Danielle L. Borel

Danielle Borel is an associate in the Baton Rouge office, practicing in the areas of commercial litigation and healthcare litigation. Her principal areas of practice include litigation involving: healthcare provider licensing and payment disputes; trademark disputes; unfair trade practices and unfair competition; contract disputes; and general business and commercial issues. Ms. Borel litigates matters before the state and federal courts and before administrative courts. She has been involved in appeals before Louisiana administrative courts, Louisiana state courts, Louisiana federal courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ms. Borel has experience in representing pharmaceutical companies in opioid litigation brought by municipalities and counties.

Ms. Borel received her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, magna cum laude, in 2014 and was a member of The Order of Coif. She served as the Articles Editor for the Louisiana Law Review, and was a member of the Trial Advocacy and Moot Court boards. She received her Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University, with honors, in 2011.

Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property
• Long-term Care and Senior Living

Education

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University , J.D., magna cum laude, 2014

Louisiana State University, B.S., Honors College: College Honors, magna cum laude, 2011

Admissions

Louisiana, 2014

Appellate and Federal Courts and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2014

Professional Associations

Louisiana State Bar Association

---Young Lawyers Division Council, ABA YLD Representative, 2018-2019

---Disaster Response Subcommittee, 2018-2019

American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

---District Representative for Louisiana, Vice Chair of Professional/Specialty Services, Membership Board, 2018-2019

---Health Law Committee Chair, Membership Board, Finance Board, Liaison to Health Law Section (Membership), 2017-2018

---Health Law Committee Chair, Senior Content Editor, 2016-2017

---Health Law Committee Vice Chair, Content Editor, 2016-2017

American Bar Association, Health Law Section

---Distance Learning Committee Vice Chair, 2017-2018; 2018-2019

American Bar Association

---Special Committee on the Bioethics and the Law, 2016-2017

American Health Lawyers Association

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Forum 35

Louisiana Hospital Association

Wex Malone Chapter of American Inns of Court

Community Involvement

Lighthouse Louisiana, Board of Directors (2018-present)

Lighthouse Louisiana, Baton Rouge Advisory Board Chairman (2018-present)

Lighthouse Louisiana, Baton Rouge Advisory Board Member (2017-2018)

LANO Community Leaders Program (Class of 2017)

BRBA Holiday Star Program (2013-present)

PulseBR (American Heart Association) (2018-Present)

Honors and Awards

Lighthouse Louisiana Door Knocker Award (Summer 2018)

ABA YLD Star of the Quarter (Spring 2017; Fall 2017)

Louisiana Law Review, Member (2012-2014)

Order of the Coif, Member

Moot Court Board, Member (2012-2014)

Trial Advocacy Board, Member (2012-2014)

Publications

Presentations