Partners Robert C. Tucker and Michael K. Leachman, both in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, and Theodore W. Jones, special counsel in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group, all in the Baton Rouge office, and Kristin Simpson Gardner, special counsel in the firm's Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group in the Houston office, participated as panelists at a forum held at Louisiana Tech University on March 18, 2014, benefiting participants in Louisiana Tech's I-20 Regional Corridor Accelerator and TOP DAWG Idea Pitch entrepreneur programs. The team of Jones Walker attorneys provided advice regarding the legal issues that most business enterprises face during the business exploration/startup phase.