Twenty-Nine Fishman Haygood Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers® Rankings

Best Lawyers® today released its annual rankings of The Best Lawyers in America^® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^®. Best Lawyers^® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession. Tens of thousands of industry leading lawyers from around the world are eligible to vote, and more than 16 million confidential evaluations were submitted by top attorneys.

This year marks the 30^th edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®; notably, Louis Y. Fishman has been recognized since the publication’s inaugural 1983 rankings. Forty years later, Fishman Haygood attorneys once again received accolades, with twenty-three named to the prestigious The Best Lawyers in America^® annual list in the following practice areas:

BATON ROUGE OFFICE

• Scott D. Chenevert (2012): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Charles A. Landry (1993): Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Project Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
• Louis S. Quinn, Jr. (2003): Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law

NEW ORLEANS OFFICE

• Brent B. Barriere (2003): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Commercial Litigation
• Tad Bartlett (2018): Environmental Law
• Jason W. Burge (2019): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Daniel J. Dysart (2023): Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Louis Y. Fishman (1983): Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Maureen B. Gershanik (2020): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
• Tristan E. Manthey (2019): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• J. Tyler Marquette (2019): Real Estate Law
• Lance C. McCardle (2017): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Securities
• Kerry J. Miller (2010): Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Loretta G. Mince (2013): Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Insurance, and Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Cherie D. Nobles (2019): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• William H. Patrick III (1995): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Chip Saulsbury (2021): Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, and Venture Capital Law
• E. Blair Schilling (2023): Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, and Litigation – Environmental
• Steven C. Serio (2016): Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
• James R. Swanson (2005): Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Municipal, and Litigation – Securities
• Paul C. Thibodeaux (*): Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation – Environmental
• John D. Werner (2013): Banking and Finance Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Sterling Scott Willis (2005): Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, and Real Estate Law

Six Fishman Haygood attorneys were named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^® by Best Lawyers^® in the following practice areas:

• Michael R. Dodson (2021): Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Litigation – Real Estate
• Kaja S. Elmer (*): Commercial Litigation
• Meghan D. Montgomery (2023): Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
• C. Hogan Paschal (2023): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Securities
• Danielle C. Teutonico (*): Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Rebekka C. Veith (2021): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Litigation – Securities

Fishman Haygood is also designated as “Top-Listed” at both the state and city level for Securities/Capital Markets Law in Louisiana (five recognized lawyers) and Securities/Capital Markets Law in New Orleans (four recognized lawyers). The “Top-Listed” designation is given to the firm that has the most recognized lawyers in a particular location and practice area, and it is based exclusively on number of recognized lawyers.

Congratulations to these outstanding Fishman Haygood attorneys!

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the publication.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers^® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^®.