James R. "Jim" Swanson
Recognized since 2005
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Municipal
Litigation - Securities
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.
- Direct Phone Number: 504-586-5252
- Phone Number: 504-586-5252
- Lawyer Page: https://fishmanhaygood.com/attorneys/james-r-swanson/
- 201 Saint Charles Avenue, Suite 4600
New Orleans, LA 70170-4600
- English
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1987
- Louisiana, 1987
- American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Foundation and Fellows of the American Bar Association - Member of all
- New Orleans Opera - Board Member
24 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
7 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2011)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Municipal
- Litigation - Securities
- Arbitration
- Civil Litigation
- Communications
- Complex Litigation
- Economics
- First Amendment
- Litigation
- Media
- Securities
- Communications Law
- First Amendment Law
- Media Law
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