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Maureen Brennan Gershanik

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Practice Focus

Corporate Governance Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Securities, Private Equity and Venture Capital

About

Maureen Brennan Gershanik practices primarily in the areas of corporate law and governance, securities law, and mergers and acquisitions.

“[Maureen] continues to exceed our every expectation! As busy she is, she always provides you with her full attention and has an uncanny ability to explain very complex matters in a way that is easily understood.” —Corporate/M&A Client, Chambers and Partners

Maureen has an active business transactional and advisory practice. She works with clients on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, acquisition transactions, restructuring transactions, business separations, new business formations, and other transactions. She also advises a range of public companies and private businesses and counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation.

Experience

  • Danos Group Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of firm client Danos, in its acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in AXion Logistics, LLC.
  • CKX Lands, Inc. (NYSE American: CKX), a Lake Charles, La.-based publicly-held land management company, in the sale of approximately 7,000 acres of land to Southern Pine Plantations (SPP Land).
  • Moran Towing Corporation as special Louisiana counsel in its acquisition of Bisso Towboat Co., Inc.
  • Danos, LLC in its acquisition of substantially all assets of Panel Specialists, Inc.
  • Danos Land Production Services, LLC, an affiliate of firm client Danos, LLC, in its acquisition of Wood PLC’s U.S. onshore oil and gas labor supply business.

Professional Activities & Community Involvement

  • American Bar Association, Appointed Member, Corporate Laws Committee
  • Greater New Orleans Foundation, Advisory Committee Member, Impact 100
  • Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana, Member, Board of Directors
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Past Chairperson and Council Member, Corporate and Business Law Section
  • Louisiana State Law Institute, Member, Corporations Committee

Recognitions

Media

  • Panelist, “75 Years Young: The Model Business Corporation Act and Its Relevance for Corporate Law Today,” ABA Business Law Fall Meeting, Sept. 19, 2025.
  • Panelist, “Tips for Assessing and Serving on a Non-Profit Board,” Junior League of New Orleans Get on Board seminar, Oct. 5, 2024.
  • Panelist, “Activism and ESG Considerations in Today’s World,” 35th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, March 24, 2023.
  • Panelist, “ESG Considerations in Dealmaking,” 34th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, March 17, 2022.

Credentials

  • J.D., Class Valedictorian, from Louisiana State University, 2000
    • Editor-in-Chief of the Louisiana Law Review
    • Order of the Coif
  • B.S.F.S., cum laude, from Georgetown University, 1992
  • Clerk to the Honorable John M. Duhé, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2000-2001
  • Louisiana
  • Texas

Notable Rankings

Chambers 2026 Maureen Gershanik sealLegal 500 2026 New Orleans Elite badge for Corporate and M&AMaureen Gershanik Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year 2026 in Corporate Law BadgeMaureen Gershanik Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year 2026 in Securities/Capital Markets LawMaureen Gershanik Best Lawyers 2026 Badge