Our litigators provide litigation counsel, advice, and support to many of the world’s largest corporations, as well as to prominent local and regional companies. To meet the needs of each client, large or small, the litigation practice group draws from a large pool of attorneys to provide the talent needed at an appropriate, cost-effective level of staffing. Our litigation attorneys are experienced in a wide variety of substantive areas:

• Antitrust and trade regulation
• Banking
• Bankruptcy
• Construction
• Contracts
• Environmental and toxic torts
• ERISA
• Insurance
• Intellectual property
• Labor and employment
• Oil and gas
• Products Liability
• Professional liability
• Public utility regulation
• Securities
• Transportation
• White collar crime

The firm's litigation practice has considerable experience managing and resolving class actions in a variety of substantive areas, including antitrust, securities, and products liability, among others. We are pleased to have served as defense counsel in class actions on behalf of BellSouth Telecommunications, CSX Corporation, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., General Motors Corp., Stewart Enterprises, Inc., and many others.

When the need arises, the litigation attorneys call on the experience and knowledge of attorneys in other practice areas of the firm. Detailed descriptions of the litigation practice’s attorneys and experience in these areas are available upon request.

Our group handles disputes in many types of forums. In addition to appearing in state and federal courts in Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and throughout the country, we represent clients before a variety of state and federal agencies.

We are experienced with alternative dispute resolution (ADR). We have appeared in proceedings under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, National Association of Securities Dealers, and the International Chamber of Commerce, as well as under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules of 1976. Jones Walker has qualified mediators, NASDR arbitrators, and others experienced in resolving disputes outside of the courts.

Counseling

We often counsel clients in litigation avoidance or assist in efforts necessary to close commercial transactions. For example, our antitrust attorneys analyze the implications of proposed mergers and acquisitions and, where necessary, appear before the appropriate state and federal agencies concerned with such issues. They also provide guidance to businesses in antitrust compliance. Bankruptcy attorneys provide pre-bankruptcy counseling and are frequently involved in workouts. Environmental attorneys assist clients in complying with federal and state regulations.

Philosophy

Each client and matter is unique. Our approach permits us to honor differences while capitalizing on the experience and substantive backgrounds of our members. We have sufficient depth and flexibility to staff a particular matter in a way that is appropriate for each client, regardless of the time demands involved. Our litigation attorneys are committed to partnering with each client to set litigation goals, to develop plans and budgets to implement those goals, and to work diligently and effectively to achieve them.

News

• Hardin Named 2007 Distinguished Attorney by Louisiana Bar Foundation
• Rouzan and Pardee Successfully Defend New Orleans Public Belt Railroad in Personal Injury Suit
• Schroeder Delivers Speech at Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. Annual Meeting
• Eisenberg Joins Jones Walker’s Miami Office

Events

• "Operating in Challenging Overseas Environments"
• "Litigation Abuses and Ethical Guidelines for Judicial Campaigning"
• "Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Remedies"
• "Public Bidding and Bid Protests"

Publications

• "Expert Witness and Consultant Discovery in Federal Court"
  Davis B. Allgood
  The Practical Litigator, ALI-ABA, Vol. 12, No. 4, page 47, July 2001
• "The Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998 and Its Impact on Federal Court Practice in Louisiana"
  Davis B. Allgood
  Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 48, No. 3, page 210, October 2000
• "Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts"
  Robert Bailey Acomb, Jr.
  Admiralty and Maritime Law, West Group, Vol. 4, Chapter 67, 1998