James R. "Jim" Swanson

James R. "Jim" Swanson


Fishman Haygood L.L.P.

Recognized since 2005

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Environmental Law

Litigation - First Amendment

Litigation - Municipal

Litigation - Securities

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Jim Swanson is the firm’s managing partner.

He appears in a broad range of business litigation matters, with emphasis on securities and other general commercial litigation. His efforts are recorded in over 100 reported decisions and he has obtained a number of multi-million dollar judgments for his clients.

Chambers & Partners calls Jim “dynamic and talented” and notes that “he is feared by his opponents and affirmed by all to be highly effective.” Benchmark calls him a “definite star.” Best Lawyers named him Lawyer of the Year for Bet the Company Litigation in 2011.

Jim has taught at Loyola Law School and Tulane University. He is the chairman of the Choice Foundation, the governing board of three turnaround public charter schools in New Orleans. He is a board member and treasurer of the Innocence Project and a board member of the New Orleans Opera Association.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 201 Saint Charles Avenue, Suite 4600
    New Orleans, LA 70170-4600
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, 1987
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Foundation and Fellows of the American Bar Association - Member of all
  • New Orleans Opera - Board Member

Fishman Haygood L.L.P.
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

24 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

7 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Bet-the-Company Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Municipal
  • Litigation - Securities
Special Focus:
  • Arbitration
  • Civil Litigation
  • Communications
  • Complex Litigation
  • Economics
  • First Amendment
  • Litigation
  • Media
  • Securities
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Communications Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Media Law

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