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| 1/12 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. is excited to welcome eight new attorneys to the New Orleans office. Press Release. Bankruptcy/Loan Restructuring/Commercial Litigation Alan H. Goodman—Partner, New Orleans Labor & Employment E. Fredrick Preis, Jr.—Partner, New Orleans Commercial Litigation/Gaming Thomas M. Benjamin—Partner, New Orleans |
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| 1/12 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. (BSW) congratulates Carroll Devillier for being named Partner, effective January 1, 2012. Full Press Release Here. |
| 12/11 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been named to the 2012 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers and three attorneys have been named Rising Stars. Full Press Release here. Baton Rouge New Orleans Rising Stars |
| 12/11 | Jude Bursavich has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Capital Area United Way and currently serves as the Secretary for 2011-12. |
| 11/11 | Douglas K. Williams will serve on the Safety Policy Committee for the American Trucking Associations. He also currently serves on the Labor & Policy committee and on the Insurance Task Force. |
| 11/11 | W. Brett Mason was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Propeller Club of the United States during its 85th Annual International Convention in Le Havre, France in October, 2011. Brett will serve as International Third Vice President and Co-Chairman of the International Convention which will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2-5, 2012. Press Release. |
| 11/11 | Thomas R. Temple, Jr. has been named by Baton Rouge Business Report as one of the top Forty Under 40 outstanding professionals for 2011. The Business Report seeks to honor young men and women who are making a difference by selecting Forty Under 40 for their professional success, leadership, and contributions to the Baton Rouge community. |
| 11/11 | U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® have released the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the second edition of this highly-anticipated annual analysis. The national and metropolitan first-tier rankings are featured in the “Best Law Firms” standalone publication, which is being distributed to 30,000 general counsels and in digital format to 58,000 private practice lawyers worldwide; the rankings in their entirety are posted online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. had fourteen practice areas ranked. Within each practice area, firms are ranked by tiers. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. had five practice areas ranked in Tier 1, eight practice areas in Tier 2, and one practice area in Tier 3. Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. An unprecedented amount of data was collected in the project’s second year, and this combined data resulted in the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. had the following practice areas ranked: Tier 1 Tier 2
Tier 3 |
| 10/11 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. is excited to welcome Druit G. Gremillion to the Baton Rouge office. Press Release. |
| 10/11 | Murphy Foster, Troy Villa, Scott N. Hensgens, John King and Lance Kinchen spoke at A Blueprint for Brazil 2011 on October 20-21. |
| 9/11 | Baton Rouge partner, Clay Countryman speaks with WRKF's Susan Hidalgo for Coversations in Medicine about Louisiana tax legislation of note. |
| 8/11 | Five lawyers from Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. were recently selected by their peers for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of David Charlton—Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” |
| 7/11 | James Raines has been selected as a member of the Baton Rouge Area Leadership class of 2012. The Baton Rouge Area Leadership Program was founded as a program of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber to prepare a diverse group of professionals for leadership positions in the community. There are now over 700 graduates of the program, many of whom serve in leadership positions on boards, commissions, and hold both state and local public offices. |
| 6/11 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. is excited to welcome a new partner to the Baton Rouge office. Clay J. Countryman, a noted healthcare attorney, is the newest addition to the firm’s burgeoning healthcare practice group. Press Release. |
| 6/11 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that it received high rankings for the Litigation: General Commercial practice area and had three of its attorneys listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana. The BSW attorneys listed in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA include: David Cassidy—Corporate/M&A: Tax, Murphy Foster—Labor & Employment, and Claude Reynaud—Litigation: General Commercial. |
| 6/11 | Baton Rouge partner, David Cassidy speaks with WRKF's Tegan Wendland for the Weekly Legislative Update about Louisiana tax legislation of note. |
| 5/11 | Emily B. Grey, a partner in Baton Rouge, is one of only two attorneys nationwide selected to participate in the Leadership Development Program of the American Health Lawyers Association's Hospitals and Health Systems (HHS) Practice Group for the 2011-12 Program Year. Press Release. |
| 5/11 | Leo C. Hamilton, a partner in Baton Rouge, received the Louisiana Bar Foundation’s 2011 President’s Award in recognition of his outstanding support, volunteer service and dedication to the mission and goals of the group. See City Business. See The Advocate. |
| 4/11 | Emily B. Grey, a partner in Baton Rouge, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. The Fellows support the research of the ABF through their annual contributions and sponsor programming of direct relevance to leaders of the legal profession. |
| 1/11 | Steven Loeb a Baton Rouge partner, has been appointed General Counsel for the Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana (ACEC/L). ACEC s the business association of America’s engineering industry, representing nearly 5,500 independent engineering companies throughout the United States engaged in the development of America’s transportation, water and energy infrastructure, along with environmental, industrial and other public and private facilities. |
| 1/11 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. announces the reelection of Claude F. Reynaud, Jr., Trenton J. Oubre, Murphy J. Foster, III, David M. Charlton and Jude C. Bursavich to the Management Committee. The committee is chaired by Managing Partner Scott N. Hensgens. The Management Committee directs policy decisions and provides guidance and leadership for the strategic operation and growth of the firm. |
| 1/11 | Van R. Mayhall, Jr. elected to Board of Directors for the City Club of Baton Rouge. |
| 5/10 | Scott Hensgens elected to Board of Directors for Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR). |
| 12/10 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. (BSW) is pleased to announce that nine attorneys have been named to the 2011 edition of LouisianaSuper Lawyers. Baton Rouge
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| 12/10 | Nicole Gould joins Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. in the Baton Rouge office. |
| 11/10 | Trent Oubre elected to Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) Board of Directors for a three year term. |
| 11/10 | Jude Bursavich has been elected to the Board of Directors for Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI). |
| 10/10 | Frank C. Craig has been invited to join the Louisiana State Law Institute Expropriations Committee. The purpose of The Louisiana State Law Institute is "to promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law of Louisiana and its better adaptation to present social needs; to secure the better administration of justice and to carry on scholarly legal research and scientific legal work." |
| 10/10 | Melissa M. Shirley has been named by Baton Rouge Business Report as one of the top Forty Under 40 outstanding professionals for 2010. The Business Report seeks to honor young men and women who are making a difference by selecting Forty Under 40 for their professional success, leadership, and contributions to the Baton Rouge community. |
| 10/10 | Lance J. Kinchen, a partner at Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC). The NADC is a nationwide professional organization of nearly 500 attorneys who represent automobile and other vehicle dealers. NADC provides a forum for members to exchange information on how to best represent dealer interests with respect to manufacturer franchise issues, regulatory compliance, insurance laws, tax laws, buy/sell agreements, employment laws, and many other issues facing dealers and their counsel. Regular membership in the organization is open to all attorneys who represent the interests of vehicle dealerships |
| 08/10 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. (BSW) is pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2011. Gregory D. Frost—Government Relations Law Best Lawyers® is highly respected and regarded for providing an annual guide of the most outstanding attorneys in the United States, which includes close to 30,000 attorneys in 78 specialties. These attorneys are chosen through peer-review surveys where leading lawyers confidentially assess and review their professional peers. To search the Best Lawyers® database please visit www.bestlawyers.com. |
| 07/10 | Leo C. Hamilton has been appointed as secretary of the Louisiana Bar Foundation 2010-2011 Board of Directors. |
| 07/10 | Douglas K. Williams spoke on indemnification issues in the transportation industry at the 2010 Louisiana Motor Transport Association Annual Convention on July 30, 2010. |
| 07/10 | Douglas K. Williams presented a seminar on uninsured motorist coverage issues at the 2010 Louisiana Claims Association Annual Conference/Expo on July 15, 2010. |
| 07/10 | Van Mayhall, Jr. was one of the honorees at the Foundation of Historical Louisiana’s "34th Annual Preservation Awards". Mr. Mayhall serves as Commission Chair of the Downtown Development District. The Commission is being honored for its efforts and advocacy in creating a Third Street Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places earlier this year. The Foundation for Historical Louisiana is Baton Rouge’s premiere historic preservation organization committed to the safeguarding of our state’s cultural and architectural heritage for generations to come. The Foundation, a member-based group, is also a Local Partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
| 07/10 | Melissa Shirley has been selected as a member of the Baton Rouge Area Leadership class of 2011 . The Baton Rouge Area Leadership Program was founded as a program of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber to prepare a diverse group of professionals for leadership positions in the community. There are now over 700 graduates of the program, many of whom serve in leadership positions on boards, commissions, and hold both state and local public offices. |
| 07/10 | Lance J. Kinchen has been appointed to the Tax Law Advisory Commission of the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization for a three year term. The Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization was established in 1993 by the Louisiana Supreme Court to assist consumers in finding a lawyer who has demonstrated ability and experience in specialized fields of law. |
| 07/10 | Read David Cassidy's article "What is a 'Component Part' of Real/Immoveable Property: Louisiana's Sales Tax Exemption Roller Coaster", published in The Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives, published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont, July 2010. |
| 06/10 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that it received top rankings for the Litigation: General Commercial practice area and had four of its attorneys listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana. The BSW attorneys listed in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA include: David Cassidy—Corporate/M&A: Tax, Murphy Foster—Labor & Employment, and Claude Reynaud—Litigation: General Commercial. Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth and client focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide. To access the Chambers USA online directory, go to www.chambersandpartners.com/usa |
| 06/10 | Jude C. Bursavich has successfully completed a project with the Louisiana Associations of Business & industry ("LABI") to clarify Louisiana statutory law regarding non-compete agreements, LSA-R.S. 22:23:931. Act No. 164 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, effective August 15, 2010, amends the statute to guide the judiciary on the enforceability of non-compete agreements in Louisiana. |
04/10 |
Scott N. Hensgens, Managing Partner, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc. |
| 04/10 | Claude F. Reynaud, Jr., has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Congratulations, Claude! |
| 03/10 | Van R. Mayhall, Jr., selected to receive the Outstanding Volunteer Award from the Capital Area United Way for his outstanding leadership, dedication and support throughout the year. The award was presented at the CAUW Annual Meeting on March 23rd. Congratulations, Van! |
| 03/10 | Read Jeanne Comeaux's article U. S. Senators Seek Support From Federal Agencies for Health Care Collaborations published in the Louisiana Medical News, South Louisiana Edition, March 2010. |
| 02/10 | Emily B. Grey has been appointed for a second term in the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, the entity responsible for the control, administration, and policy-making of the ABA. In this position, she represents the Baton Rouge Bar Association and its thousands of area lawyers on a national level. Emily has been honored in the Attorney Spotlight section of the February 2010 edition of Around the Bar, the BRBA magazine, because of this and her many other accomplishments. Our congratulations to Emily! |
| 11/09 | Jude C. Bursavich to speak on "Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare" at the Louisiana Hospital Association's 20th Annual Health Law Symposium on Thursday, November 5th at 2:00 pm. Click here for further details |
| 12/09 | David R. Cassidy to speak at the Baton Rouge Chapter of CPAs Annual Tax Day on December 3, 2009 "State and Local Taxes" |
| 10/09 | Emily B. Grey was awarded the first ever Female Mentor of the Year Award by Postlethwaite & Netterville at their Women's Networking Event. The award is given to a woman who has gone above and beyond in her efforts to mentor other women. Emily was nominated because she seeks out and creates opportunities to help young lawyers down the path to success, both formally and informally. She is committed to helping others develop their careers, their practices, and their work life balance. Congratulations, Emily! |
| 10/09 | W. Brett Mason for having been named President of the Propeller Club - October 2009. Our congratulations go out to Brett. |
| 10/09 | David R. Cassidy to speak at the Tulane Tax Institute October 28, 2009 "Trends in State and Local Taxes" |
| 09/09 | Emily B. Grey has been named as a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute, the official advisory law revision commission, law reform agency and legal research agency of the State of Louisiana, effective September 24, 2009. Our congratulations go out to Emily. |
| 09/09 | Emily Grey is named as a member of the Louisiana State Law Institute, the official advisory law revision commission, law reform agency and legal research agency of the State of Louisiana. |
| 08/09 | Bernard E. Boudreaux, Jr. spoke at the LSU Law Center on "Criminal Law and Procedure" - Friday, September 18th and again, Friday November 20th. There was 8.0 CLE hours offered for each session. Click here for further details and registration. |
| 07/09 | Douglas K. Williams presented "Uninsured Motorist Issues in Louisiana: A State of Confusion" - July 16 2009 Event Brochure |
| 07/09 | Scott N. Hensgens elected by partnership as Managing Partner of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP. - July 2009 |
| 06/09 | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP has been included among a select group of law firms receiving recognition from the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) as a part of its "Awards of Excellence" for 2009. BSW was listed on AHLA’s "Honor Roll" for Louisiana. The AHLA is the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field. This honor is afforded to firms with the most members in AHLA. BSW is proud to have a robust healthcare team, active in the AHLA - June 2009 |
| 06/09 | Bernard E. Boudreaux, Jr. nominated by Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball to serve on a special committee to the Court. The purpose of this committee is to study current post-conviction procedures and to make appropriate recommendations to the Court - June 2009 |
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On Thursday, June 18, 2009 BSW, along with LHA, hosted a seminar entitled "Compliance Seminar - Physician Related Issues." Presenters: Gregory Frost, Emily Grey, Robert Atkinson, Tara Foto and Judith Giorlando. |
| 06/09 | David R. Kelly asked to serve on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge - June 2009 |
| 05/09 | Lance J. Kinchen named Board Member-at-Large of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants - May 2009-2010 |
| 04/09 | W. Brett Mason elected 2009 President of the Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans - April 8, 2009. Click here for press release. Mason has also been named a fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, which works to preserve and improve the justice system |
| 04/09 | Douglas K. Williams named a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - April 2009. |
| 04/09 | W. Brett Mason elected 2009 President of the Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans - April 8, 2009. Click here for press release. Mason has also been named a fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, which works to preserve and improve the justice system |
| 03/09 | Van R. Mayhall, Jr. elected as 2009 Capital Area United Way Chairman of the Board - March 2009. Click here for details |
03/09 |
Greg Frost, Lydia Toso, Emily Grey and BSW Solutions, produced the Mental Health Law Update 2009 - March 26, 2009 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. Click here for details |
03/09 |
John Andrishok spoke at Construction Specification Institute's Spring 2009 Seminar - March 27, 2009 from 8:00 - 9:00am. Click here for details |
01/09 |
Van R. Mayhall, Jr. named Chairman of the 2009 Downtown Development District Commission - January 2009. Click HERE for press release. |
| 01/09 | Trenton J. Oubre named President of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. Click HERE for his "Letter from the President" - January 2009. |
| 01/09 | Jeanne C. Comeaux named as a 2009 director-at-large of the Baton Rouge Bar Association - January 2009. |
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