Ryan McNamara Selected for GNO, Inc.’s NextGen Council
February 24, 2026
Fishman Haygood Special Counsel Ryan McNamara has been selected to serve on Greater New Orleans, Inc.’s (GNO, Inc.) NextGen Council, a group of emerging business leaders from across Southeast Louisiana. The Council represents a broad range of industries and is committed to cultivating regional leadership and advancing economic growth in Louisiana.
Ryan’s practice focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities, private equity, venture capital, and real estate. Although newer to the firm, Ryan has already made a meaningful impact within Fishman Haygood’s Business Section and the Greater New Orleans business community through his work on significant regional transactions. He served as counsel for the purchaser of the ReFresh Project, a 60,000-square-foot Whole Foods–anchored mixed-use community health hub in New Orleans, and for Stirling, a Gulf South commercial real estate company, in its buyout of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.’s interest in Fremaux Town Center in Slidell.
Ryan is also a member of the Association for Corporate Growth – Louisiana.
Ryan’s selection to the NextGen Council reflects both his growing leadership within the region’s business community and Fishman Haygood’s ongoing commitment to supporting pro-Louisiana business initiatives and economic development.