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Scott Chenevert is a partner and member of our Business Section. He practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance and finance. Scott has represented private and public companies in the energy, technology, real estate development and professional services industries. Scott is a member of the Southeast Super-Region Committee comprised of representatives from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) and GNO, Inc. He previously served as a member of the...
Louis Fishman is a partner and a member of our Business Section. He has a transactional practice that includes corporation law, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He also counsels clients on resolving disputes within family and other closely held businesses. Louis has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, in corporate law, since that publication’s first edition in 1983. In 2009, he was named that publication’s first New Orleans Corporate Lawyer of the Year and its fir...
Mark Fullmer practices in the areas of business and finance and corporate and securities. He represents start-up companies as well as companies in the mature stages of their growth cycle. His practice in the area of corporate and securities includes all aspects of public and private company representation, including public offerings, private placements, corporate governance, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, and mergers and acquisitions. He has also represented both venture capital funds and in...
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood's Business Section. She practices primarily in the areas of corporate law and governance, securities law, and mergers and acquisitions. Maureen has an active business transactional and advisory practice. She works with clients on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, acquisition transactions, restructuring transactions, business separations, new business formations, and other transactions. She also advises a ...
Curt Hearn is a partner and has served as co-lead of the Corporate Practice Group for 20 years. Drawing on his extensive experience and knowledge of what works — and what doesn’t — he works with firm clients to solve their most challenging, complex business and legal challenges. Curt advises private equity and venture capital firms, as well as publicly traded and privately held companies, working with them to solve their most challenging and critical business and legal chall...
Ken Najder is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents public and private companies regarding a variety of corporate and securities law matters. Ken concentrates his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, joint ventures, and corporate governance. Ken’s securities law practice includes counseling public companies regarding their disclosure obligations, private placements for venture-stage companies, and public debt offerings...
David Rieveschl concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law. His practice includes structuring public and private sales of equity and debt instruments and advising clients on compliance with federal and state securities laws. David regularly counsels established and emerging companies on issues affecting legal structure, intellectual property rights and venture capital financing, with particular focus on technology, life sciences, natural ...
Dionne Rousseau is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. She provides corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and other transaction counsel to public and private entities. Dionne has served as lead outside corporate and securities counsel for 12 public companies, and as boardroom lawyer for three of these entities. With more than 25 years of experience handling corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions, Dionne has led client service teams and deal teams...
Albert O. "Chip" Saulsbury’s practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and general corporate matters. Chip frequently represents private equity funds in acquisitions of portfolio companies, add-on acquisitions, other direct equity and debt investments, and exits or divestitures from these various investments. Chip also represents family investment offices and individuals in investments in private equity funds, hedge funds, and other direc...
John Werner is a partner in our Business Section. John works primarily on financings, including private equity transactions, tax credit financings, and bank debt. In private equity, John represents Jefferson Capital Partners, LongueVue Capital and Enhanced Capital Partners in their investments in various portfolio companies. In addition, he represents numerous portfolio companies that have received private equity investment. John represents the State of Louisiana when its funds are used in ta...
Mr. Whittaker is Chair of the firm's Business Section. He represents clients in a wide variety of transactions, including buying, selling and merging companies; private placements of securities; venture capital and private equity transactions; joint ventures; roll-ups, spin-offs and split-ups; and all phases of real estate acquisitions, development and financing. Mr. Whittaker joined Stone Pigman in 1984.
Meghan Dupre Montgomery is an attorney in Fishman Haygood's Business Section. Meghan’s practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance and general corporate matters. Meghan frequently represents private equity funds in acquisitions of portfolio companies, add-on acquisitions, other direct equity and debt investments and exits or divestitures from these various investments. In addition to her transactional work, Meghan also advises senior managem...
Clint Smith is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the firm’s corporate, securities, and executive compensation team. He represents public and private company clients, both large and small, in a range of industries. Clint counsels clients in all areas of corporate securities and capital markets law, including initial public offerings, registered debt and equity offerings, exempt offerings under Regulation D, Section 4(a)(2) and other exemptions, and compliance with...
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