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Jacob E. Roussel
Danielle L. Borel

Jacob E. Roussel

Partner - Baton Rouge

Jacob Roussel is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.  Jake received his undergraduate degree in Construction Management from Louisiana State University and his law degree from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  Jake’s principal areas of practice include Construction and Labor & Employment. 

Construction

Mr. Roussel advises and represents clients, including owners, design professionals, general contractors, sureties, subcontractors, and suppliers, in all aspects of construction related matters.  Mr. Roussel assists clients with risk avoidance through negotiation and preparation of contract documents as well as in the resolution of claims and disputes through litigation in state and federal courts and mediation and arbitration. Mr. Roussel has handled matters involving public and private construction projects, including industrial, highway, commercial, and residential projects. Specific experience handling construction industry disputes includes:

  • Public bid protests and disputes 

  • Design errors and omissions

  • Construction defect claims

  • Compliance with building codes and regulations 

  • Payment and lien claims, including under the Public and Private Work Acts and claims involving payment bonds

  • Unforeseen site conditions 

  • Delay, acceleration, and inefficiency claims

  • Scope-of-work disputes

  • Cost overruns

  • Contract termination disputes

Labor and Employment

Mr. Roussel regularly represents employers in a broad variety of labor and employment matters, including preparing employment and independent contractor agreements as well as in the resolution of claims and disputes. Mr. Roussel’s experience involving employment disputes includes non-competition agreement claims, wage payment disputes, and discrimination, harassment and retaliation litigation. 

Education

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D./D.C.L., cum laude, 2012

Louisiana State University, Construction Management, magna cum laude, 2008

Admissions

Louisiana, 2012

Experience

Extern to the Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit Honorable Jewel "Duke" Welch

Honors and Awards

Named "Ones to Watch" by Best Lawyers (Since 2021)

AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated.

Publications

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Presentations

  • Indemnification and Defense, American Council of Engineering Companies, Deep South Convention, July 2013
  • Liability and Contractual Provisions for Design Professionals, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Baton Rouge- Fall Seminar, October 2015
  • The legal implications of your Div. 0 + 1 Specifications, , Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) New Orleans and AIA New Orleans Symposium, October 2018
  • Damages in the Construction Industry,, Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Workshop, Society of Louisiana CPAs, October 2018
  • Louisiana Construction Law: The Latest Jurisprudential Developments,, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Construction Law Section , March 2019
  • Minimum Standards of Land Surveying, American Council of Engineering Companies, Deep South Convention , July 2019
  • Contract Clauses to Manage Risks, , Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Baton Rouge, March 2020
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