From commercial lending to financing and other commercial transactions, Jones Walker’s Business & Commercial Transactions attorneys provide representation and counseling with respect to virtually all facets of transactional business law. Our interdisciplinary practice group is comprised of a wide range of practice areas and a large number of attorneys who focus on specific areas of law that fall under the greater umbrella of business and finance.

We represent businesses ranging from small family-owned operations to large public and private multinational corporations in a variety of industries, including banking, corporate finance, shipping, real estate development, engineering, construction, shipbuilding, manufacturing, retailing, transportation, timber, waste storage, and gaming. We have also represented several nonprofit charitable foundations in connection with their commercial transactions.

We represent clients in a variety of transactions, including asset acquisitions, secured and unsecured lending, debt offerings, bond offerings, real estate development, lease financings, maritime financings, commercial leasing, loan work-outs, bankruptcy reorganizations, energy and mineral matters, and international law matters.

The practice areas that make up our Business & Commercial Transactions practice area are listed on the left as related practices. Please click on the links to learn more about our experience in a specific area of law.

News

• Duncan Ranked Among World's Top Gaming Attorneys in Chambers Global Guide
• Hines Named to "25 Most Powerful People on the Corridor"
• Five Partners Named to New Orleans CityBusiness’ 2009 Leadership in Law
• Thirty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in 2009 Issue of Louisiana Super Lawyers

Events

• "Economic Development Financing"
• "Latin America and the Petroleum Sector – Legal Issues for Corporate America in the Face of Record Oil Prices and the Rise of State-Owned Oil Companies"

Publications

• "The Honorable Sarah S. Vance"
  Mark A. Cunningham
  Federal Bar Association Newsletter, 2009
• Jones Walker Overview of 2008 Louisiana State Legislature Regular and Extraordinary Sessions
  Jones Walker, July 3, 2008