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John Beaulieu "Beau" Grenier

Jones Walker LLP
Best Lawyers Advisory Board Member
  • Recognized Since:
    2001
  • Recognized in:
    Corporate Law
    Mergers and Acquisitions Law...
  • Law School:
    Vanderbilt University
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.joneswalker.com/pr...
  • Website:
    https://www.joneswalker.com
  • Location:
    420 Twentieth Street North, Suite 1100
    Birmingham, AL 35203

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Lawyer Bio

Beau Grenier is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He provides comprehensive legal and strategic counsel on M&A, capital raising, and other business transactions; securities matters; and corporate governance. Beau is a leading corporate and securities lawyer with more than 35 years of experience. For more than 17 years, he also served as the managing partner and board chairman for a diversified AmLaw 200 law firm, guiding the organization through a significant period of growth and transition. During his tenure as chairman, Beau led the firm from approximately 150 lawyers primarily in Alabama to more than 525 lawyers in nine cities in six states and the District of Columbia, elevating the firm ranking in the AmLaw 200 from 181 in 2007 to 110 in 2017. Beau draws on his extensive legal knowledge and firsthand leadership experience to help key executives and boards of directors identify and pursue strategic growth opportunities, negotiate major business and financial transactions, ensure compliance with federal and state securities and other regulations, and address a host of day-to-day operational issues. Beau has represented publicly traded corporations, privately held enterprises, and family-owned businesses in a broad range of multimillion-dollar transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and changes of ownership. He has advised issuers, underwriters, investors, and other parties in capital-raising initiatives, including debt and equity offerings, and project financings. He has also advised clients on corporate governance, ethics, and other board-level issues. Focused on getting the deal done, Beau organizes effective teams that deliver sophisticated legal counsel on time and on budget. Recognizing the quality of his legal skills and client service, leading publications and ratings agencies such as Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America© have routinely recognized Beau as a top corporate and securities lawyer. Beau has represented clients with operations and interests in many of the nation’s key industries, including banking and financial services, healthcare, housing, industrial operations, investments, manufacturing, private equity, technology, and venture capital. Among other high-profile transactions, Beau helped lead a $1 billion restructuring and leveraged recapitalization of a large manufacturing company; a $200 million merger of a health maintenance organization and a national healthcare provider; a hostile takeover that resulted in the $380 million negotiated acquisition of a regional drugstore chain; and an IPO of a family and ESOP owned manufacturing company. In addition to his corporate and securities work, Beau has helped businesses and state and local governments pursue economic development opportunities in the southeastern United States. For example, he served as one of the primary liaisons between one of the world’s top automobile manufacturers and government entities, external counsel, and other stakeholders, which resulted in a successfully negotiated project agreement that brought a $1 billion automotive plant to Montgomery, Alabama.
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  • Education
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  • Award List
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University , J.D., graduated 1982
  • University of Virginia, B.A., graduated 1978

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Securities / Capital Markets Law, Birmingham (2022)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Birmingham (2012)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
 

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Firm Details

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Jones Walker LLP
https://www.joneswalker.com
 
Headquarters
201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
504-582-8000
14 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Alabama

Alabama

Birmingham, AL

420 Twentieth Street North, Suite 1100

Birmingham, AL 35203

United States

205-244-5200

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Birmingham, AL

420 20th Street North, Suite 1100

Birmingham, AL 35203

United States

205-244-5200

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Mobile, AL

RSA Battle House Tower, Suite 1200

11 North Water Street

Mobile, AL 36602

United States

251-432-1414

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Arizona

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

333 North Central Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85004

United States

602-366-7889

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington, DC

499 South Capitol Street, SW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20003

United States

202-203-1000

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Florida

Florida

Miami, FL

Citi Center, Suite 2600

201 South Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, FL 33131-4341

United States

305-679-5700

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Georgia

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

One Midtown Plaza, Suite 1030

1360 Peachtree Street, NE

Atlanta, GA 30309

United States

404-870-7500

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Louisiana

Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA

Suite 800

445 North Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

United States

225-248-2000

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Lafayette, LA

Suite 1600

600 Jefferson Street

Lafayette, LA 70501

United States

337-593-7600

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Jackson, MS

Suite 800

190 E Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39201

United States

601-949-4900

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New York

New York

New York, NY

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5200

New York, NY 10118

United States

646-735-6900

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Texas

Texas

Houston, TX

811 Main Street, Suite 2900

Houston, TX 77002

United States

713-437-1800

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The Woodlands, TX

Waterway Plaza Two, Suite 350

10001 Woodloch Forest Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77380

United States

281-296-4400

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