Team Members

• Charles A. Cerise, Jr. - Partner, Litigation; Litigation Practice Group Leader - Personal Injury, Litigation, Casualty and Coverage, Class Action / Complex Litigation, Energy, Environmental, Insurance, Maritime / Offshore, Products Liability, Toxic Tort, Transportation and Logistics, Maritime, Offshore
• Brooke Duncan, III - Partner, Labor and Employment; Liaison Partner, New Business Acceptance - Labor and Employment; Hospitality; Hotels / Leisure
• Christine Simons Fortunato - Associate - Litigation; Environmental Litigation and Toxic Tort
• Charles F. Gay, Jr. - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Health Care; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Pharmaceuticals
• Christopher J. Kane - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Automotive; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Economic Development; Environmental; Governmental Relations; Transportation and Logistics; Renewable Energy; Hospitality; Energy; Government; Shipping; Trucking; Hotels / Leisure
• Conrad Meyer, IV - Partner - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Estate and Trusts Law; Probate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax
• Charles P. Adams, Jr. - Partner, Transactions; Managing Partner - Transactions; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Corporate / Securities; Mergers / Acquisitions; Securities; Banking / Financial Services; Financial Services
• David C. Coons - Associate, Litigation - Litigation
• L. Cole Callihan - Associate, Litigation - Litigation; Economic Development; Maritime / Offshore; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Government; Medical; Offshore; Pharmaceuticals; Transportation and Logistics
• David M. Wolf - Special Counsel, Transactions - Transactions; Banking / Financial Services; Public Finance; Financial Services; Government
• Deborah Bila Rouen - Partner - Health Care, Litigation, Products Liability, Class Action / Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical / Medical Device, Maritime / Offshore, Pharmaceuticals, Maritime, Manufacturing
• Anne Hoskins Elam - Associate - Labor and Employment
• Don S. McKinney - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Health Care; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability; Lawyer Professional Liability; Product Liability; Ethics; Toxic Tort; Pharmaceuticals; Retail / Consumer Products; Medical
• Chris A. D'Amour - Partner - Litigation; Casualty and Coverage; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Construction; Entertainment; Insurance; Products Liability; Real Estate; Manufacturing
• Edward J. Rice, Jr. - Partner - Litigation; Medical Liability; Professional Liability; Products Liability
• Donald C. Massey - Partner, Litigation; Environmental/Toxic Tort Team Leader - Litigation; Automotive; Construction; Energy; Environmental; Hospitality; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Transportation and Logistics; Hotels / Leisure; Maritime; Offshore; Shipping; Trucking
• Edwin C. Laizer - Partner; Member, Executive Committee - Litigation; Casualty and Coverage; Construction; Insurance; Maritime / Offshore; Transportation and Logistics; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Transactions; Maritime; Offshore
• David M. Stein - Associate, Litigation - Litigation; Energy; Insurance; Errors and Omissions / Professional Liability; Intellectual Property / Technology; Toxic Tort
• Erica Jewel Bindom - Staff Attorney - Litigation; Education; Charter Schools; Insurance
• Elizabeth D. Martin - Associate, Environmental - Environmental; Energy; Oil / Gas; Renewable Energy
• W. Ford Reese - Partner -
• Elizabeth A. Roussel - Partner, Litigation; Labor and Employment Team Leader - Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Directors and Officers / Professional Liability; Labor and Employment; Errors and Omissions / Professional Liability
• Gerard J. Gaudet - Associate - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Maritime / Offshore; International; Maritime; Offshore
• E. Gregg Barrios - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Maritime / Offshore; Oil / Gas; Environmental; Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Construction; Antitrust / Unfair Competition; Insurance; Arbitration; Appellate; Energy; Maritime; Manufacturing
• Glen M. Pilié - Partner, Litigation - Litigation, Energy, Environmental, Oil / Gas, Toxic Tort
• Gregory F. Rouchell - Partner - Litigation; Agricultural Chemicals; Asbestos; Automotive; Health Care; Labor and Employment; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Products Liability; Agriculture; Medical; Pharmaceuticals
• Diana Cole Surprenant - Associate, Litigation - Litigation; Insurance; Maritime / Offshore; Labor and Employment; Maritime
• Henry B. Alsobrook, Jr. - Of Counsel, Pharmaceutical / Medical Device - Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Agricultural Chemicals; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Environmental; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Agriculture; Energy; Medical; Pharmaceuticals
• Francis V. Liantonio, Jr. - Partner, Litigation; Member, Executive Committee - Litigation; Arbitration; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Energy; Environmental; Maritime / Offshore; Oil / Gas; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Maritime; Offshore; Shipping
• Ira Gonzalez - Associate, Litigation - Litigation; Environmental; Real Estate; Products Liability; Directors and Officers / Professional Liability; Health Care; Land Use; Insurance
• Benjamin Norwood - Partner - Tax
• Jane C. Raiford - Partner, Energy - Energy, Environmental, Agricultural Chemicals, Litigation, Oil / Gas, Toxic Tort, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Offshore, Maritime
• Jaimmé A. Collins - Partner, Litigation; Chair, Diversity Committee - Litigation; Health Care; Education; Charter Schools; Toxic Tort; Products Liability
• Janis van Meerveld - Partner, Labor and Employment - Labor and Employment; Hospitality; Directors and Officers / Professional Liability; Hotels / Leisure
• Emilie L. Pfister - Associate - Transactions
• JoAnn J. Courcelle - Associate - Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy
• John M. Duck - Partner, Transactions - Transactions, Banking / Financial Services, Bankruptcy / Workouts, Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy, Corporate / Securities, Mergers / Acquisitions, Franchise / Distribution, Hospitality, Agriculture, Financial Services, Hotels / Leisure, Securities Offerings
• Johnny L. Domiano, Jr. - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Antitrust / Unfair Competition; Automotive; Casualty and Coverage; Directors and Officers / Professional Liability; Environmental; Franchise / Distribution; Insurance; Products Liability; Maritime / Offshore; Toxic Tort; Errors and Omissions / Professional Liability; Governmental Relations; Dealerships; Energy; Maritime; Offshore; Shipping; Trucking; Manufacturing; Government
• Jeffrey E. Richardson - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Appellate; Products Liability; Technology; Ethics
• Justin J. Boron - Associate, Litigation - Litigation
• Jennifer E. Barriere - Associate, Litigation - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation
• Kathleen F. Drew - Partner, Litigation; Asbestos Litigation Team Leader - Litigation; Agricultural Chemicals; Asbestos; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Environmental; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Agriculture; Energy; Medical
• A. Kirk Gasperecz - Partner, Litigation; Partner in Charge - Litigation; Casualty and Coverage; Directors and Officers / Professional Liability; Environmental; Insurance; Products Liability; Torts and Insurance; Errors and Omissions / Professional Liability; Energy; Manufacturing
• Lara E. White - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Products Liability; Pharmaceuticals; Manufacturing
• Joseph W. Looney - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Copyrights / Trademarks / Patents; E-Commerce / Internet; Energy; Entertainment; Intellectual Property / Technology; Music / Publishing; Internet; Media; Music
• Lauren L. Tafaro - Partner, Labor and Employment - Labor and Employment
• Kyle L. Potts - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Maritime / Offshore; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Products Liability; Maritime; Offshore; Pharmaceuticals
• Laurie Briggs Young - Partner - Maritime; Premises Liability; Products Liability; General Litigation; Labor and Employment
• Katie F. Wollfarth - Associate, Litigation - Litigation; Agricultural Chemicals; Health Care; Toxic Tort; Asbestos; Agriculture
• Lisa Merz Hedrick - Partner, Transactions - Transactions; Banking / Financial Services; Bankruptcy / Workouts; Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy; Corporate / Securities; Financial Services
• Lee C. Reid - Partner, Litigation; Liaison Partner Associates - Litigation; Aerospace / Aviation; Education; Governmental Relations; Energy; Public Finance; Hospitality; Charter Schools; Government; Hotels / Leisure
• Louis C. LaCour, Jr. - Partner, Litigation - Litigation, Appellate
• Katherine Cazayoux Brownlee - Associate - Litigation
• Malcolm D. Meyer - Partner - Real Estate Transactions
• Justin B. Schmidt - Partner, Transactions - Real Estate, Business Succession Planning, Estate Planning and Probate
• Mark R. Beebe - Partner; Liaison Partner Recruiting, Litigation - Litigation; Agriculture; Antitrust / Unfair Competition; Directors and Officers / Professional Liability; Education; Errors and Omissions / Professional Liability; Franchise / Distribution; Health Care; Maritime / Offshore; Securities; Charter Schools; Dealerships; Maritime; Gaming
• Margaret Alsfeld Kaul - Associate - Business and Corporate; Film and Entertainment
• Mark S. Embree - Partner - Estate Planning, Contracts & Agreements, Transactions, Corporate / Securities, Estate / Wealth Planning, Mergers / Acquisitions, Tax, Banking / Financial Services, Financial Services
• Mark C. Surprenant - Partner, Litigation; Liaison Partner, Pro Bono Committee; Agricultural Chemicals Team Leader - Litigation, Defective and Dangerous Products, Agricultural Chemicals, Environmental, Toxic Tort, Agriculture, Energy
• Mary L. Meyer - Partner - Products Liability; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Class Actions; Insurance Defense; Agricultural Chemicals
• Martin A. Stern - Partner, Litigation; Appellate Team Leader - Litigation, Appellate, Class Action / Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability, Lawyer Professional Liability, Pharmaceuticals
• Mark J. Spansel - Partner, Litigation - Litigation, Environmental, Maritime / Offshore, Oil / Gas, Architects and Engineers Professional Liability, Economic Development, Energy, Maritime, Offshore, Personal Injury
• Michael H. Rodrigue, Jr. - Associate -
• Margot Want - Associate - Litigation
• E. Paige Sensenbrenner - Partner, Litigation; Senior Partner in Charge - Litigation; Economic Development; Governmental Relations; Health Care; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Government; Pharmaceuticals; Manufacturing
• Philip O. Bergeron - Partner, Health Care - Health Care, Litigation, Legal Professional Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Administrative Law
• Ralph H. Wall - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Transportation and Logistics; Antitrust / Unfair Competition; Casualty and Coverage; Automotive; Insurance; Health Care; Lawyer Professional Liability; Trucking; Shipping; Medical
• Raymond P. Ward - Special Counsel, Litigation - Litigation, Appellate
• Malcolm A. Meyer - Partner - Transactions; Banking / Financial Services; Construction; Estate / Wealth Planning; Litigation; Real Estate; Tax; Financial Services
• Robert L. Bonnaffons - Partner, Litigation - Casualty, Products Liability, Transportation
• Neil S. Ranu - Staff Attorney, Transactions - Transactions; Corporate / Securities; Intellectual Property / Technology; Mergers / Acquisitions; Securities; Banking / Financial Services; Financial Services; Real Estate; Film; Biotechnology
• Robert B. Nolan - Of Counsel; Maritime Team Leader - Litigation; Energy; Environmental; Insurance; Maritime / Offshore; Products Liability; Maritime; Offshore
• Michelle D. Craig - Partner, Labor and Employment - Labor and Employment; Products Liability; Education; Charter Schools
• Robert A. Vosbein - Of Counsel, Litigation - Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Economic Development; Film; Government; Movie
• Richard B. Eason, II - Partner, Litigation; Products Liability Practice Team Leader - Business, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Litigation, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Products Liability, Construction, Manufacturing
• Robin B. Cheatham - Partner, Transactions - Litigation, Transactions, Banking / Financial Services, Bankruptcy / Workouts, Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy, Construction, Energy, Environmental, Oil / Gas, Real Estate, Hospitality, Financial Services, Hotels / Leisure
• Robert L. Wollfarth - Partner - Mergers and Acquisitions; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities
• Ronald J. Sholes - Partner, Litigation; Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution Team Leader - Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Health Care; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Products Liability; Long-Term Care; Medical; Pharmaceuticals; Manufacturing
• Roland M. Vandenweghe, Jr. - Partner, Litigation - Litigation, Asbestos, Class Action / Complex Litigation, Maritime / Offshore, Product Liability, OSHA, Maritime, Offshore, Energy, Manufacturing, Environmental and Natural Resources
• Scott Robert Cheatham - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Banking / Financial Services; Bankruptcy / Workouts; Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy; Financial Services
• Ms. Leslie Marie Henry - Partner, Litigation - Litigation, Environmental, Products Liability, Toxic Tort, Asbestos, Energy
• St. Clair Adams, Jr. - Partner -
• Taylor E. Brett - Associate - Litigation
• Marshall A. Hevron - Associate, Litigation - Litigation
• Valeria M. Sercovich - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Environmental; Toxic Tort; Energy
• Timothy M. Brinks - Associate, Litigation - Litigation
• Tyson B. Shofstahl - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Appellate; Asbestos; Construction; Pharmaceutical / Medical Device; Products Liability; Pharmaceuticals; Manufacturing
• William B. Gaudet - Partner; Litigation Practice Group Leader; Class Action and Complex Litigation Team Leader - Litigation, Class Action / Complex Litigation, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Energy, Environmental, Employee Benefits / ERISA, Business, Health Care
• Shelly Spansel Howat - Partner - Litigation; Health Care; Labor and Employment; Health Care
• Victoria White Baudier - Associate, Transactions - Transactions; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Arbitration; Banking / Financial Services; Bankruptcy / Workouts; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy; Family Business Consulting; Franchise / Distribution; Intellectual Property / Technology; Licensing; Litigation; Real Estate; Torts and Insurance; Defense; Government; Health Care; Hospitality; Internet; Offshore; Retail / Consumer Products
• Scott E. Delacroix - Partner, Litigation - Litigation; Class Action / Complex Litigation; Environmental; Maritime / Offshore; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Energy; Maritime; Offshore

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