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Charles Landry is a partner and member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. Charles concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate development, real estate finance, land use and zoning. He has represented numerous parties in a wide range of real estate transactions, which include residential developments (including Traditional Neighborhood Developments), office buildings, shopping malls and centers, hotels and medical facilities, golf course communities, and industrial developm...

Marc S. Whitfield is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Marc S., who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marc S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Randy Young has devoted decades of practice to energy and utility regulation, with additional experience in river pilotage regulation and environmental toxic tort litigation. He is recognized by Chambers USA as a “Band 1” attorney in Energy & Natural Resources and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Randy is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America , including selection as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and has been named to the Baton Rouge Business Report &rsqu...

Matt Kern is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses on public finance transactions. Matt serves as bond counsel to various local governmental issuers, including municipalities, special districts, port districts, and other political subdivisions. He also serves frequently as bond counsel to state-level issuers, including the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority, the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, the Louisiana Correction...

Carmen is a member of the Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets Group where she focuses on public finance, municipal bonds, economic development incentives, and government relations.

Practicing law since 1974, Taylor Porter Of Counsel Jim Ellis has focused on representing utility, energy, and other regulated companies on state and federal regulatory, corporate, merger and acquisitions, transactional, contract, and litigation matters. Upon graduating from Tulane Law School, he worked in Washington, D.C., for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the General Services Administration. He represented the executive agencies of the federal government and the Department of...

Kari A. Bergeron is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Kari A., who practices law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kari A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Victorian practices in the areas of labor and employment and commercial litigation. His employment litigation practice involves representation of employers in all aspects of litigation and administrative proceedings involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, family and medical leave, fair labor standards, and wage and hour disputes. Mr. Victorian’s commercial litigation practice involves representing clients in education and health care. M...

Julie is a member of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation Group. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation.

Louie Quinn, Jr. is a partner and member of Fishman Haygood's Business Section. He has more than 40 years of experience and concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate development [housing, office, retail, mixed-use, and industrial]; real estate finance; affordable housing, student housing, multi-family housing and condominiums; commercial leasing [Landlord and Tenant]; business and commercial transactions, partnership syndications, public-private partnerships, and public finance tr...