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Katherine
Herbert

Position
Associate
Office
Baton Rouge

Katherine Herbert is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group.


Katie’s practice focuses primarily on assisting public and private company clients with a variety of corporate matters, including stock and asset mergers and acquisitions transactions, conversions, consolidations, dispositions, internal reorganizations/restructurings, and private equity transactions.

Katie also advises on corporate governance matters and disclosure requirements of the securities laws and trading markets, including the review and filing of proxy statements; annual, quarterly, and current reports; and press releases.

While attending the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Katie served as managing editor of Volume 78 of the Louisiana Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board, and was an academic tutor.

Noteworthy

  • The Legal 500 United States, "Leading Associates," M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M) (2025)
  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Mergers and Acquisitions Law (listed annually since 2023), Corporate Governance and Compliance Law (2024, 2025 and 2026), Corporate Law (2024, 2025 and 2026)

Publications

  • "The Best Time to Review Your Corporation's Organizational Documents is Now," Baton Rouge Business Report, December 5, 2022
  • "SEC Modernizes and Codifies Disclosure Requirements for Banking Registrants," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, September 29, 2020
  • "SEC Finalizes Changes to the Requirements for Submission of Shareholder Proposals: Prepare for 2022 Proxy Season," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, September 25, 2020
  • "It’s Time to Review Your Bylaws and Anti-Takeover Protections," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, July 30, 2020
  • "It’s Time to Review Your Bylaws and Anti-Takeover Protections," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, July 21, 2020
  • "SEC Simplifies Disclosure Requirements for Certain Registered Debt Offerings," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, April 8, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 5, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 5, 2020
  • "How to Hold a Virtual Annual Meeting During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, April 1, 2020
  • "SEC Provides Guidance on Ordinary Business Exclusion for Shareholder Proposals and on Proof of Ownership Letters," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, October 2019
  • "SEC Changes Its Approach to the No-Action Request Process for Excluding Shareholder Proposals under Rule 14a-8," Jones Walker LLP Corporate Client Alert, September 2019

Memberships

  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Playmakers of Baton Rouge, Board Member (2019–present)
Baton Rouge
Suite 800
445 North Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
D: 225.248.2184
F: 225.248.3184
Emailkherbert@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, DCL, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2018
    Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review, Volume 78; Moot Court Board, Member; Tullis Semi-Finalist; CALI Award for Income Tax I and International Intellectual Property
  • Louisiana State University
    BS, Biology; BA, Spanish; BA, History, cum laude, 2015
    Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Chancellor’s Alumni Scholar; Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Corporate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities
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