Special Counsel
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170
504.582.8182 tel
504.582.8012 fax


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Richard Wolfe, a member of the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group, joined the firm in January 1997 as a partner and became special counsel in 2006. He has more than 40 years of experience in corporate, securities, and merger and acquisition transactions and has represented a number of public companies as lead counsel in such transactions.

Mr. Wolfe's practice has involved counseling public and private companies in a wide variety of corporate matters including initial and subsequent public equity offerings, tender offers, proxy contests, venture capital transactions, U.S. and foreign mergers and acquisitions, private offerings of securities, D&O insurance, spinoffs, and special litigation committees in derivative shareholder suits. He has broad experience in negotiating and drafting a range of corporate and securities documents. Mr. Wolfe was certified as a Tax Specialist by the Specialization Board (Taxation) of the Louisiana State Bar Association (1986–1996). 

Prior to joining the firm he headed the corporate department at the New Orleans law firm of Monroe & Lemann, where he practiced for 33 years. He is a native of Mississippi.

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, and Securities Law (listed annually since 2003)
• Recognized in "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Corporate/M&A (2003–2006)
• Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Securities & Corporate Finance (also listed in 2007)
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.

News

• Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
• Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
• Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
• Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007
• Twenty-two Jones Walker Attorneys Receive Top Rankings in "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business;" Eight Practices Also Recognized
• Twenty-two Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized as “Leaders in Their Field” by Chambers USA

Presentations

• "Companies, Analysts and Investment Bankers: Who Can Talk to Whom About What?", April 2003

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Taxation and Business Law, 1965–1997; Corporate Stockholder Relationships Committee of Section on Taxation, 1967–1977)
• Board of Liquidation, City Debt, City of New Orleans (2004 to date)
• IRS-Tax Lawyers Southwest Regional Liaison Committee (Member, 1976–1977)
• Louisiana Museum Foundation (Board of Directors, 2006 to date)
• Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, 1965 to date and Chairman, 1975–1976, Section on Taxation; Member, Council of Section on Corporate and Business Law, 1971–1972 and 1995–1996; Member, Liaison Committee with IRS, 1974–1980)
• New Orleans Opera Association (Board of Directors, 2005 to date)
• Tulane Corporate Law Institute (Charter Member, Advisory Committee, 1988–2001)