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2023

• Miller & Thibodeaux Among the “500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers” in Second Lawdragon Recognition of 2023
  March 17, 2023
• Fishman Haygood Client Danos Acquires Wood’s Offshore Labor Supply Operations in Gulf of Mexico
  March 15, 2023
• Miller Quoted by Reuters on Failures of Silvergate and Signature Banks
  March 14, 2023
• Mince Quoted by WWL News Radio on Right to View Public Records Amidst Mayoral Recall Petition
  March 10, 2023
• Burge, Elmer Secure Class Certification Across Eighth Circuit in Navient Student Loan Case, Nebraska Bankruptcy Court Grants Motion
  March 9, 2023
• Receiver Settles with Banks for $1.6B in Stanford Case, Firm Represents Investors Against Bank of Houston and Trustmark
  March 8, 2023
• Mince Quoted by The Lens on Potential Robert’s Rules of Order Violation
  March 3, 2023
• Fishman, Gershanik Lead Tulane Law’s Corporate Governance Mini-Course
  March 2, 2023
• Fishman Haygood Client Bernhard LLC Announces Energy-as-a-Service Partnership with the University of New Orleans
  March 1, 2023
• Mince to Speak at Tulane University’s 2023 Women Making Waves Conference
  February 27, 2023
• The Texas Lawbook: “‘Call Your First Witness’ – Fifth Circuit to Lawyers in Final Stanford Ponzi Scheme Trial”
  February 15, 2023
• Law360: “Bank Cuts $100M Deal With $24M Fees In Stanford Ponzi Fight”
  February 11, 2023
• Burge Argues Before Fifth Circuit in Bayou Steel WARN Act Case
  February 10, 2023
• Schilling Named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
  February 9, 2023
• Fishman Haygood Client EBlock Acquires Houston Auto Auction
  February 8, 2023
• Miller, Thibodeaux, & Schilling Named to Lawdragon’s 2023 “500 Leaders in Environmental Law” List
  February 6, 2023
• Receiver Reaches $100M Settlement with Trustmark Bank in Decades-Long R. Allen Stanford Case
  February 3, 2023
• Miller Interviewed on Fox News, Speaks on Legacy of LSU Student Madi Brooks
  February 1, 2023
• Firm Client Provident Resources Group Serves as Owner in New $185M San Antonio Development
  January 31, 2023
• Mince Quoted in the Advocate on Public Records Law in Recent Port of South Louisiana Deal
  January 25, 2023
• Fishman Haygood Client Provident Resources Group Completes Refinancing of Howard University Dormitories
  January 24, 2023
• Bartlett Co-Teaches Coastal and Wetlands Law at Tulane University Law School for Fifth Year
  January 23, 2023
• Dysart Receives St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award
  January 19, 2023
• Fishman Haygood Bankruptcy Team Represents Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Alfred Miller Contracting Case
  January 13, 2023
• Rebekka Veith Named New Partner at Fishman Haygood
  January 3, 2023

2022

• Tristan Manthey’s Sports-Filled Office Featured in 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers Magazine
  December 28, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Client H&E Equipment Sells Komatsu Earthmoving Distributorship
  December 21, 2022
• Twenty-Six Fishman Haygood Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers®, Manthey Named to “Top 50” in New Orleans and Louisiana
  December 19, 2022
• McCardle Named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
  December 16, 2022
• Bartlett Quoted in Bloomberg Law® on Historic Confirmation of Judge Dana Douglas
  December 15, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Makes Holiday Giving a Priority
  December 13, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Environmental Team Resolves Land Contamination Lawsuit and Continues to Pursue Full Regulatory Clean Up
  December 6, 2022
• Three Fishman Haygood Attorneys Recognized as “2022 Top Lawyers” by New Orleans Magazine
  November 30, 2022
• Veith Volunteers as Trial Advocacy Lecturer at Tulane University Law School, Her Alma Mater
  November 29, 2022
• Construction Litigation Team Successfully Excludes Causation and Damages Experts in Mass Tort Construction Cases
  November 16, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Obtains $11.5MM Arbitration Award
  November 8, 2022
• Nobles to Present at LSU Law’s 28th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference
  November 7, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Recognized Among “Best Law Firms” in Louisiana
  November 3, 2022
• McCardle Appointed to PIABA’s 2023 Board of Directors
  October 31, 2022
• Serio, Marquette to Host Roundtable Discussion at ICSC Local New Orleans
  October 26, 2022
• Litigation Team to Lead CLE at LCPA’s 2022 Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Conference
  October 24, 2022
• Veith to Speak at Upcoming Big Easy Bootcamp for New Attorneys
  October 20, 2022
• Barriere Named to Lawdragon’s 2022 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List
  October 6, 2022
• Firm Client H&E Equipment Services Acquires One Source Equipment Rental
  October 4, 2022
• Six Fishman Haygood Partners Named Benchmark Litigation 2023 Litigation Stars, Firm Rated “Highly Recommended”
  September 30, 2022
• Burge Argues for Fifth Circuit Intervention in Ongoing ERISA Case
  September 9, 2022
• Three New Associates Join the Fishman Haygood Team
  September 6, 2022
• Miller Quoted in Law360 on Increases in Hurricane Damage Lawsuits
  September 5, 2022
• 3M Bankruptcy Ruling a Milestone Win for Fishman Haygood Team
  August 31, 2022
• Burge Moderates PIABA Webinar on Understanding the Investment Adviser Disclosure Requirement
  August 26, 2022
• Litigation Team Travels to Netherlands for International Arbitration
  August 25, 2022
• Twenty-Four Fishman Haygood Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers®, Five Named “Lawyer of the Year”
  August 18, 2022
• Mince Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 “Top 250 Women in Litigation USA” List
  August 4, 2022
• Paschal Joins 4th Annual Removal and Remand Bootcamp Panel
  July 28, 2022
• Three Firm Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 “40 & Under List – South”
  July 27, 2022
• Longtime Firm Client Sanderson Farms Acquired by Cargill, Continental Grain for $4.5B
  July 22, 2022
• Landry Quoted in the Acadiana Advocate on Lafayette’s Downtown Economic Development District
  July 21, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Client Black Bay Energy Capital Sells Portfolio Company for $100MM
  July 19, 2022
• Firm Client Bascom Hunter Purchases TelGaAs Inc.
  July 13, 2022
• Three Fishman Haygood Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Leadership in Law Honorees
  June 28, 2022
• Howard Hughes Corp. Sells The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk to RockStep Capital
  June 22, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Welcomes 2022 Summer Clerks
  June 20, 2022
• Trial Date Set for Stanford Fraud Case
  June 10, 2022
• Chambers USA Recognizes Firm, Attorneys in 2022 Rankings
  June 1, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Client Cajun Ready Mix Concrete Sold to Global Construction Company Holcim
  May 23, 2022
• Firm Client Black Bay Energy Capital Acquires Advanced Industrial Devices
  May 17, 2022
• Willis, Mince Speak at American Bar Association’s National CLE Conference
  April 29, 2022
• Dysart Leads Autism Awareness Efforts in St. Bernard Parish
  April 26, 2022
• Recent FINRA Award Mentioned in Louisiana Advocates Magazine
  April 15, 2022
• Dodson Selected for Leadership Louisiana Class of 2022
  April 8, 2022
• Gershanik Joins Tulane Corporate Law Institute Panel
  March 18, 2022
• Firm’s Environmental Group Settles Two Cases in One Week
  March 17, 2022
• Bartlett Presents at Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit
  March 14, 2022
• Fishman Team Prevails in Federal Court Jury Trial on Behalf of Sonder USA
  March 11, 2022
• Two Firm Clients Among “Top Louisiana M&A Activity” in February
  March 10, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Obtains $1.1 Million FINRA Award
  February 25, 2022
• Fishman Haygood Wins Ninth Circuit Appeal
  February 18, 2022
• Bernhard LLC Announces Energy-as-a-Service Partnership with Tulane University
  January 28, 2022
• Stanford Fraud Case Headed for Trial
  January 24, 2022
• Mike Dodson, Molly Wells Named New Partners at Firm
  January 2, 2022

2021

• Sanderson Farms’ Board Honors Louis Fishman
  December 10, 2021
• McCardle, Chenevert Named Lawyers of the Year
  November 5, 2021
• Fishman Haygood, Lawyers Named “Best” in Louisiana
  November 4, 2021
• PIABA Honors Lance McCardle With Outstanding Service Award
  October 28, 2021
• Fishman Haygood Attorneys Present at LCPA Conference
  October 27, 2021
• Chambers USA Recognizes Firm, Attorneys in Annual Rankings
  October 1, 2021
• Hurricane Ida: Recovering Business Losses
  September 3, 2021
• In Memory of Henry F. “Skip” O’Connor Jr.
  August 24, 2021
• Cargill, Continental Grain to acquire Sanderson Farms
  August 9, 2021
• Fishman Haygood Client Black Bay Energy Capital Makes Two Major Energy Deals
  June 9, 2021
• Fishman Haygood Named Benchmark’s Louisiana Litigation Firm of the Year
  April 2, 2021
• Fishman Haygood Client TurboSquid Acquired by Shutterstock, Inc.
  January 26, 2021

2020

• Firm Names New Partners Blair Schilling, Danny Dysart
  December 9, 2020
• The Firm Welcomes Top-rated Bankruptcy Team
  October 21, 2020
• Best Lawyers Recognizes Fishman Haygood Attorneys as “Ones to Watch”
  September 28, 2020
• Fishman Haygood Successfully Defends Superdome Manager in ADA Lawsuit
  September 22, 2020
• Sharonda Williams to Participate in FBA Panel on Issues Surrounding Law Enforcement’s Liability
  July 10, 2020
• PPP Flexibility Act Provides Relief for Businesses
  June 8, 2020
• Mike Dodson Gives Insights on Title III of ADA at the ABA’s Annual RPTE Conference
  May 20, 2020
• Charles Landry Honored with Baton Rouge Visionary Award
  May 11, 2020
• Summary of Paycheck Protection Program and Tax Relief and Incentives under the CARES Act
  March 27, 2020
• Is the COVID-19 Crisis a Force Majeure Event?
  March 26, 2020
• Making Sense of Louisiana’s Stay-at-Home Order for Businesses
  March 23, 2020
• COVID-19: The Current State of Affairs
  March 20, 2020
• President Signs Coronavirus Response Act
  March 20, 2020
• Fishman Haygood Proudly Welcomes Tyler Marquette as Partner
  February 10, 2020
• Charles Landry Successful in Annexation of St. George-Area Businesses to Baton Rouge
  January 10, 2020
• Charles Landry Leads Charge for St. George-area Businesses Seeking Annexation into Baton Rouge
  January 6, 2020

2019

• Charles Landry and Lauren De Witt help Lafayette create 5 Economic Development Districts
  December 19, 2019
• Fishman Haygood Prevails on Standing Issue in the USCA for the Fifth Circuit
  September 5, 2019
• Stirling Properties Affiliate Sells Walgreens Portfolio to a Pasadena Firm
  August 29, 2019
• ACREL Fellows fill the Who’s Who Legal-Real Estate list of “Thought Leaders-Global Elite 2019” in the United States
  August 19, 2019
• Black Bay Energy Capital Closes Partnership Deal with Total Operations and Production Services
  August 15, 2019
• Sharonda Williams to Receive Outstanding Lawyer Hidden Figure/Impact Award
  June 24, 2019
• Fishman Haygood prevails in Mississippi Supreme Court
  June 14, 2019
• The Firm Files Claims for over 900 Stanford Ponzi Scheme Victims
  May 3, 2019
• Chambers Recognizes the Firm and its Attorneys
  May 3, 2019
• Jim Swanson is Faculty for Securities Litigation 2019 presented by the Practising Law Institute
  March 25, 2019
• Lori Mince to present ABA webinar on Ethics in Contract Negotiations
  March 19, 2019
• Louis Fishman to honor the late Justice Andrew G.T. Moore at the 31st Tulane Corporate Law Institute
  March 11, 2019
• Kerry Miller, Paul Thibodeaux, and Danny Dysart Join Fishman Haygood
  February 19, 2019
• Lance McCardle Selected as a Leader in Law by NO CityBusiness
  February 18, 2019
• Scott Willis is Who’s Who in Real Estate Law
  January 25, 2019
• And the LSBA Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award goes to . . . Jesse Stewart!
  January 18, 2019
• Fishman Haygood Welcomes Chip Saulsbury as a Partner in the Firm
  January 17, 2019
• Molly Wells to be Honored at Good Apple Gala
  January 11, 2019
• Charles Landry Presenting at Public-Private Partnership Symposium
  January 3, 2019

2018

• Best Lawyers Recognizes Fishman Haygood as a Best Law Firm 2019
  December 31, 2018
• Louis Fishman Looks Back on Founding the Tulane Corporate Law Institute and Honors Co-Founder Justice Andrew G.T. Moore
  December 21, 2018
• Skylar Rosenbloom Elected to LSBA Nominating Committee and House of Delegates
  December 20, 2018
• Kristen Amond Elected to LSBA Young Lawyers Division Council
  December 20, 2018
• Fishman Haygood Partners Named Benchmark Litigation Stars
  December 11, 2018
• Can an out-of-state defendant be compelled to testify at trial?
  September 15, 2018
• The Firm Brings Securities Issue of First Impression Before U.S. Fifth Circuit
  September 4, 2018
• Alysson Mills Appointed Receiver to Seek Recovery for Ponzi Scheme Victims
  June 22, 2018
• Firm’s Public-Private Partnership Team Represents NORA in Deal to Restore Historic Bohn Motor Company Building
  June 7, 2018
• Chambers USA recognizes 14 Fishman Haygood Attorneys
  May 5, 2018
• Kaki Johnson elected President of Loyola Young Alumni Pack Board of Directors
  May 3, 2018
• Rosenbloom selected for 2018 “Leadership in Law” Class
  March 19, 2018
• Schilling speaks at the 23rd Annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit
  March 15, 2018
• Fishman Haygood represents Starkville Pride
  March 8, 2018
• Lance McCardle Featured in U.S. News & World Report: Money
  March 6, 2018
• Fishman Haygood prevails in U.S. Fifth Circuit, Mississippi Supreme Court
  February 7, 2018
• Schilling elected President of the Association for Women Attorneys
  January 31, 2018
• Williams prevails for property owners in Bourbon Street dispute
  January 30, 2018
• Fishman Haygood files amicus brief for Innocence Projects
  January 10, 2018

2017

• Fishman Haygood helps Stirling Properties acquire $59.7M Rehab Hospital
  December 27, 2017
• Willis elected to ABA’s Real Property, Trusts & Estate Supervisory Council
  December 1, 2017
• Williams Represents OPSB In Bus Lawsuit
  November 29, 2017
• Fishman Haygood welcomes new associates
  November 9, 2017
• Swanson joins Baylor College of Medicine President’s Circle
  November 1, 2017
• Williams joins Loyola University New Orleans Board of Trustees
  November 1, 2017
• Mills and Amond co-author U.S. Supreme Court petition
  October 30, 2017
• Fishman Haygood represents bidder in final bid round for purchase of First NBC tax credit portfolio
  October 11, 2017
• Fishman Haygood continues its efforts to recover for student loan borrowers
  October 11, 2017
• Fishman Haygood counsels Black Bay Energy Capital in majority recapitalization of SCS Technologies
  September 25, 2017
• Gershanik appointed to ABA’s Corporate Laws Committee
  August 4, 2017
• Mince among top 250 women litigators in US
  August 1, 2017
• Swanson joins Xavier University board
  July 31, 2017
• Quinn represents Provident Resources Group in $194M University of Oklahoma project
  July 21, 2017
• Fishman Haygood counsels Black Bay Energy Capital in majority recapitalization of ADS Services
  July 20, 2017
• Fishman Haygood represents Provident Resources Group in development of $350M Atlanta medical facility
  July 13, 2017
• Fishman Haygood helps Stirling Medical Lacombe acquire former Louisiana Heart Hospital
  June 6, 2017
• Chambers USA recognizes 14 Fishman Haygood Attorneys
  June 1, 2017
• Williams obtains injunction for Vieux Carré Commission Foundation
  May 17, 2017
• Fishman Haygood successfully defends “Mississippi minutes rule” in U.S. Fifth Circuit
  April 25, 2017
• Fishman Haygood partner Serio elected to ACREL
  April 18, 2017
• Fishman Haygood continues pursuit of educational reform
  April 12, 2017
• Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans selects Sha for 2017 Class
  April 9, 2017
• Fishman Haygood obtains preliminary relief for student loan borrowers
  April 7, 2017
• Williams receives Women Business & Commercial Advocates honor
  April 6, 2017
• Mills speaks to Association for Women Attorneys
  March 16, 2017
• Williams joins Mayor and pay equity advocates at signing of executive order
  January 25, 2017
• Williams advises HMSHost on successful Louis Armstrong International Airport bid
  January 12, 2017
• Willis elected to ACREL Board of Governors
  January 1, 2017

2016

• Fishman Haygood welcomes new associates Kaki Johnson and Mark Macmurdo
  October 1, 2016
• Landry Speaks of Baton Rouge’s Resilience
  October 1, 2016
• Firm successfully defends Orleans Parish School Board
  September 27, 2016
• Fishman speaks on ethics for transaction lawyers
  September 23, 2016
• On firm’s 20-year anniversary, Fishman reflects on law practice
  August 15, 2016
• Fishman Haygood assists with Stirling-Ochsner medical development in LaPlace
  August 1, 2016
• Mayor appoints Sharonda Williams to New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
  July 27, 2016
• Fishman Haygood attorney Rebecca Sha selected for Leadership LSBA Class
  July 22, 2016
• Fishman Haygood prevails in defamation lawsuit against Baton Rouge TV station
  July 18, 2016
• Fishman Haygood attorney Sharonda Williams joins Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Board of Directors
  July 1, 2016
• Fishman Haygood partner Alysson Mills has been named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year
  June 8, 2016
• Chambers USA Recognizes 14 Fishman Haygood Attorneys
  June 1, 2016
• Serio appointed State Chair for ICSC
  May 31, 2016
• Fishman Haygood Partners Present at ABA Real Property Symposia in Boston
  May 15, 2016
• Fishman Haygood serves as lead counsel in constitutional challenge to teacher tenure and dismissal laws
  May 5, 2016
• Fishman Haygood Partner Speaks at PLI Conference in New York
  May 1, 2016
• Fishman Haygood Attorney Publishes Article on Mineral Lease Rights
  May 1, 2016
• Fishman Haygood Wins $307K for Client Against VSR Financial Services
  February 4, 2016
• Mills, Reichard Named Partners at Fishman Haygood
  January 1, 2016

2015

• Sharonda Williams Joins Fishman Haygood
  December 31, 2015
• Barriere Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
  October 6, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Welcomes Two Attorneys to Firm
  September 8, 2015
• Burge, Richards Publish Article on SOLs and Arbitration
  September 1, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Teaching Media Law Class at Tulane University
  August 24, 2015
• Scott Willis Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
  August 17, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Closes Real Estate Development Deals
  August 15, 2015
• Firm Secures Victory for Executives in Employment Agreement Disputes
  August 5, 2015
• Burge, Richards Publish Article on SOLs and Arbitration
  August 1, 2015
• Firm Moves Into New Baton Rouge Office in IBM Building
  July 27, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Authors Amicus Brief for Law Professors
  July 22, 2015
• Judge Awards Plaintiff $7.3 million in Lender Liability Suit
  July 13, 2015
• St. Bernard Project Bringing More Revitalization to Broad Street
  June 30, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Welcomes New Business Associate
  June 29, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Thwarts Oil Companies’ Maneuvers in Court
  June 17, 2015
• Paul M. Haygood (1942-2015)
  June 16, 2015
• Chambers USA Recognizes 13 Fishman Haygood Attorneys
  May 19, 2015
• U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Teacher Suit
  May 18, 2015
• Lori Mince Moderates Panel on Disabled-Access Lawsuits
  May 1, 2015
• Firm Wins First Amendment Victory for New York Times
  April 30, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Aids Treatment Center in St. Landry Parish
  April 5, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Sponsors Benefit for World War II Museum
  March 20, 2015
• Shaw Center for the Arts Honors Charles Landry
  March 5, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Expanding to Baton Rouge
  January 7, 2015
• Fishman Haygood Assists Development Project in Lafayette
  January 5, 2015

2014

• Barriere, Willis Named to Top 50 Lawyers Lists
  December 26, 2014
• Barriere, Rosenbloom Lecture on Trial Practice Strategy
  December 16, 2014
• Fishman Haygood Prevails in Louisiana Supreme Court
  October 31, 2014
• Partner Megan Riess Lectures on New Market Tax Credits
  October 23, 2014
• Fishman Haygood Secures Settlement in Rouses Dispute
  October 16, 2014
• Fishman Haygood Adds New Associates
  October 15, 2014
• Fishman Haygood Adds New Associates
  October 15, 2014
• Serio, Saulsbury Lecture on Drafting Acquisition Agreements
  August 16, 2014
• Steven Serio Testifies Before Sen. David Vitter at Briefing
  August 15, 2014
• Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
  August 12, 2014
• Fishman Haygood Celebrates Mid-City Market Opening
  July 31, 2014
• Jason Burge, Megan Riess Named New Partners at Fishman Haygood
  July 1, 2014
• Chambers USA Recognizes Fishman Haygood
  June 9, 2014
• Tim Mehok Joins Fishman Haygood as Counsel
  May 14, 2014
• Firm Aids with Economic Development Project in Slidell
  March 14, 2014
• Firm Teeing Up Golf Course Revitalization
  March 14, 2014
• Fishman Haygood Recovers Almost $1.6 million for Victims of Investment Fraud
  March 4, 2014
• Burge, Richards Publish Article on Arbitrability
  February 1, 2014

2013

• Firm Secures Final Settlement in School Board Suit
  October 4, 2013
• Fishman Haygood Adds New Litigation Section Associates
  September 1, 2013
• Fishman Haygood Prevails in Fourth Circuit Appeal
  September 1, 2013
• Firm Works to Bring Assisted Living Facility to Luling
  January 25, 2013
• Fishman Haygood Assists Developers with Magnolia Marketplace Deal
  January 24, 2013
• Brent Barriere Joins Fishman Haygood
  January 15, 2013
• Lance McCardle, Steven Serio Named Partners at Fishman Haygood
  January 1, 2013

2012

• Fishman Haygood Adds New Business Section Associates
  September 1, 2012
• Alysson Mills Works to Protect Rights of Same-Sex Couples
  August 19, 2012
• Saulsbury Publishes Article in Delaware Journal of Corporate Law
  June 1, 2012
• Fishman Haygood Attorneys Weigh Benefits of Litigation Versus Arbitration in Article
  March 1, 2012

2011

• Fishman Haygood Prevails in Second Circuit Appeal
  September 22, 2011