F. Rivers Lelong, Jr.
Recognized since 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana
Practice Areas
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Rivers Lelong is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the Jones Walker board of directors. He has a broad-ranging transactional practice representing clients across several industries. Rivers’ practice involves a variety of commercial transactions comprising secured finance, real estate, acquisitions and divestitures of privately held companies and their assets, and the negotiation of sophisticated commercial contracts. He is also general outside counsel to an international consumer packaged goods company as well as to other smaller private businesses. In the commercial contracts practice area, Rivers has drafted and negotiated complex joint venture agreements, major industrial development project agreements, high dollar supply contracts, commodity and equipment sales contracts, distribution agreements, master service agreements, and professional services agreements. In the real estate practice area, Rivers has worked with developers and banks in the negotiation and documentation of commercial loans, represented tenants and landlords in the negotiation of commercial leases, and represented investors in the purchase and sale of commercial property. In his role as corporate counsel, Rivers has managed the day-to-day contracting needs, corporate planning, and the allocation of work to other counsel in specialized areas of practice, such as commercial litigation.
Contact & Links
Location
- 201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
- Stanford University, JD, graduated 1990
- Amherst College, BA, graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, Louisiana
Affiliations
- Friends of the Cabildo - Past President
- Louisiana Museum Foundation Board - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Museum Board - Past Member and Chair
- Trinity Episcopal School - Vice-President of the Board of Trustees
Headquarters:
New Orleans, Louisiana
150 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
39 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate Compliance Law, New Orleans (2025)
- Corporate Compliance Law, New Orleans (2023)
- Corporate Compliance Law, New Orleans (2021)
- Corporate Compliance Law, New Orleans (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
- Commercial
- Corporate Finance
- General Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Partnership and Limited Liability
- Secured Transactions
- Transactions
Publications
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