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Jones Walker LLP

Since our inception in 1937, Jones Walker LLP has grown over the past several decades in size and scope to become one of the largest law firms in the United States. We serve local, regional, national, and international business interests in a wide range of markets and industries. Today, we have approximately 390 attorneys in Alabama, Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, and Texas.

Jones Walker is committed to providing proactive legal services to major multinational, public, and private corporations; Fortune 500® companies; money center banks and worldwide insurers; and family and emerging businesses located in the United States and abroad.

We have close ties to many types of businesses and industries, and our attorneys are heralded for their experience in several practice areas. We focus on building lasting relationships with clients and gaining a thorough understanding of our clients' businesses and industries. Regardless of the size of a client, we work with each client's specific needs in mind, focusing on achieving the best results in the most efficient manner.

Strong supporters of the economic, civic, and cultural communities in which we work and live, we participate in a broad range of volunteer activities that promote health, educational opportunity, and artistic development. Partners and associates in every office provide pro bono counsel to individuals and organizations that lack access to or the ability to pay for legal services, and many of our attorneys serve on the boards of arts, education, and service organizations across the region.

Partner
For more than 30 years, Mark Adams has defended employers in all manners of employment claims and litigation before federal and state courts and regulatory agencies. Drawing on his…
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Partner
Jay Adams is a partner in the Tax Practice Group and leader of the state and local tax team. Through partnering with his clients, Jay has developed a broad knowledge of the energy,…
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Partner
Emily Bonds is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, focusing heavily on insurance-related disputes. She also represents clients in a broad spectrum of commercial matters.

Emily…
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David Bordson-Bozzo is an associate in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group in the New Orleans office. He earned his juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Tulane…
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Partner
Bob advises clients on a broad range of corporate, partnership, and individual tax matters, and also estate planning and business succession matters.
Bob represents companies and…
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Associate
Zachary W. Branson is an associate in Jones Walker's Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group, working in the Jackson office. Mr. Branson's practice includes commercial real…
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Partner
Tim Brechtel began his career with the national accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. His current practice focuses on assisting employers with establishing, administering, merging, and…
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Partner
Tim Brechtel began his career with the national accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. His current practice focuses on assisting employers with establishing, administering, merging, and…
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Associate
Jason Culotta is an associate in the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group and practices from the firm's New Orleans office.
Mr. Culotta received his juris doctor degree, cum laude,…
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Mark provides strategic advice to clients on competition and trade issues related to the structuring of national and global distribution networks, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions,…
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Partner
Marc Dunbar is a partner in the firm's Government Relations Practice Group. For more than a decade, Mr. Dunbar has served as counsel to a host of gaming clients. His practice focuses on…
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Partner
Kelly Duncan is a partner in the firm's Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group and a past member of the firm's Board of Directors (2006-2014). He is head of the firm's Gaming practice.
Mr…
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Associate
Melanie Fridgant is an associate in the Maritime Practice Group and a member of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team who has international regulatory and…
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Partner
Asher J. Friend is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the firm's M&A and private equity and corporate and securities and executive compensation teams.
Asher…
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Associate
Blake M. Fulton is an associate in the firm's Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group in the Jackson office. Mr. Fulton concentrates his practice in the areas of public and…
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Partner
Robert Holden is a partner in the firm's Environmental Practice Group. Drawing on his deep understanding of the law and fortified by decades of experience in the field, he provides clients…
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Partner
Bill Horton is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and co-chairs the firm’s Healthcare Industry Team. He represents healthcare clients around the country on major transactions,…
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Associate
Hobie counsels high net worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses on estate and trust planning, business succession planning, tax compliance, and the potential impact of new…
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Partner
Thomas Hubert is a partner in Jones Walker's Labor & Employment Practice Group and a lead trial attorney for the firm's Trade Secret Non-Compete Team. Since 1989, Mr. Hubert has…
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Partner
While he has advised clients in many aspects of federal and state taxation, Brandon’s practice currently focuses on partnership taxation and the representation of lenders and investors in…
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Associate
Sarah T. Hunt is an associate in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group and practices from the Baton Rouge office. Her practice focuses on corporate governance matters and…
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Special Counsel
George LeMaistre is a member of the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group. He practices in the areas of banking, financial institutions, and associated regulatory matters.…
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Partner
Bob Lemon is a partner in Jones Walker's Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group and practices from the firm's New Orleans office. He has 30 years of experience in both litigation and…
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Partner
Seth Levine is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and co-chair of the Industrial, Petrochemical & Advanced Manufacturing Industry Team.

Seth has a wide-ranging practice…
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Partner
Kelly Rushin Lewis is a partner in the tax practice and leads the tax credit finance team.
For the majority of her practice, Kelly has focused exclusively on representing investors and…
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Partner
Sid Lewis is a partner and leader of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, where he consults and advises management and human resources personnel with respect to employment and labor…
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Partner
Luis Llamas is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on admiralty disputes, complex commercial litigation, employment law, and international law, and…
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Partner
Dennis Miller is a partner in the firm's Government Relations Practice Group and practices from the firm's Jackson office. With his practice focused primarily on legislative and…
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Partner
Stephen (Steve) Miller is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on the development and financing of energy infrastructure projects, with a particular emphasis on electrical…
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Partner
Mark Mintz is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, where he advises creditors’ committees and other clients on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues.

Mark leads Jones Walker’s…
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Partner
David Moore is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He focuses primarily on insurance coverage, commercial litigation, and professional liability.

David represents individual…
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Partner
Cindy Matherne Muller is a partner and participates in the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources and Maritime industry teams. She represents a broad range of companies, from large…
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Partner
Graham Ryan is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Graham resolves complex business disputes through civil litigation and appeals in federal and state courts for a diverse group of…
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Associate
Thomas Slattery is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on internal corporate investigations and compliance matters.
A member of the firm’s corporate compliance and…
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Partner
Clint Smith is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the firm’s corporate, securities, and executive compensation team. He represents public and private company clients…
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Partner
Meghan Smith is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice on environmental/toxic tort, energy, and construction litigation and arbitration. Meghan also advises…
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Partner
Ron Snider is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on bank regulatory law and corporate law. 

From 1973 to 1979, Ron was with the Federal Home Loan Bank…
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Associate
Rachel represents private and public companies, institutional investors, and other firm clients in a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters.
While earning her law degree, Rachel…
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Partner
Maggie focuses her practice on cases brought under federal, state, and local employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age…
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Partner
Robert Worley is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Drawing on his experience in private practice and as in-house general counsel, he provides full-spectrum legal advice and…
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The National Law Review selected Jones Walker attorneys Jesse (Jay) Adams, Robert E. Box, Jr. and Matthew A. Mantle as 2021 Go-To Thought Leaders for their coverage of natural disaster recovery best practices and federal and local aid programs.    Especially noteworthy is the firm's leadership and expertise in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.  NLR readers turned to Jones Walker’s articles for news on tax relief, business grant extensions, and managing property damage assessments which provided essential guidance for those impacted by the hurricane. 

Jones Walker was recognized as an NLR Go-To Thought Leader for their Maritime Law & Litigation Practice Group content.  Their work covers regulation, insurance concerns, and court cases with a significant impact on the legal landscape. Enlightening and erudite coverage comes from Jennifer A. David, Christopher Ulfers, William C. Baldwin, R. Scott Jenkins and other members of the practice, all of whom cover the major issues related to Maritime Law, with an emphasis on the US Fifth Circuit.

 

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