Claude F. Reynaud, Jr. is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale Sachse. He has been a partner since 1981. Mr. Reynaud was a member of the firm's Management Committee, from 1990 through 2023.
As a member of the firm, Mr. Reynaud serves as Chief General Counsel to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association since 1998 and General Counsel for Baton Rouge New Car Dealers Association. Mr. Reynaud represents several General Motor’s Local Marketing Associations (LMA’s). Claude represents dealers in disputes with manufacturers, consumers and class actions and has also represented multiple dealers in the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies.
His principal areas of practice include litigation involving: antitrust; intellectual property; unfair competition; fiduciary duties of corporate officers, directors, and trustees; securities; contracts; automobile franchise law; lender liability; and health care. Mr. Reynaud has experience particularly in complex commercial litigation with its attendant discovery issues and motion practice. Mr. Reynaud also assists clients in the areas of antitrust, corporate governance, and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications.
Protecting businesses from unfair competition
- Antitrust
- Unfair trade practices
- Trade secrets, trademarks and copyright litigation
- Business defamation
Shareholder and member disputes in closely-held companies
- Fiduciary duty litigation
- Disputes involving shareholder or operating agreements
- Corporate control disputes
- Derivative suits
- Corporate governance issues.
Commercial Litigation
- Business torts
- Breaches of contract
- Breaches of fiduciary duty
- Securities litigation
- Lender liability
- Representing healthcare providers in managed care suits
Automotive Related Representation
- Disputes between manufacturers and dealers involving state franchise law
- Disputes between co-owners of dealerships
- Trade association issues (antitrust)
- Representing large groups of dealers with common issues against manufacturers
