Robert M. Walmsley, Jr.
Counsel to the Firm
Counsel to the Firm
rwalmsley@fishmanhaygood.com 
504.586.5252 
504.310.0261 Practice Focus
Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities, Private Equity and Venture CapitalRobert Walmsley practices primarily in the areas of negotiated acquisitions, securities law, corporate law, and general business transactions.
Robert is a past chair of the ABA Committee on Corporate Practice and has served two terms on the ABA’s Corporate Laws Committee, where he continues to serve as a liaison. He is also a former chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Corporations Law Committee and a current member of the Corporations Committee of the Louisiana State Law Institute. In addition, he is a member of the American Law Institute.
Experience
- Representation of Swire Oilfield Services in multiple acquisitions.
- Representation of the Louisiana Superdome (now the Mercedes-Benz Superdome) in all operational matters including the negotiation in 2009 and 2012 of stadium agreements with NFL’s New Orleans Louisiana Saints and NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, respectively.
- Various matters as general counsel to the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, including general corporate matters, legislative matters, and contractual matters.
Clerkship
- Clerk to the Honorable John Minor Wisdom of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1974-1975
Education
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J.D. from Virginia Law School, 1974
- Member, Board of Editors of the Virginia Law Review
- B.A., magna cum laude, from Princeton University, 1968