Thirty-Four Fishman Haygood Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers® Rankings; Five Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Best Lawyers® today released its annual rankings of The Best Lawyers in America^® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^®. Best Lawyers^® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession. This year, nearly 28,000 individuals engaged in the voting process, collectively providing 3.2 million evaluations on their peers, colleagues, and competitors. Click here to read the announcement.

This year marks the 31^st edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. Four decades since the publication’s inaugural 1983 rankings, Fishman Haygood attorneys once again received top accolades with twenty-four named to the prestigious The Best Lawyers in America^® annual list in the following practice areas:

BATON ROUGE OFFICE

• Scott D. Chenevert (2012): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Charles A. Landry (1993): Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
• Louis S. Quinn, Jr. (2003): Banking and Finance Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law

NEW ORLEANS OFFICE

• Brent B. Barriere (2003): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Commercial Litigation
• Tad Bartlett (2018): Appellate Practice and Environmental Law
• Jason W. Burge (2019): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Securities
• Daniel J. Dysart (2023): Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Louis Y. Fishman (1983): Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Maureen B. Gershanik (2020): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
• Stephen J. Herman (2013): Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Tristan E. Manthey (2019): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• J. Tyler Marquette (2019): Real Estate Law
• Lance C. McCardle (2017): Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Securities
• Kerry J. Miller (2010): Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Loretta G. Mince (2013): Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Real Estate, and Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Cherie D. Nobles (2019): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• William H. Patrick III (1995): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Chip Saulsbury (2021): Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, and Venture Capital Law
• E. Blair Schilling (2023): Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, and Litigation – Environmental
• Steven C. Serio (2016): Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law
• James R. Swanson (2005): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Securities, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Paul Thibodeaux (2024): Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation – Environmental
• John D. Werner (2013): Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Sterling Scott Willis (2005): Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, and Real Estate Law

Ten Fishman Haygood attorneys were named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^® by Best Lawyers^® in the following practice areas:

• Tyler M. Andrews (*): Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Monica Bergeron (*): Commercial Litigation
• Joseph A. Caneco (2023): Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Kaja Elmer (2024): Commercial Litigation
• Julie S. Meaders (*): Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law
• Meghan D. Montgomery (2023): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
• C. Hogan Paschal (2023): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Securities
• Danielle Teutonico (2024): Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Rebekka C. Veith (2021): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Securities
• Molly L. Wells (2021): Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Antitrust

Additionally, “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction. Scott D. Chenevert, a partner in the firm’s Baton Rouge office, was named the Best Lawyers 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Law. Also in the firm’s Baton Rouge office, Louis S. Quinn, Jr. was chosen “Lawyer of the Year” for Public Finance Law. In New Orleans, Maureen B. Gershanik (Securities Regulation), Lori G. Mince (Litigation – Construction), and Scott Willis (Equipment Finance Law) were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective fields for 2025.

Just shy of seventy percent of Fishman Haygood attorneys were recognized. Congratulations to this outstanding team!

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the publication.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers^® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^®.