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Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, LLP11/7/0810:18Page 1CHAMBERS & PARTNERSLEGAL PUBLISHERSCHAMBERSUSAAmerica’s LeadingLawyers for Business2008The Client’s Guidew w w. c h a m b e r s a n d p a r t n e r s . c o m
Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, LLP11/7/0810:18Page 2JONES WALKER WAECHTER POITEVENT CARRÈRE & DENÈGRE LLPis ranked in Chambers USA 2008 as follows:LOUISIANABANKING & FINANCEBanking & FinanceLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 2Page Marshall Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreRoberson Jr Thomas Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventBand 3Grehan H Hughes Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventLelong Rivers Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThis large regional firm’s “excellent and immense”insurance, banking and finance department acts forlarge corporations, international banks and a varietyof insurance institutions. Its work covers ERISA,corporate financing, insurance and all related legislative and regulatory components to transactions.Marshall Page leads the group from the NewOrleans office. According to sources, he has “a lot ofexperience with transactions and understands what isnecessary to get something closed.” He excels at advising private equity houses and mortgage brokersin venture capital, financing, disposition andacquisition transactions. Thomas Robersonpredominantly represents corporate borrowerslocated in Louisiana with national interests in thefinancing side of acquisitions and project financings.He recently advised Freeport-McMoRan Cooper &Gold on the 26 billion acquisition of Phelps Dodge.Hughes Grehan continues to carve out a niche practice acting for major banks on both the lender andborrower side in all marine-related transactions,including ship and shipyard financings. RiversLelong acts for privately held companies on securedfinance, acquisitions and structuringLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 1Vance R Patrick Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreBand 3Futrell Elizabeth Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThis national midsized firm is particularly noted forthe “great bankruptcy expertise” spread across itsLouisiana offices. Historically weighty in the corporate arena, clients from a variety of industries benefit from the significant level of knowledge that thegroup contributes to all creditors’/debtors’ rights,reorganizations and bankruptcy matters both in andout of the courts. Patrick Vance chairs the businessand commercial litigation group in New Orleans,and is considered to be a “wonderful litigator”when defending clients in all bankruptcymatters. He has advised a wide variety of disputes,including post-Katrina Chapter 11 filings, televisionand radio bond debt and a large reorganization ofreal estate entities as a result of the subprime marketcrash. Interviewees affirm that Elizabeth Futrell“does excellent work” for committees, indenturetrustees and creditors on a variety of issues.Although her work is predominantly state-based, sherepresents national clients in matters such as theChapter 11 filing of manufacturers KaiserAluminum.CORPORATE/M&ACorporate/M&ALeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 1Hearn Curtis Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreUp-and-coming individualsRousseau Dionne Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventCorporate/M&A: TaxLeading IndividualsBand 1Casey Robert Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère2Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThough it recently lost one of its star attorneys,sources don’t expect Jones Walker’s practice to beslowing down anytime soon: it remains one of thelargest and most well-equipped teams in theLouisiana market, representing private and publiccompanies alike. The group takes on M&A, securities,regulatory compliance, joint ventures and equityofferings for the likes of Superior Energy Services,Ruth’s Chris Steak House and BNCCORP. Handling amix of M&A and securities, Curtis Hearn is “a wellknown and knowledgeable lawyer.” He handles manyof the firm’s largest transactions. Younger lawyerDionne Rousseau impresses peers with her practicein corporate matters and securities transactions. Sheis considered particularly adept at providing advice onregulatory compliance. Robert Casey’s transactionalpractice includes tax advice and estate planning. He isa board-certified tax specialist and has handled taxcontroversy administrative work and litigation.
Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, LLP11/7/0810:18Page 3JONES WALKER WAECHTER POITEVENT CARRÈRE & DENÈGRE LLPENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCESEnergy & Natural ResourcesLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & DenègreEnergy & Natural Resources:Marine FinanceLeading IndividualsBand 1Broders John Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasLeading IndividualsBand 1Rosenblum Carl Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThe “excellent and talented” full-service energydepartment at this large national firm works on awide range of transactions. The group is “talented atlitigating oil and gas disagreements,” in addition toadvising clients on all regulatory power matters andmarine finance issues. The team is currently defending Sundown Energy in a variety of class actionsarising from an oil spill during Hurricane Katrina.John Broders is well thought of by the market forhis niche practice, acting for clients involved in thepurchase, sale and construction of shipping-relatedequipment on a national level. Carl Rosenblum ischair of the energy group in New Orleans. Hedefends pipelines, producers, seismic explorationcompanies and oilfield service companies in oil andgas disputes.ENVIRONMENTEnvironmentLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 1Chernekoff Michael Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventNosewicz Thomas Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPWell respected by peers for its regulatory and litigationskills, this environmental and toxic tort group has alarge presence in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.Clients benefit from the team’s versatile practice, whichcovers a huge range of matters including those relatingto CERCLA and the CWA. It also handles toxic tortand compliance matters, both in and out of the courts.Based in New Orleans, Michael Chernekoff leads theteam and is currently advising a client on cost ofrecovery and cleanup matters in a post-Katrina oil spilldispute. However, his toxic tort defense work andpermitting and development counseling are alsowidely respected. Thomas Nosewicz focusesexclusively on litigious toxic tort, asbestos and chemical exposure cases in the Fifth Circuit. He handles thesefor a wide range of clients including airlines, powerplants and manufacturers.GAMING & LICENSINGGaming & LicensingLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 1Duncan J Kelly Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThe full-service gaming practice at this national firmis “a highly developed group of lawyers” that represents major casinos, financial institutions, race tracksand gaming manufacturers in all licensing and regulatory matters pertaining to land casinos, riverboats,racinos and video poker consoles. The team alsoworks hand in hand with the employment, tax,corporate securities and admiralty departmentswithin the firm to cover all issues a client may face.Kelly Duncan is “an extremely involved and highlyresponsive attorney.” He is “indisputably first-rate”and acts for casinos and gaming manufacturers in alllicensing and regulatory work. He continues toadvise Tropicana Casinos on all of its gamingmatters.3
Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, LLP11/7/0810:18Page 4JONES WALKER WAECHTER POITEVENT CARRÈRE & DENÈGRE LLPLABOR & EMPLOYMENTLabor & EmploymentLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 1Lewis Sidney Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreBand 2Adams H Mark Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreHeusel Cornelius Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventBand 3Anderson Jennifer Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventWorley Robert Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThis is a “competitive and aggressive group,”renowned for its excellence, particularly in employment litigation. It handles traditional labor/management relations throughout the USA and counselsemployers on federal immigration laws. The groupalso draws heavily on the firm’s other practice areas,including its employee benefits, ERISA and executive compensation practices, providing clients withcomprehensive service. It represents big-nameclients including Lockheed Martin Space Systems,Capital City Press, Energy Partners and Ruth’s ChrisSteak House. Sidney Lewis is the leader of the practice group. He handles traditional labor and somelitigation, but concentrates on counseling and training. His peers hold him in high regard, calling him“an experienced practitioner with an excellent reputation.” Mark Adams is “an excellent employmentattorney.” He focuses on litigation defense, counseling and training. Cornelius Heusel is “a very skilled,top-notch litigator,” primarily representing management. His background includes serving as an assistant federal prosecutor. Jennifer Andersonimpresses sources with her litigation prowess. Shedefends employers in civil rights and other employment-related litigation and represents them beforegovernment agencies. Robert Worley is wellregarded for his management defense litigationpractice on behalf of clients in a diverse array ofindustries.LITIGATIONLitigation: General CommercialLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 2Hardin III Harry Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreVance R Patrick Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventLitigation: White-Collar Crime& Government InvestigationsLeading IndividualsBand 1Hardin Pauline Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThis “terrific team” has an admirably broad practice,covering matters including bankruptcy, securitiesand white-collar crime, and has clients in the healthcare, real estate, hospitality, construction and education sectors. Class action work is one of its strongsuits, with the team working for the likes of BellSouth, GM and Stewart Enterprises. Pauline Hardinchairs the firm’s white-collar crime group and actson behalf of both companies and individuals. “Anoutstanding lawyer,” litigation practice group leaderPatrick Vance has a creditors’ rights and bankruptcypractice, working with creditor, debtor and trusteeclients across the country. Harry Hardin receivessimilar praise for his commercial practice, whichincludes appellate law, antitrust work and IP cases.He frequently represents clients in the railroad andgaming industries.REAL ESTATEReal EstateLeading FirmsBand 1Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent CarrèreLeading IndividualsBand 1Landry Charles Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère4Jones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre LLPThe land use, development and finance group at thisfull-service national firm has been boosted by thearrival of several new attorneys and continues to winpraise as a “leading commercial and multistate” practice. The team represents clients in all development,management, planning, zoning and acquisitionmatters from the Baton Rouge and New Orleansoffices. Charles Landry is a highly respected attorney and the group’s standout name. He has extensiveexperience representing developers in the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) of fiveparishes in Louisiana as part of The Road Homestrategy – a government incentive to rebuild the statein the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He additionallyadvises on the development of shopping malls,hotels, office buildings and health centers.
Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, LLP11/7/0810:18Page 5JONES WALKER WAECHTER POITEVENT CARRÈRE & DENÈGRE LLPLeadersADAMS, H MarkJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8258madams@joneswalker.comRecommended in Labor andEmploymentPractice Areas: Senior Partner andFounder of Jones Walker’s Labor andEmployment Practice. For more than 25years, has successfully representedemployers in all types of employmentand labor relations litigation and disputeresolution. Also counsels employers ondevelopment of practical and preventivestrategies for reducing risks of workplaceclaims.Prof. Memberships: American Bar Association, Labor and Litigation Sections;Louisiana and Mississippi State Bars; alsoadmitted: United States Supreme Court;United States Courts of Appeal, Second,Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits;all United States District Courts inLouisiana and Mississippi. Louisianarepresentative to Employers CounselNetwork, an association of leading laborand employment law firms in the UnitedStates and Canada.Career: Joined Jones Walker, 1981; Partner since 1986; Member of firm’s Executive Committee from 2001 to 2006;chaired firm’s Labor Relations andEmployment Practice for more than 20years. Recent accomplishments includecounseling numerous employers throughemployment-related disaster recoveryissues following Hurricanes Katrina andRita and successful defense of severalmulti-plaintiff, class action, and representative employment discriminationlawsuits by individual employees and theEEOC.Publications: Editor,‘Louisiana Employment Law Letter’ (the leading Louisianaauthority on developments and emergingtrends in labor and employment law),since 1992.ANDERSON, JenniferJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, Baton Rouge225 248 2040janderson@joneswalker.comRecommended in Labor andEmploymentPractice Areas: Partner in Jones Walker’sLabor and Employment Practice representing employers in the litigation andtrial of employment-related claims,including FLSA claims and collectiveactions, discrimination, harassment, andretaliation claims under various state andfederal laws, and restrictive covenant andcontract disputes. Regularly providesmanagement training, conducts compliance audits, and counsels employers inthe development of policies and practicesfor complying with, and minimizingclaims under, labor and employmentlaws.Prof. Memberships: American Bar Association, Labor and Employment LawSection; Louisiana State Bar Association;Texas Bar Association; Louisiana representative to Employers Counsel Network,an association of leading labor andemployment law firms in the UnitedStates and Canada.Career: Admitted in Texas in 2005;admitted in Louisiana in 1995; LouisianaState University (JD, 1995, BA 1990).Publications: Editor,‘Louisiana Employment Law Letter’ (the leading Louisianaauthority on developments and emergingtrends in labor and employment law),since 1999.BRODERS, John JJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8172jbroders@joneswalker.comRecommended in EnergyPractice Areas: Senior Partner concen-trating in all aspects of maritime andmarine energy related matters with anemphasis on marine transactions, including construction of vessels, charters,services agreements, acquisitions andsales, financing and mortgages, flaggingand manning, marine insurance and arbitration and related matters.Career: Joined Jones Walker in 1971,Partner in 1976, Senior Partner in 2000.Personal: Tulane University (BA 1971, JD1971).CASEY, RobertJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, Baton Rouge225 248 2090rcasey@joneswalker.comRecommended in Corporate/M&APractice Areas: Tax (international,federal, state and local); trusts, estates andpersonal planning.Prof. Memberships: American College ofTax Counsel (Member of Council);American Bar Association (Member,Section on Taxation; past Chairman,Committee on Partnerships, 1982-84;past Member of Council, 1985-88; pastSecretary, Section on Taxation, 19881989; past Vice-Chair, Section on Taxation, 1989-91); Louisiana Law Institute;Louisiana State Bar Association (pastChair, Section on Taxation, 1978-79).Career: Mr Casey’s practice is predominately transactional, dealing with acquisitions of businesses, sales of businesses, taxadvices to businesses and individuals, andestate planning. He occasionally isinvolved in tax controversy administrativework and litigation. He concentrates onfederal, Louisiana, and local income,estate, gift, and sales taxation. Mr Casey isa Board Certified Tax Specialist. Mr Caseywas named one of Worth magazine’s 100Top Attorneys serving affluent families for2005 and 2006.Personal: New York University School ofLaw, LLM in Taxation, 1973, HarryRudnick Award; Tulane University LawSchool, JD, 1971, Tulane Law Review,Order of the Coif; University of NotreDame, BBA in Accounting, 1968, magnacum laude.CHERNEKOFF, Michael AJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8264mchernekoff@joneswalker.comRecommended in EnvironmentPractice Areas: Environmental and toxictorts, class action defense, and energy.Prof. Memberships: Louisiana State BarAssociation (Environmental Law Section,Chairman, 1993-94), American Bar Association (Sections on Environment,Energy and Resources, Vice-Chair, Environmental Enforcement and CrimesCommittee, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08;Torts and Insurance Practice, Toxic Tortand Environment Law Committee; Litigation, Environmental LitigationCommittee); DRI (Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee); District ofColumbia Bar; New Orleans Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; State Barof Texas.Career: Mr Chernekoff started his careerat the US Environmental ProtectionAgency in Washington, DC as an attorneyadvisor in the Office of Air, MobileSource Enforcement from 1981 untiljoining Jones Walker in May 1982. MrChernekoff can also be reached in thefirm’s Houston office at 713 437 1827.Publications: Mr Chernekoff has writtenand presented on a variety of environmental topics including: criminalenforcement; civil enforcement; compliance auditing; due diligence; Brownfieldreclamation projects; CERCLA, RCRAand Clean Water Act programs.Personal: Admitted to Bar, 1980, Districtof Columbia; 1982, Louisiana; 2006,Texas.DUNCAN, J KellyJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8218kduncan@joneswalker.comRecommended in Gaming & LicensingPractice Areas: Member of the firm’sAdmiralty and Maritime and Businessand Finance Practice Groups. Firm’sGaming Practice Chair concentrating inthe representation of major casinocompanies, domestic and internationalmanufacturers and suppliers, and finan-cial institutions in connection with licensing, compliance, statutory and regulatoryinterpretation, administrative hearings,acquisitions, operations and financings.Over 25 years of experience in handlingacquisitions, financings, contracts,constructions, lien enforcement and foreclosure, and customs rulings with particular emphasis on marine related matters.Prof. Memberships: Member of thefollowing: International Masters ofGaming Law; International Association ofGaming Attorneys; American Bar Association - Sections on Admiralty andMaritime Law and Business Law Maritime Financing and Gaming LawCommittees; Maritime Law Associationof the United States - Maritime Financing; New Orleans Maritime SeminarAdvisory and Planning Committees; andpast Chairman of the New Orleans BarAssociation Maritime and InternationalLaw Committee.Career: Member of Jones Walker’s Boardof Directors.Publications: Member, Editorial Board,Gaming Law Review.Personal: Born, New Orleans, Louisiana,February 22, 1954; Georgetown University (AB, cum laude, 1976); TulaneUniversity (JD, 1979).FUTRELL, Elizabeth JJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8260efutrell@joneswalker.comRecommended in BankruptcyPractice Areas: Ms Futrell is a SeniorPartner concentrating in bankruptcy,restructuring and creditors debtors rightsand business and commercial litigation.Prof. Memberships: The Mississippi andLouisiana State (Former Vice-Chair,Advisory Commission for BankruptcySpecialization) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.Career: Ms Futrell has practiced law formore than 25 years. She has been a Partner at the firm since 1986 and is aMember of the firm’s Board of Directors(commencing 2006). A frequent publicspeaker, some of Ms Futrell’s speakingengagements include: ‘Distressed RealEstate Issues Under the Bankruptcy Code’.Louisiana Bankers 2007 Bank CounselConference (2007), and ‘How That PeskyConsumer Protection Act Has AffectedBusiness Bankruptcies: BAPCPA andSignificant Recent Rulings’. LouisianaState Bar Association, Section on Bankruptcy Law (2007).Personal: University of Tennessee (BA,with high honors, 1978); University ofMississippi (JD, with honors, 1981); PhiDelta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; CommentEditor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1980-81.5
Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrère & Denègre, LLP11/7/0810:18Page 6JONES WALKER WAECHTER POITEVENT CARRÈRE & DENÈGRE LLPGREHAN, H HughesJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8722hgrehan@joneswalker.comRecommended in Banking & FinancePractice Areas: Member of the firm’sBusiness and Finance and Corporate andSecurities Practice Groups. His primaryareas of practice include commercial andcorporate finance transactions and drafting and negotiating various types ofcommercial contracts for both public andprivate companies. He has extensive experience in representing both borrowersand lenders in structuring, negotiatingand documenting both syndicated andnon-syndicated credit facilities, with aparticular emphasis on maritime relatedfinancings. He also has experience indrafting and negotiating domestic andinternational strategic alliance agreements, joint ventures, investment partnerships and other types of sophisticatedcommercial contracts.Prof. Memberships: Louisiana State BarAssociation.Career: Joined Jones Walker in 1991;Partner in 1999. Member of JonesWalker’s Board of Directors (commencing 2006).Personal: Born New Orleans, LouisianaJuly 31, 1965; University of Virginia (BA,1987); Tulane University (JD, cum laude,1991).HARDIN III, Harry SJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8170hhardin@joneswalker.comRecommended in LitigationPractice Areas: Senior Partner concen-trating in commercial business litigation,contract, railroad, antitrust, trademark,copyright, professional responsibility andenvironmental law.Prof. Memberships: Fellow, AmericanCollege of Trial Lawyers; American Judicature Society Board of Directors (200306); American Bar Association: Board ofGovernors (2005-08), Louisiana StateDelegate (1994-2003), Fifth CircuitRepresentative to Standing Committee onFederal Judiciary (1998-2002), Sections ofLitigation, Antitrust, Patent Trademarkand Copyright, Tort and Insurance Practice; Louisiana State Bar Association, pastPresident; Louisiana Bar Foundation, pastPresident; International Association ofDefense Counsel; National Association ofRailroad Trial Counsel.Career: 1971 Jones Walker, (1973-77 1stLt JAG US Army), Partner, 1976; Chair,Appellate Practice; speaks on ethics,professionalism and malpractice avoidance; Louisiana Supreme Court: Chair,Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee,Advisory Committee for Revision ofCode of Judicial Conduct.Publications: Managed Care and6Antitrust: The PPO Experience, ABAPress (contributing author); ‘Pitfalls forIn-House Counsel’, The Brief, ABA Press.Personal: New Orleans native; BAHarvard (cum laude); JD Tulane University.HARDIN, PaulineJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8110phardin@joneswalker.comRecommended in LitigationPractice Areas: Commercial litigation,white-collar crime and corporate compliance, and environmental and toxic torts.Prof. Memberships: Louisiana State BarAssociation; American Bar Association;American College of Trial Lawyers;Louisiana Association of CriminalDefense Lawyers.Career: Ms Hardin has been a Partner inthe firm’s Litigation Section since 1990.She has over 30 years of experience litigating criminal matters and over 20 years ofexperience litigating business andcommercial matters. She served as theformer Head of the Litigation Section atJones Walker for four years. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Ms Hardin was with theUnited States Attorney’s Office for theEastern District of Louisiana and servedas both First Assistant United StatesAttorney and Chief of the Criminal Division. Prior to that time, she served as anAssistant District Attorney in charge ofthe Orleans Parish Fraud and WhiteCollar Crime Unit.Personal: Born in New Orleans,Louisiana; admitted to Bar, 1974,Louisiana; Loyola University of NewOrleans (BA, 1971); Tulane University(JD, 1974).HEARN, Curtis RJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8308chearn@joneswalker.comRecommended in Corporate/M&APractice Areas: Mergers and acquisi-tions; corporate and securities; venturecapital; healthcare transactions.Prof. Memberships: Member of BusinessLaw Section of American Bar Association;Member of Negotiated Acquisitions TaskForce of Business Law Section.Career: Practice Group Leader of firm’sCorporate and Securities Practice Group.Personal: Adjunct Professor of Law,Mergers and Acquisitions, Tulane University Law School.HEUSEL, CorneliusJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8148nheusel@joneswalker.comRecommended in Labor andEmploymentPractice Areas: Senior Partner in JonesWalker’s labor and employment andwhite-collar crime and corporate compli-ance practices.Career: Mr Heusel served three years as aSpecial Agent with the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation before serving as ExecutiveAssistant District Attorney for OrleansParish in charge of capital cases. In 1972,he joined the US Attorney’s Office in NewOrleans, serving as Criminal DivisionChief and First Assistant US Attorney. In1976, he received the US AttorneyGeneral’s Exceptional Service Award.Beginning in 1977, he headed the Department of Justice Organized Crime andRacketeering Strike Force with jurisdiction over Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas,Mississippi, and Alabama. He also servedas an Assistant Special Prosecutorappointed by the federal courts to investigate allegations of corruption involvingmembers of the White House staff. MrHeusel has been a guest lecturer at the USDepartment of Justice Trial AdvocacyInstitute on Trial Tactics and a member ofthe Tulane University School of LawPanel of Instructors on Trial Advocacy.Since 1979, he has primarily representedmanagement in the field of labor relations. Mr Heusel joined Jones Walker in1999.Personal: Native of New Orleans; LoyolaUniversity (BBA, 1967; JD, 1967).LANDRY, CharlesJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, Baton Rouge225 248 2020clandry@joneswalker.comRecommended in Real EstatePractice Areas: Real estate; land use;project development; and finance.Prof. Memberships: LSU Foundation;Urban Land Institute; Council for a BetterLouisiana; East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission Zoning OrdinanceTask Force; Pennington BiomedicalFoundation.Career: Charles Landry’s practiceincludes real estate development andfinance, land use and zoning, and business and commercial law. He representsnumerous parties in a wide range of realestate transactions, which include residential developments (including Traditional Neighborhood Developments),office buildings, shopping centers, hotels,medical facilities, golf course communities, and industrial developments. He wasinstrumental in establishing the LouisianaTechnology Park and is General Counselto the Research Park Corporation. Since1993, he has been listed in The BestLawyers in America (Copyright Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC). TheBaton Rouge Business Report named him2006 Businessperson of the Year and tothe 2007 Power Book Top 10 list of themost influential people in the BatonRouge Capital Region. He was selected tothe 2007 edition of Louisiana SuperLawyers in the area of Real Estate.Publications: ‘The Foreign Investor’sGuide to the Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Louisiana,’ co-editor.Personal: Louisiana State University LawSchool (JD, 1977); (BS, Business, 1975).LELONG, RiversJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8378rlelong@joneswalker.comRecommended in Banking & FinancePractice Areas: Mr Lelong’s practiceinvolves a variety of commercial transactions involving secured finance, realestate, acquisitions and divestitures ofprivately held companies and their assets,and the negotiation of sophisticatedcommercial contracts.Prof. Memberships: Louisiana State BarAssociation.Career: Admitted to Bar, 1990, Louisiana;Partner at Jones Walker since 1998.Personal: Born New Orleans, Louisiana,February 14, 1965; Amherst College (BA,summa cum laude, 1987); Stanford LawSchool (JD 1990).LEWIS, SidneyJones Walker Waechter PoiteventCarrère & Denègre, LLP, New Orleans504 582 8352slewis@joneswalker.comRecommended in Labor andEmploymentPractice Areas: Mr Lewis is a SeniorPartner and practice group leader of thefirm’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. He is an experienced litigatorin federal, state and administrative judicial forums. A large part of his practice isdevoted to advising and counselingemployers with respect to union organizing drives and in the development, maintenance and administration of personnelpolicies, procedures and employee relations to minimize exposure to litigationand union organizing. Mr Lewis regularlyconducts supervisor and managementtraining programs. He is a frequentspeaker for human resource associations,and has authored numerous articles forprofessional journals
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