZ NEW ORLEANS

FEBRUARY 2021

Specialty

Intellectual Property

Company

Intellectual Property Consulting

Experience

22 years in practice

Education

BS University of Illinois; JD Tulane University School of Law

Greg Latham, founder and managing director of Intellectual Property Consulting LLC, said one of his toughest cases demonstrates the value of preparation. Latham’s firm specializes in trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, entertainment, software, internet law and other intellectual property issues. In 2017, Latham was hired to represent a client in a dispute over the inventor rights of an antimicrobial stethoscope. The game plan, said Latham, was to essentially win the case before any litigation began. “In our world, the toughest part of the case is often what happens before you get to the courthouse,” he said. “It’s all of the strategy that gets wrapped into a case before anyone even knows there is a case.” Latham’s client, a medical device company, was developing a “new and improved” stethoscope. Meanwhile, a doctor who had worked with the company in the past claimed that the idea was his. For Latham, the challenge was to define what kind of fight there was going to be and where it would take place. “The other side wanted this case to be about a confidentiality agreement. They said their client signed an agreement, and my client breached it by pursuing this invention,” he said. “They wanted the fight to be in state court in their hometown where they had political connections. We wanted the case to be about patents and for it to be in federal court, where political connections aren’t nearly as important.” The doctor’s team hurried to file a state court action while Latham’s team began a multi-step process to get the case moved to federal court. The first step was filing a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and speeding up a process that can often take a year. Latham needed it done in 90 days. “The application had to be drafted well enough that they would grant a patent, which is a challenge,” he said. “And then, assuming we could get the patent, we had to convince a federal judge to take over the case.” Latham said the whole process is like a line of dominoes. “If even one doesn’t fall correctly, you’re not going to get to the end,” he said. “Everything has to happen perfectly and, in this particular case, it did.” Latham said the patent office “put [his client] at the front of the line” and granted a patent for the stethoscope. A federal judge took the case and “within a couple of weeks, and the matter was resolved on terms that were very beneficial to our client.” This case was especially gratifying, said Latham, because all the preparation paid off perfectly, which he said doesn’t happen every time. “As you can imagine, often one of those dominoes doesn’t fall and then you have to regroup and re-analyze,” he said. “But we are pretty proud about how it all worked out.”

Mark C. Surprenant Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Patrick A. Talley Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Equipment Finance Law Edward H. Arnold Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 James A. Stuckey Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Robert Paul Thibeaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Susan M. Tyler Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Sterling Scott Willis Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law William M. Ross Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 William E. Wright Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Family Law Jeffrey M. Hoffman Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160 Steven J. Lane Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892 Robert C. Lowe Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160 Mark J. Mansfield Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 David M. Prados Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160 Philip R. Riegel Mr. Philip Riegel Jr., Attorney at Law 504-834-5345 Kermit L. Roux Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Frank P. Tranchina Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313

Family Law Arbitration Mark J. Mansfield Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 Frank P. Tranchina Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 Family Law Mediation Mark J. Mansfield Tranchina & Mansfield 985-892-1313 Financial Services Regulation Law Roy E. Blossman Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Robin B. Cheatham Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Robert Paul Thibeaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800 Franchise Law Steven I. Klein Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Nicole S. Tygier Richard Kutcher Tygier & Luminais 504-830-3838 Gaming Law William Blake Bennett Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 J. Kelly Duncan Jones Walker 504-582-8000 C. Lawrence Orlansky Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Government Contracts Daniel T. Plunkett McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

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E. Paige Sensenbrenner Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Health Care Law

Allison C. Bell Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Philip O. Bergeron Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Anthony M. DiLeo Anthony M. DiLeo 504-274-0087 Cecile L. Gordon Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Normand F. Pizza Milling Benson Woodward 985-871-3924

E. Paige Sensenbrenner Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Margaret M. Silverstein Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Peter E. Sperling Frilot 504-599-8000

Jack M. Stolier Sullivan Stolier & Schulze 504-561-1044

Danielle Trostorff Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333

Amy Winters Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Immigration Law

Malvern C. Burnett Law Offices of Malvern C. Burnett 504-586-1922

David A.M. Ware Ware Immigration 504-830-5900 Information Technology Law

Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Insurance Law

Andrea L. Albert Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680 Michael H. Bagot Wagner, Bagot & Rayer 504-525-2141

Judy Y. Barrasso Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

Lauren Fajoni Bartlett Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220 David S. Bland Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani 504-528-3088

Doris T. Bobadilla Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Peter A. Bourgeois Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802

Christine M. Calogero Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Daniel J. Caruso Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

Max J. Cohen Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160

Martha Young Curtis Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Chris A. D’Amour Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Sidney W. Degan Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333

Elia Diaz-Yaeger Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Richard N. Dicharry Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Richard G. Duplantier Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Céleste D. Elliott Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

Leah Nunn Engelhardt Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000 George D. Fagan Leake & Andersson 504-585-7500

Madeleine Fischer Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Caitlin Flanagan Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

Harold J. Flanagan Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

Joshua S. Force Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Darryl J. Foster Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea 504-596-6300 Jason P. Franco Jason Philip Franco 504-390-2337 Gus A. Fritchie Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 A. Kirk Gasperecz Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Catherine Fornias Giarrusso Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070 John Jerry Glas Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Pablo Gonzalez Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 James W. Hailey Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 504-322-4100 George B. Hall Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Stephen P. Hall Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Lambert J. Hassinger Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 William H. Hines Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Warren Horn Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300 James K. Irvin Milling Benson Woodward 504-569-7000 Mary S. Johnson Johnson Gray McNamara 985-246-6544 Katherine Karam Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Douglas M. Kleeman Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Keith A. Kornman Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333 Leslie A. Lanusse Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Edward F. LeBreton Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Thear J. Lemoine Brown Sims 504-569-1007 Jeffrey Scott Loeb Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

Lisa L. Maher Couhig Partners 504-588-1288

David M. Melancon Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Stephen L. Miles Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

Kim E. Moore Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Sean P. Mount Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Philip D. Nizialek Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

David W. O’Quinn Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 H. Minor Pipes Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

Andrew L. Plauché Plauché Maselli Parkerson 504-582-1142

James A. Prather Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

McDonald Provosty Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100

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Thomas K. Foutz TomFoutzADR 504-237-3183 International Arbitration Governmental

Thomas K. Foutz TomFoutzADR 504-237-3183 International Mergers and Acquisitions

John M. Duck Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 International Trade and Finance Law

William H. Hines Jones Walker 504-582-8000

J. Marshall Page Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Scott T. Zander Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Labor Law Management

Marshall M. Redmon Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

H. Mark Adams Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Shaundra Schudmak Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

Magdalen Blessey Bickford McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Kermit L. Roux Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

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Dean A. Sutherland Jeansonne & Remondet 504-524-7333

Quentin F. Urquhart Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Steven W. Usdin Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

Jason P. Waguespack Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Matthew A. Woolf Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Stephen P. Beiser McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Walter W. Christy Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Susan Fahey Desmond Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

Brooke Duncan Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Greg Guidry Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Edward F. Harold Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Jane H. Heidingsfelder Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Thomas P. Hubert Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Steven Hymowitz Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

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Clyde H. Jacob Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

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Amelia Williams Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 I. Harold Koretzky Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

Joseph F. Lavigne Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Sidney F. Lewis Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Julie D. Livaudais Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Mark N. Mallery Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

Ernest R. Malone The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

Eve B. Masinter Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800

Thomas J. McGoey Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Christopher E. Moore Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Ellis B. Murov Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Keith M. Pyburn Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

William H. Reinhardt Blue Williams 504-831-4091

Elizabeth A. Roussel Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Timothy H. Scott Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Charles F. Seemann Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 G. Phillip Shuler Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

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Richard Cortizas Jones Walker 504-582-8000

James T. Dunne Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 David J. Halpern Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Karen T. Holzenthal Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Rose McCabe LeBreton Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

David A. Marcello Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Marie A. Moore Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Richard P. Richter Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

W. Paul Andersson Leake & Andersson 504-585-7500

James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Judy Burnthorn Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 David S. Daly Frilot 504-599-8000

Gus A. Fritchie Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Daniel Lund Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111

C. Lawrence Orlansky Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

William M. Ross Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580

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Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 William E. Wright Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Leisure and Hospitality Law

Michael R. Schneider Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Litigation - Antitrust

Mark R. Beebe Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Craig L. Caesar Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Amelia Williams Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

John M. Landis Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Alexander M. McIntyre Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

David G. Radlauer Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Litigation - Banking and Finance

Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

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Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Nancy Scott Degan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

Joshua S. Force Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

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Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

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Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Edward H. Arnold Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Alicia M. Bendana Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160 Christopher T. Caplinger Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

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Elizabeth J. Futrell Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Alan H. Goodman Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800

Jan M. Hayden Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

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Patrick Johnson Akerman 504-586-1241 Philip K. Jones Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

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Leonard A. Davis Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892

Jessica R. Derenbecker Shields Mott 504-581-4445

Harold J. Flanagan Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

Mark W. Frilot Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 985-819-8400

James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Elizabeth L. Gordon Shields Mott 504-581-4445 Benjamin R. Grau Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

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Lambert J. Hassinger Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Peter L. Hilbert Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Grady S. Hurley Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Brian D. Katz Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892

Jay H. Kern Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

David J. Krebs Krebs Farley & Dry 504-299-3570

David Kurtz Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Michael D. Lane Riess LeMieux 504-581-3300

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Daniel Lund Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Joseph L. McReynolds Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Gerald A. Melchiode Melchiode Marks King 504-336-2880

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Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 James T. Rogers Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Gary J. Rouse Couhig Partners 504-588-1288

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Danny G. Shaw ShawADR 985-789-0701

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Edward Dirk Wegmann Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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Christopher J. Kane

In order to create a “mega plastics complex,” this attorney collaborated with the Port of New Orleans, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, and city and state entities. By Rich Collins Portrait By Mike Lirette

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Specialty

Economic development, transportation, construction and government relations

Company

Adams & Reese

Experience

17 years in practice

Education

BA and MBA Christian Brothers University; JD Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Chris Kane, a partner at Adams and Reese, specializes in economic development, transportation, construction and government relations. One of his toughest cases involved all three of these industries. In 2008, while the city was still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, Christian Jensen — president of the Jensen Companies — enlisted Kane’s help to convert several industrial properties in the Ninth Ward into a packaging facility that would also become the new home for the Jensen family business, Transportation Consultants, Inc. “Christian, who happens to be my cousin, came to us and said they wanted to transport raw plastic manufactured in Louisiana and Texas to New Orleans by rail and package it for international shipping,” said Kane. “The problem is we had nowhere to do it.” The team collaborated with the Port of New Orleans, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, the city, the state and other players to identify property that could accommodate the project. They ultimately set their sights on an industrial parcel owned by the port, located between Alvar Street and France Road in the Ninth Ward. Selling the idea took a lot of work. “The port at the time wasn’t of the mindset to sell,” said Kane. “They knew that real estate was hard to come by, and even though the property was out of commerce, it may come back. We walked them through the plan and wound up convincing them.” The first phase of the project, which totaled 150,000 square feet, was completed in 2010. Post-Katrina, “GO Zone” tax incentives were a key part of the equation. Then, in 2014, it was time to expand. “We went back to the port to ask about the property next door,” said Kane. “The land was owned by the port, and the building was owned by New Orleans Cold Storage. We bought all of it.” That neighboring site was home to a 60,000 squarefoot building. TCI added another 200,000 square feet, but the expansion still wasn’t complete. “Christian said, ‘I don’t have time to build another new warehouse. We need to find an existing property that has good rail access,’” said Kane. “I told him ‘I’m not Walt Disney, I can’t just do that,’ … but we went back to the port and we leased the Esplanade Wharf and the Gov. Nicholls Wharf from them.” The wharves added an additional 250,000 square feet to what’s become colloquially known as the “mega plastics complex.” Jensen’s vision has been realized: The team converted underused real estate into a packaging facility that competes with similar operations in Houston. The undertaking took years of work, but the result has been worth it, said Kane, who said he is proud that the project has brought much-needed tax revenue and jobs to the city.

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Walter J. Leger Jr.

A legal legend looks back on what he calls “maybe one of the most important cases in the history of litigation.” By Rich Collins Portrait By Mike Lirette

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Specialty

Maritime, Admiralty, Class Actions

Company

Leger & Shaw

Experience

45 years in practice

Education

BA Louisiana State University; JD Tulane University School of Law

Walter Leger Jr. is a larger-than-life legal legend who has been at the helm of many high-profile cases in Louisiana and beyond. When the Bright Field cargo ship collided with the Riverwalk Marketplace in 1996, Leger represented the affected businesses in a lawsuit. In the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, he represented the Louisiana parishes that suffered damages. Currently, he’s working for families and businesses affected by the 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse. Leger has also worked on national class action cases related to opioids, breast implants, lead paint and more. Asked to cite his toughest case, though, Leger chose the sprawling national tobacco litigation of the late 1990s that resulted in a record-setting $250 billion class action settlement between the nation’s four largest tobacco companies and the attorneys general of 46 states. “That’s the most interesting one I’ve done and maybe one of the most important cases in the history of litigation, I believe,” said Leger, who helped represent Richard Ieyoub, the then-attorney general of Louisiana, and the state of California in the landmark legal action. Until that point, U.S. tobacco companies had fought and won hundreds of lawsuits, but their winning record finally ended after a national team of lawyers made their case over several years by leveraging new scientific evidence, changing public perception of the industry, and a fair amount of leaked documents. “When we filed the suit initially, the tobacco companies had like an 805-to-0 record,” said Leger. “They had never lost a case. They defended themselves on the grounds that people smoked because of free will. But, in 1993 or so, the American Psychiatric Association adjusted its view of nicotine and cigarette smoking. They said it was more addictive than any known substance consumed by man. More than heroin or cocaine. So, we filed suit on behalf of states and smokers on the basis that free will was not a factor and that the cigarette companies had conspired for 50 years to make their cigarettes more addictive.” As a result of the landmark settlement, tobacco companies agreed to restrict their advertising, fund anti-smoking campaigns and, most importantly, pay hundreds of billions to states to cover the costs of providing healthcare to citizens suffering from smoking-related illnesses. Two decades later, there are concerns about how states have used their windfalls. The American Lung Association reports, for instance, that North Carolina used most of its portion to support the tobacco industry. But there’s no doubt the settlement was a watershed moment. Not bad for a decade’s work, although the fight might not be over. The tobacco settlement may have changed the landscape, but the industry is still making and marketing dangerous products. “How about e-cigarettes, guys?” said Leger. “It’s not burning tobacco but it’s still addicting people, and the nicotine itself is a toxin. There’s nothing good about them.”

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John C. Anjier Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

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Best Lawyers Thomas M. Benjamin Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800 Louis Y. Fishman Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Maureen Gershanik Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Curtis R. Hearn Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Kenneth J. Najder Jones Walker 504-582-8000

David C. Rieveschl Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Albert Saulsbury Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

John D. Werner Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Securities Regulation

Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Maureen Gershanik Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Kenneth J. Najder Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Albert Saulsbury Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Lee R. Adler Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Marion Welborn Weinstock Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Tax Law

Jesse R. Adams Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Robert S. Angelico Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

William M. Backstrom Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Hilton S. Bell Milling Benson Woodward 504-569-7000

Timothy P. Brechtel Jones Walker 504-582-8000

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Andre B. Burvant Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Jaye A. Calhoun Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Susan K. Chambers Jones Walker 504-582-8000

John W. Colbert Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 J. Grant Coleman King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Paul D. Cordes Guarisco, Cordes & Lala 504-587-7007

David F. Edwards Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Gary J. Elkins Elkins 504-529-3600

Mark S. Embree Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

James C. Exnicios Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Mandy Mendoza Gagliardi Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Michael E. Guarisco Guarisco, Cordes & Lala 504-587-7007

Jonathan R. Katz Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Steven I. Klein Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Cheryl M. Kornick Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Caroline D. Lafourcade Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 William H. Langenstein Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Matthew Mantle Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Donald H. McDaniel Perez, McDaniel, Faust & Adams 504-309-3848 Matthew P. Miller Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900

Robert L. Perez Perez, McDaniel, Faust & Adams 504-309-3848

Rudolph R. Ramelli Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Jerome J. Reso Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900

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F. Kelleher Riess Hickey & Riess, Attorneys at Law 504-525-1120 Richard J. Roth Roth Law Firm 504-525-7792

John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 David R. Sherman Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006

John F. Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

Carli Beckett Simpson Roth Law Firm 504-525-7792

Mark S. Stein Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 504-517-8160

Andrew Sullivan Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Daniel Walter Roth Law Firm 504-525-7792

Christian N. Weiler Weiler & Rees 504-524-2944

John J. Weiler Weiler & Rees 504-524-2944

Robert L. Wollfarth Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Karl J. Zimmermann Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Technology Law

Raymond G. Areaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Trade Secrets Law

Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Trademark Law

Greg Latham Intellectual Property Consulting 504-322-7166

Transportation Law

Christopher O. Davis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Kenneth M. Klemm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Benjamin Slater Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000 Harry T. Widmann Harry T. Widmann & Associates 504-834-2799 Trusts and Estates

Hirschel T. Abbott Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Marguerite L. Adams Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Rose S. Sher Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Andrew Sullivan Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900

John D. Wogan Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 Utilities Law

Noel J. Darce Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Dana Shelton Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

J. Marshall Page Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Venture Capital Law

Workers’ Compensation Law Claimants

Alan C. Wolf Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Curtis R. Hearn Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Richard B. Eason Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Richard B. Eason Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Donald E. McKay Leake & Andersson 504-585-7500

David F. Edwards Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Gary J. Elkins Elkins 504-529-3600 Mark S. Embree Adams and Reese 504-581-3234 Deborah C. Faust Perez, McDaniel, Faust & Adams 504-309-3848 Miriam Wogan Henry Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Steven I. Klein Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Joel A. Mendler Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Carole Cukell Neff Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel 504-582-1500 Robert L. Perez Perez, McDaniel, Faust & Adams 504-309-3848 Laura Walker Plunkett Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Jerome J. Reso Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Patrick K. Reso Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 985-269-7220 F. Kelleher Riess Hickey & Riess, Attorneys at Law 504-525-1120 Leon H. Rittenberg Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Brianne S. Rome Rome Law 504-432-9367 John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900

Ones to Watch

These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Our “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Justin A. Swaim Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Antitrust Law

Molly L. Wells Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Appellate Practice

Viviana Aldous Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Chloé M. Chetta Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Camille E. Gauthier Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235 Charles King Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892 Kathryn Munson Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford 504-523-1580 Molly L. Wells Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Micah Zeno Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Banking and Finance Law Aimee Andrepont Decuir Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Lacey Rochester Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Joseph T. Wilson Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 F. Christopher Wootten Coats Rose 504-299-3070 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Michael E. Landis Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Manthey 504-299-3300 Lacey Rochester Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law James W. Thurman Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Natalie White Locke Lord 504-558-5100 Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Travis A. Beaton Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Edward F. Bukaty Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Annie G. McBride Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Civil Rights Law Kristen D. Amond Mills & Amond 504-383-0332 Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Edward F. Bukaty Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Commercial Litigation

Lauren Brink Adams Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Ashley Arnold Addison Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Bryce M. Addison Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Viviana Aldous Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Kristen D. Amond Mills & Amond 504-383-0332

John T. Arnold Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500

Alex S. Aughtry Reasonover & Berg 504-613-4941

Nicole Babb Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Andrew J. Baer Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Ashley E. Bane Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 504-702-1710

Gerard J. Gaudet Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Camille E. Gauthier Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235 James H. Gilbert Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Harrison Golden Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

John R. Guenard Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Ashley J. Heilprin Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Elise M. Henry Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Elizabeth S. Horn Akerman 504-586-1241

Marcus B. Hunter Kuchler Polk Weiner 504-592-0691

Matthew C. Juneau Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Nicole C. Katz Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Robert Keller Salley Hite Mercer & Resor 504-566-8800 Allison B. Kingsmill Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Caroline F. Bordelon Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Arthur R. Kraatz Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Timothy G. Byrd McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Laurence LeSueur Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

Stephen F. Butterfield Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

Lindsay Calhoun Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Meghan E. Carter Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Mark J. Chaney McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Chloé M. Chetta Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Joshua P. Clayton Clayton Law Firm 985-863-3065

Robert J. Dressel Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Sarah Edwards McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

David A. Freedman Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Peyton C. Lambert Locke Lord 504-558-5100

Patrick J. Lorio Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070 Todd Magee Riviere Abel 985-447-7440

Amy L. McIntire Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Amanda Gammon Morse Kiefer & Kiefer 504-828-3313 G. Robert Parrott Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

Nicholas R. Pitre Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Destinee F. Ramos Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Lindsay E. Reeves Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500

James D. Rhorer Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Alex B. Rothenberg Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 E. Blair Schilling Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Janelle E. Sharer Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Madison Sharko Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Thomas Eamon Slattery Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Matthew R. Slaughter Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Christopher W. Swanson Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500

Heather Kirk Trosclair Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Christopher K. Ulfers Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Rebekka C. Veith Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Lance Waters Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Molly L. Wells Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Natalie White Locke Lord 504-558-5100

Leopoldo J. Yanez Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Jacob D. Young Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006

Micah Zeno Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 R. Ethan Zubic Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Construction Law Laura E. Avery Shields Mott 504-581-4445

Nicole Babb Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Caroline F. Bordelon Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Jennifer A. David Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Melanie Donahue Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680 Matthew J. Guy Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 985-819-8400

Mia Lewis Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Nicholas R. Pitre Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

James D. Rhorer Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Brian S. Schaps Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Elliot Scharfenberg Krebs Farley & Dry 504-299-3570

Jeffrey J. Siemann Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Corporate Governance and Compliance Law Carolyn Buckley King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Edward F. Bukaty Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Patrick R. Follette Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006 Vanessa W. Graf Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Carson M. Haddow Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Tina Campbell Hebert Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 R. Chauvin Kean Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Thomas D. Kimball Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Elisabeth B. LeBlanc Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Annie G. McBride Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Sarah E. Sullivan Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Jane Y. White Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Natalie White Locke Lord 504-558-5100

Patrick Willis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Jacob D. Young Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006 Criminal Defense: White-Collar Elizabeth S. Horn Akerman 504-586-1241

Patrick Willis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

Michael J. O’Brien Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Corporate Law

Stuart D. Kottle Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Victoria Bagot Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Barbra Barnett Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Travis A. Beaton Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Brett Beter Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Carolyn Buckley King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

Edward F. Bukaty Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lindsey H. Chopin Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 Jennifer Rigterink Proskauer Rose 504-310-4088 Rebekka C. Veith Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Energy Law

Erin Bambrick Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Tyler Moore Kostal Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Hillary Barnett Lambert McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Annie G. McBride Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Kari M. Rosamond Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Rachel M. Scarafia Kean Miller 504-585-3050

Justin A. Swaim Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 John T. Arnold Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500

Environmental Law Lauren R. Bridges Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Lindsay E. Reeves Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500 E. Blair Schilling Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Financial Services Regulation Law

Sarah Edwards McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200 Government Relations Practice

Annie G. McBride Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Molly Stanga Coats Rose 504-299-3070

Health Care Law

Isabel Bonilla-Mathé Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Christopher G. Otten Glago Williams 504-599-8666 Insurance Law

Sloan L. Abernathy Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141 Bryce M. Addison Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Alex S. Aughtry Reasonover & Berg 504-613-4941 Andrew J. Baer Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

Caroline F. Bordelon Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Blake Bourgeois Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802

Stephen F. Butterfield Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Laura C. Cannon Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070 Caroline F. Crosby Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Trevor M. Cutaiar Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000 Jennifer A. David Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Michael R. Dodson Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Emmitt L. Dubose Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Jay Farmer Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Marianne Wise Fletchinger Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Meghan F. Grant Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

Alexis P. Joachim Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

Stuart D. Kottle Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Laurence LeSueur Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Patrick J. Lorio Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070 Sean M. McAllister Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

Amanda Gammon Morse Kiefer & Kiefer 504-828-3313

Ryan D. O’Connor Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Christopher G. Otten Glago Williams 504-599-8666 Thomas H. Peyton Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

Kevin R. Sloan Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling 504-456-8600

Christopher K. Ulfers Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Nicholas Zotti Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer 800-637-9176 R. Ethan Zubic Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 BIZNEWORLEANS.COM

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Intellectual Property Law Paula Estrada de Martin Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Adriano Pacifici Intellectual Property Consulting 504-322-7166 Labor and Employment Law Employee Michael R. Dodson Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Juan C. Obregon Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 Labor and Employment Law Management Minia E. Bremenstul Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Lindsey H. Chopin Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 Jason A. Culotta Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Michael R. Dodson Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Gillian Egan Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 Michael A. Foley Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Camille E. Gauthier Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235 Amanda Wingfield Goldman Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 Javier Jalice Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Rachael Jeanfreau Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800 William Brian London Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303 Ellen C. Rains Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840 Litigation - Banking and Finance David A. Freedman Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Camalla Kimbrough Guyton Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Leopoldo J. Yanez Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 68

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Litigation Construction

Laura E. Avery Shields Mott 504-581-4445

Nicole Babb Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Jessica C. Engler Kean Miller 504-585-3050

David A. Freedman Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Mia Lewis Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Elliot Scharfenberg Krebs Farley & Dry 504-299-3570

Matthew R. Slaughter Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311 Litigation Environmental

Meaghan M. Donovan Kean Miller 504-585-3050 Daniel J. Dysart Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

David A. Freedman Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100 Melissa Fuller Forman Watkins & Krutz 504-799-4383

Tyler Moore Kostal Kean Miller 504-585-3050 Rebekka C. Veith Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Litigation Intellectual Property Stephen Kepper Intellectual Property Consulting 504-322-7166 E. Blair Schilling Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Litigation - Labor and Employment Ashley Arnold Addison Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Amanda Wingfield Goldman Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755 Atoyia S. Harris Proskauer Rose 504-310-4088

Rachael Jeanfreau Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800 William Brian London Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303 FEBRUARY 2021

Matthew M. McCluer Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson 504-619-1800

Micah Zeno Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111

Ellen C. Rains Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Plaintiffs

Amy L. McIntire Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Janelle E. Sharer Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Litigation - Real Estate

Armand E. Samuels Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

R. Ethan Zubic Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan 504-582-1111 Litigation - Securities Shaun McFall Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants

Matthew J. Averill Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Carlos A. Benach Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100

Kelsey Bonnaffons Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802 Philip Dore Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

Daniel J. Dysart Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Melissa Fuller Forman Watkins & Krutz 504-799-4383

Marcus B. Hunter Kuchler Polk Weiner 504-592-0691 McCann LeFeve Forman Watkins & Krutz 504-799-4383

Shaun McFall Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

Shelly K. Napolitano Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy 504-684-5100 Meghan B. Senter Manning Gross + Massenburg 504-535-2880

Charles King Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892 Amanda Klevorn Burns Charest 469-904-4550

E. Blair Schilling Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Matthew A. Sherman Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006 Christopher W. Swanson Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison 504-523-2500

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Brittany K. Sloan Frilot 504-599-8000

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

George Casanova Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Carson M. Haddow Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Annie G. McBride Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Clinton H. Smith Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Patrick Willis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Oil and Gas Law

Rachel M. Scarafia Kean Miller 504-585-3050 Patent Law

Stephen Kepper Intellectual Property Consulting 504-322-7166 Personal Injury Litigation Defendants

Troy L. Bell Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Cassie Preston Gailmor Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

McCann LeFeve Forman Watkins & Krutz 504-799-4383

Laura A. Leggette Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Meghan B. Senter Manning Gross + Massenburg 504-535-2880

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Alexandra Faia Herman Herman & Katz 504-581-4892

Barry W. Sartin Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006 Kevin R. Sloan Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling 504-456-8600

Jacob D. Young Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes 504-217-2006 Product Liability Litigation Defendants

Daniel J. Dysart Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 Melissa Fuller Forman Watkins & Krutz 504-799-4383

Perrey S. Lee Kuchler Polk Weiner 504-592-0691 McCann LeFeve Forman Watkins & Krutz 504-799-4383

Shaun McFall Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

Shelly K. Napolitano Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy 504-684-5100 Meghan B. Senter Manning Gross + Massenburg 504-535-2880

Ali Spindler Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore 504-310-2100 Project Finance Law

Tina Campbell Hebert Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Public Finance Law

Hillary Barnett Lambert McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Real Estate Law

Travis A. Beaton Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

Edward F. Bukaty Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 W. Peter Connick Butler Snow 504-299-7700

Margaret V. Glass Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

Carson M. Haddow Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

Tina Campbell Hebert Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Nicole C. Katz Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

Hillary Barnett Lambert McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

Armand E. Samuels Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Jane Y. White Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Patrick Willis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200 Joseph T. Wilson Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979 F. Christopher Wootten Coats Rose 504-299-3070

Securities / Capital Markets Law Clinton H. Smith Jones Walker 504-582-8000

Securities Regulation

Edward F. Bukaty Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200 Clinton H. Smith Jones Walker 504-582-8000 Tax Law

Tyler J. Arbour Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

George Casanova Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer 504-569-2900 Hugh C. Seligman Jones Walker 504-582-8000 F. Christopher Wootten Coats Rose 504-299-3070

Transportation Law Bryce M. Addison Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Ashley E. Bane Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 504-702-1710 Jay Farmer Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990 Marianne Wise Fletchinger Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Jason M. Freas Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680 Cassie Preston Gailmor Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

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