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Fishman Haygood attorneys Lori Mince and Alysson Mills have stepped behind the podium for another year as adjunct professors at Tulane University.

Fishman Haygood Partner Scott Willis was selected as a 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in Real Estate Law in New Orleans by Best Lawyers in America.®

Fishman Haygood’s real estate development group recently closed several multi-million deals, ranging from the CMBS refinancing of a mall in Hammond, Louisiana,to the purchase and financing of an apartment complex in Baton Rouge.

Fishman Haygood recently prevailed in two arbitrations on behalf of two former executives who sought to enforce the severance provisions of their respective employment agreements with a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction company.

Fishman Haygood Partner Jason Burge and Associate Lara K. Richards recently published an article in the PIABA Bar Journal discussing the applicability of statutes of limitation in arbitral forms.

Fishman Haygood has a new office location in downtown Baton Rouge.

Fishman Haygood authored an amicus brief on behalf of 63 law professors from across the nation that was filed in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 22, 2015.

A circuit court judge in Broward County, Florida, awarded Pier Seventeen Marina and Yacht Club, L.L.C., a judgment of $7.3 million in a

The St. Bernard Project, Inc. is moving forward on a $7 million commercial development project on Toulouse Street in the Broad Street corridor.

Clint Smith has joined Fishman Haygood as an associate in the Business Section.

Fishman Haygood recently defeated dozens of oil and gas companies who attempted to drag four state-filed cases into federal court.

We are deeply saddened by the death of our co-founding partner and friend Paul Haygood this weekend.

Fishman Haygood and 13 of its attorneys were recently recognized by Chambers USA in the Louisiana section of its 2015 Chambers U.S.A.: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by thousands of New Orleans public school workers who were terminated

Fishman Haygood Partner Lori Mince moderated a recent panel at the 2015 ABA Real Property, Trusts & Estate Spring Symposium held April 31-May 1 in Washington, D.C.

Fishman Haygood prevailed today in federal district court in a First Amendment case on behalf of the New York Times.

A residential substance abuse treatment center can now open in St. Landry Parish.

Fishman Haygood was one of the sponsors for “Drafts for Crafts,” a benefit to raise funds a restoration project at the National World War II Museum. Funds raised at the event go toward the restoration of a Higgins PT-305 boat. One of the silent auction items at the event was the “Distiller for a Day” […]

The Shaw Center for the Arts recently recognized Fishman Haygood’s Charles Landry for his significant contribution in

Fishman Haygood is opening an office in Baton Rouge led by renowned real estate development attorney Charles Landry.

A new 58-acre multi-purpose retail shopping center is coming to Lafayette, Louisiana.

Fishman Haygood attorneys Brent Barriere and Scott Willis have been named by Louisiana Super Lawyers® to the Top 50 New Orleans Super Lawyers and Top 50 Louisiana Super Lawyers lists for 2015. Louisiana Super Lawyers® also named five additional Fishman Haygood attorneys to its 2015 Louisiana Super Lawyers list, including Louis Y. Fishman, Paul M. […]

Fishman Haygood Partner Brent Barriere and Associate Skylar Rosenbloom were featured speakers at a recent seminar hosted by the Louisiana State Bar Association. The seminar titled “Trial Practice” included local attorneys and judges, who spoke on various practices and strategies for succeeding in the courtroom. Brent and Skylar, who are members of the firm’s Litigation […]

The Louisiana Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by thousands of New Orleans public school workers who were terminated after Hurricane Katrina.

Fishman Haygood partner Megan Riess was a featured speaker at the recent Novogradac & Company New Markets Tax Credit Conference held October 23-24 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Megan, a partner at Fishman Haygood, discussed how states are currently using New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTCs”) as an important source of financing to help develop communities. Currently, 14 […]

Rouses Enterprises, LLC reached a confidential settlement with its former grocery supplier following several days of testimony in state court in Thibodaux, LA.

Fishman Haygood welcomes two new associates to the firm.

Fishman Haygood welcomes two new associates to the firm.

Fishman Haygood Partner Steven Serio and Associate Chip Saulsbury were featured speakers at a recent National Business Institute event titled

Fishman Haygood Partner Steven Serio testified before Sen. David Vitter and Congressman Bill Cassidy at an Environment & Public Works Committee Republic Field Briefing on August 15, 2014 in New Orleans. Steven, who is the Louisiana Government Relations Chair for the International Council of Shopping Centers, was one of three panelists who testified about the […]

Fishman Haygood attorneys Brent B. Barriere, Louis Y. Fishman, Paul M. Haygood, Lori G. Mince, James R. Swanson, Robert M. Walmsley, Jr., John D. Werner, and

New Orleans celebrated the opening of the Mid-City Market shopping center on North Carrollton Avenue, a $40 million development project that is helping revitalize the neighborhood.

Fishman Haygood proudly announces that Jason Burge and Megan Riess have been elected partners at the firm.

Fishman Haygood has been named by Chambers USA as Band 1 among Corporate/M&A firms in Louisiana, and attorneys Louis Fishman, James Swanson, and

Tim Mehok has joined Fishman Haygood as Counsel to the Firm in the Litigation Section.

The Fremaux Town Center has opened with fanfare in Slidell, Louisiana.

Fishman Haygood represented a group of investors in their acquisition of the real estate, golf course and country club at English Turn in New Orleans.

A FINRA Arbitration panel recently awarded victims of investment fraud almost $1.6 million.

Fishman Haygood Partner Jason Burge and Associate Lara Richards recently published an article in the Gonzaga Law Review titled “Analyzing the Applicability of Statutes of Limitations in Arbitration.”

Fishman Haygood has successfully secured a final settlement with insurers for the Orleans Parish School Board relating to damage the School Board’s facilities suffered in

Fishman Haygood announces the addition of two associates in the firm’s Litigation Section: E. Blair Schilling and Rebecca Sha.

Fishman Haygood client Carilion Clinic may arbitrate its dispute with two investment banks that underwrote its bonds, according to a recent ruling by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The City of Luling recently celebrated the opening of Ashton Manor Assisted Living & Memory Care.

The Magnolia Marketplace project moved closer to completion as the New Orleans City Council gave approval to the new shopping center in Central City.

Accomplished New Orleans attorney Brent B. Barriere has joined Fishman Haygood.

Fishman Haygood is proud to announce Lance McCardle and Steven Serio as new partners at the firm.

Fishman Haygood welcomes two associates in the firm’s Business Section: J. Tyler Marquette and F. Christopher Wooten.

Fishman Haygood attorney Alysson Mills joined with the Southern Poverty Law Center to challenge the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum’s refusal to allow a same-sex couple to hold a commitment ceremony at the state-run facility.

Fishman Haygood Associate Albert O. “Chip” Saulsbury recently published an article in the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law titled “The Availability of Takeover Defenses and Deal Protection Devices for Anglo-American Target Companies.”

Fishman Haygood attorneys James Swanson and Lance McCardle recently published an article exploring the differences between litigating a securities claim and arbitrating the claim in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) forum.

A West Virginia hospital system can arbitrate its dispute with the investment bank that underwrote and served as broker-dealer for its bonds, according to a federal appeals court.