Lori Mince, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section who practices in the area of media law, was interviewed by the Guardian for its article “Media push for release of records over US priest…
Partners Charles Landry and Scott Chenevert were selected to the inaugural Capital Region 500 guide produced by the Baton Rouge Business Report. The list is comprised of the “most powerful…
Tad Bartlett, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Appellate and Environmental Sections, authored “Cases & Materials” for the PIABA Bar Journal, a publication of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association…
Partner Kerry Miller was interviewed by Reuters for the article “Bankman-Fried hints at blame-the-lawyers defense in criminal case,” which was published on May 31, 2023. The piece explores…
Chambers and Partners, the world’s leading independent provider of legal research and analysis, today released its annual rankings of U.S. law firms and attorneys. Once again, Fishman Haygood…
On May 22, 2023, Fishman Haygood attorney Jason Burge moderated the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) webinar, “What’s in a PBJ?: Detecting Ponzi Schemes and Dodging Professional and Investor Liability…
Attorney Tad Bartlett, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Appellate and Environmental Sections, will present “Latest Developments in Removals and Remands: Federal Officer Jurisdiction…
Foremark Performance Chemicals today announced that it had entered into an agreement with Black Bay Energy Capital, a private equity firm focused on the North American energy sector, to acquire…
On May 9, 2023, Fishman Haygood attorneys Brent Barriere, Jason Burge, and Kaja Elmer brought a class action complaint on behalf of Phanindra Kilari and other stockholders of TS Innovation Acquisitions…
On May 10, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal (State of Louisiana) issued a reversal of a Fourth Judicial District Court (Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana) ruling in a case involving a lender liability claim…
Fishman Haygood is pleased to welcome seven summer clerks from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Paul M. Herbert Law Center at Louisiana State University, Tulane Law School, and the University of Mississippi School of Law…
On May 3, 2023, Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown of the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled in favor of the Fishman Haygood bankruptcy team when she referred Westbank Holdings, LLC’s dispute…
Litigation attorneys Kerry Miller, Blair Schilling, Mike Dodson, and Tad Bartlett were chosen to present during two panel sessions at this year’s State of the Coast conference. The conference …
Fishman Haygood environmental litigators Kerry Miller, Rebekka Veith, Hogan Paschal, and Carly Jonakin recently prevailed in an injunction trial in federal court in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, restoring clean drinking water to residents…
Kerry Miller, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, was quoted in the Advocate article “Reggie’s loses license, owner banned from running bars after Madison Brooks’ death”…
Jason Burge, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, co-authored the article “Investors Cornered: ‘You Don’t Find Out Who’s Been Swimming Naked Until the Tide Goes Out’”…
Mike Dodson, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will present at the 35th Annual Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law (RPTE) National CLE Conference on…
During the Spring 2023 semester, Fishman Haygood business attorneys Amanda Lack and Meghan Montgomery volunteered as mentors for the Entrepreneurship Project…
On Apr. 11, 2023, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York certified a Rule 23(b)(2) class for declaratory relief and injunctive relief and a Rule 23(b)(3) damages…
Fishman Haygood partner Danny Dysart was interviewed by WWLTV for the piece “St. Bernard’s ‘Help Me Home’ program aims to help residents with autism,” which aired on Apr. 7, 2023…
Attorney Louis Fishman, counsel to the firm, will co-present on the topic of professionalism at “CLE for the Transactional Lawyer” on May 5, 2023. The seminar, which is hosted by…
Partner Kerry Miller was quoted by The San Francisco Standard in “What Is MobileCoin, the Company Where Slain Tech Exec Bob Lee Worked?” published on Apr. 7, 2023…
Late last year, Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling became a certified mediator by the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, an internationally recognized program at…
On Apr. 3, 2023, Alloy, an integrated marketing agency for global tech brands, announced that it had acquired Fishman Haygood client Narwhal Digital, a creative technology agency…
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was recently chosen to participate in the fifth cohort of the Women’s Leadership Academy presented by Loyola University New Orleans…
Maureen Brennan Gershanik, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section, once again served as a panelist at the 35th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute on Mar. 24, 2023…
Cherie Nobles, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will co-chair “Bird’s Eye View: Bankruptcy from Trustees’ Perspectives” hosted by the Louisiana State Bar Association…
On Mar. 16, 2023, Carson Group, an Omaha-based company serving financial advisors and investors, announced that it had acquired Fishman Haygood client The Shobe Financial Group…
Partners Kerry Miller and Paul Thibodeaux were selected to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers list. The Mar. 17 announcement marks…
Kerry Miller, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, was quoted in the Reuters article “Silvergate, Signature banks’ woes pose new obstacle for FTX customers,”…
Lori Mince, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, was interviewed for the WWL News Radio piece “Contrary to law, registrar refuses to make recall petition available for public view,”…
On Mar. 8, 2023, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska granted a class certification motion argued by attorneys Jason Burge and Kaja Elmer to certify a class of bankrupt…
With jury selection set to start over claims that several banks aided and abetted R. Allen Stanford and Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (SIBL) in perpetrating an $8 billion fraud…
Lori Mince, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, was quoted in The Lens article “On second try, St. John Parish Council approves dirt pit permit on Greenfield’s property,” which…
Attorneys Louis Fishman, counsel to the firm, and Maureen Gershanik, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section, will serve as co-instructors of the Corporate Governance mini-course…
Louisiana Energy Partners (LAEP), a collaboration between Fishman Haygood client Bernhard LLC and Johnson Controls Inc., announced today its 25-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)…
Lori Mince, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will serve as a panelist for the “Surfing the Wave: A Multigenerational Perspective on Charting Your Own Course” breakout session…
The Texas Lawbook article “‘Call Your First Witness’ – Fifth Circuit to Lawyers in Final Stanford Ponzi Scheme Trial” published on Feb. 14, 2023, details the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s…
The Law360 article “Bank Cuts $100M Deal With $24M Fees In Stanford Ponzi Fight” published on Feb. 7, 2023, details Court-appointed Receiver Ralph S. Janvey’s filing of a notice…
On Feb. 9, 2023, partner Jason Burge argued before a U.S. Fifth Circuit panel on behalf of a class of former Bayou Steel employees who were terminated without notice in violation of the WARN Act…
Fishman Haygood partner Blair Schilling was recently named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars…
E Automotive, Inc. and sub-brand EBlock recently announced the acquisition of Houston Auto Auction, Inc…
Partners Kerry Miller, Paul Thibodeaux, and Blair Schilling recently were selected to the 2023 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law…
On Jan. 19, 2023, Receiver Ralph S. Janvey and the Official Stanford Investors Committee filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas a motion to approve a $100 million settlement with Trustmark Bank…
On Jan. 31, 2023, partner Kerry Miller was interviewed on The Story with Martha MacCallum. Miller represents Ashley Baustert, the mother of LSU student Madison “Madi” Brooks…
Fishman Haygood client Provident Resources Group, Inc. (PRG), in partnership with Preston Hollow Community Capital (PHCC), is the nonprofit owner of an interest in…
Lori Mince, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, was quoted in the Advocate article “Port of South Louisiana won’t release documents…
Provident Resources Group (PRG) recently completed the nearly $300 million refinancing of Howard University’s Axis, Cook, Drew, Quad, and Towers student housing…
Attorney Tad Bartlett, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Environmental and Appellate Sections, is once again co-teaching the Coastal and Wetlands Law course at Tulane University Law School.…
On Jan. 18, 2023, the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Awards Dinner, which recognizes the people and businesses that went above and beyond for their Chamber and for their community last year. Fishman Haygood Partner Danny Dysart…
On Nov. 14, 2022, Alfred Miller Contracting Company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy relief (Case No. 22-20400) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Lake Charles). Fishman Haygood’s Bankruptcy team…
Fishman Haygood is proud to announce that Rebekka Veith was recently elected partner in the firm’s Litigation Section.…
Fishman Haygood’s Tristan Manthey, a litigation partner on the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring team, is featured in the 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine.…
H&E Equipment Services recently announced the sale of its Komatsu earthmoving distribution business to Waukesha-Pearce Industries (WPI).…
Super Lawyers® today released its annual rankings of Louisiana Super Lawyers and Louisiana Rising Stars. Each year, Super Lawyers selects attorneys based on peer nominations, evaluations, and independent research.…
Fishman Haygood partner Lance McCardle has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society.…
Attorney Tad Bartlett, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Appellate Section, was quoted in the Bloomberg Law® article “Biden’s New Fifth Circuit Judge Brings GOP-Appealing Resume.”…
During this season of giving, Fishman Haygood staff and attorneys raised funds for Community Academies of New Orleans (CANO), a charter school management organization.…
Attorneys Jim Swanson, Blair Schilling, and Lance McCardle, along with their Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Daschbach co-counsel, successfully resolved a large oil and gas contamination lawsuit…
Partners Maureen Gershanik (Mergers and Acquisitions), Tristan Manthey (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law), and Lori Mince (First Amendment Law)…
For the Fall 2022 semester, Fishman Haygood litigator Rebekka Veith served as a Trial Advocacy: General Litigation lecturer at Tulane University Law School.…
In 18 remaining allegedly defective Chinese Drywall cases pending in the Southern District of Florida, Danny Dysart, Rebekka Veith, and Kerry Miller,…
Earlier this fall, Fishman Haygood client Allco, LLC obtained an $11.5 million award against a large governmental contractor for disaster recovery work it performed in the U.S. Virgin Islands…
Cherie Nobles, special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will co-present “Hot Topics in Chapter 11: Confidentiality & Privilege, Third-Party Injunctions and Releases, and UST Fee Litigation”…
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® today announced the 2023 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings.…
Fishman Haygood partner Lance McCardle has been appointed to the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) 2023 Board of Directors.…
Fishman Haygood partners Steven Serio and Tyler Marquette will host a roundtable discussion, “Common Pitfalls in a Purchase and Sales Agreement (PSA) for Buyers and Sellers,” at…
Fishman Haygood litigators Molly Wells, Rebekka Veith, Hogan Paschal, and Lara Richards will present at the 2022 Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services Conference hosted by the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants …
Rebekka Veith, an attorney in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will co-present “Practicing in State and Federal Court” at the New Orleans Bar Association’s (NOBA) Big Easy Bootcamp…
Partner Brent Barriere recently was selected to the 500 Leading Litigators in America list by Lawdragon. This inaugural guide celebrates attorneys from more than 100 law firms across the U.S.…
H&E Equipment Services announced its acquisition of One Source Equipment Rental. …
Brent Barriere, Jason Burge, Lance McCardle, Lori Mince, Benjamin Reichard, and Jim Swanson were named to the 2023 Litigation Stars list by Benchmark Litigation.…
Partner Jason Burge argued for the reversal of a lower court’s ruling, which barred intervention in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action brought against BP North America, …
Fishman Haygood is pleased to welcome back three new associates, all of whom worked as summer clerks at the firm in 2021.…
Kerry Miller, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, was quoted in the Law360 article “Uptick In Laura Suits Stresses Mediation Import, Experts Say,” …
On Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham of Indianapolis ruled that thousands of military veterans with hearing loss claims allegedly related to 3M earplugs can continue the multidistrict litigation against the company.…
Fishman Haygood attorney Jason Burge moderated the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) webinar, “What’s in a PBJ?: Understanding Investment Adviser Disclosure Requirements,” this week.…
This past May, the Fishman Haygood team represented Akgun Insaat Makina Sanayii ve Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sti., a Turkish construction company, at the Hague, the administrative and royal capital of the Netherlands.…
Best Lawyers® today released its annual rankings of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™. …
Partner Lori Mince was once again selected to the Top 250 Women in Litigation USA list by Benchmark Litigation. …
Hogan Paschal, an attorney in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, took part in the New Orleans Bar Association’s (NOBA) 4th Annual Removal and Remand Bootcamp…
Mike Dodson, Blair Schilling, and Molly Wells were selected to the 40 & Under List – South by Benchmark Litigation. …
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) completed today its acquisition by a joint venture between Cargill and Continental Grain Company. …
Charles Landry, a partner in Fishman Haygood LLP’s Business Section, was quoted in a May 2022 the Acadiana Advocate article detailing a proposed five-story, mixed-used residential and commercial development,…
On July 4, 2022, Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. announced that it had entered into an agreement with Black Bay Energy Capital, a private equity firm focused on the North American energy sector, to acquire its portfolio company Altitude Energy Partners, LLC.…
Fishman Haygood client Bascom Hunter Technologies, a Baton Rouge-based aerospace and defense sector company, recently acquired TelGaAs Inc. …
Danny Dysart, Maureen Brennan Gershanik, and Paul Thibodeaux were selected to the 2022 Leadership in Law class by New Orleans CityBusiness. …
Fishman Haygood client Howard Hughes Corp. recently sold The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk to RockStep Capital, a Houston-based shopping center operator. …
Fishman Haygood is pleased to welcome six summer clerks, four rising 3Ls and two incoming 2Ls, from Tulane Law School and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. …
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that the jury trial in the Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (SIBL) Ponzi scheme has been set for Feb. 27, 2023.…
Chambers and Partners, the world’s leading provider of legal research and analysis, released its annual rankings of U.S. law firms and lawyers on June 1, 2022.…
Holcim, a Switzerland-based global construction company, announced today that it has acquired Fishman Haygood client Cajun Ready Mix Concrete. …
Black Bay Energy Capital has announced its acquisition of Advanced Industrial Devices (AID) from Rock Island Capital LLC.…
Two Fishman Haygood attorneys, Scott Willis and Lori Mince, presented at this week’s 34th Annual Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law (RPTE) National CLE Conference. …
On April 25, 2022, the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office (SBSO) announced the launch of the “Help Me Home” program in partnership with the St. Bernard Autism Awareness Krewe.…
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Fishman Haygood is pleased to announce that Mike Dodson, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Section, has been selected for the 2022 Leadership Louisiana class.…
Maureen Brennan Gershanik, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section, was a panelist at the 34th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute on Mar. 17, 2022.…
In early March, Fishman Haygood’s litigation team was successful in settling two environmental cases.
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Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his May 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit…
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Apr. 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit…
On Apr. 9, 2023, FTX’s current CEO John R. Ray III filed an interim report in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware following the company’s Chapter 11 filing…
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Mar. 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit…
In Part I of our “The ‘E’ in ESG” series, partner Blair Schilling defines greenwashing, explores why it occurs, and considers recent lawsuits.…
On Feb. 22, 2023, Fishman Haygood, LLP and Stumphauzer Kolaya Nadler & Sloman, PLLC (SKN&S) filed a sweeping class action lawsuit on behalf of FTX customers in federal court…