Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Transactions
- Commercial Lending & Finance
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate: Land Use, Development & Finance
- Water Law
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1990
- Amherst College, B.A., 1987, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1990
professionalsBio
Rivers Lelong's practice involves a variety of commercial transactions involving secured finance, real estate, acquisitions and divestitures of privately held companies and their assets, trademark licensing, and the negotiation of sophisticated commercial contracts.
In the real estate practice area, Mr. Lelong has worked with developers and banks in the negotiation and documentation of commercial loans, has represented tenants and landlords in the negotiation of commercial leases, and has represented investors in the purchase and sale of commercial property.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc.) in the areas of Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law (listed annually since 2009)
- Recognized in "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Banking & Finance (annually since 2005)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Jones Walker Announces New Partners, Office Heads, and Board of Directors Members
- Eighty-Two Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
- Jones Walker Receives Unmatched Rankings in Chambers USA
- Jones Walker Announces Election of Members to the Board of Directors, New Partners, Office Head
- Seventy-Three Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
- Jones Walker Receives Unparalleled Rankings in Chambers USA
Presentations
- “Developing a Buy/Sell Agreement: How Should It Be Structured?”, May 9, 2007
Memberships
- Louisiana State Bar Association
