Loretta G. "Lori" Mince

Lori Mince is a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. She practices in the areas of commercial litigation, media law, and tax litigation. Lori is also a certified American Arbitration Association® arbitrator.

In her commercial litigation practice, Lori has represented clients in a variety of matters, including class actions and commercial disputes involving GoAuto Insurance, LLC; LCMC Health; Wallace Drennan, Inc.; Rouses Enterprises; H&E Equipment Services, Inc.; Stirling Properties; Lloyd’s of London; and ASM Global, LLC. Lori also regularly represents executives in employment disputes with their former employers regarding compensation and restrictive covenants.

In her media law practice, Lori has represented the Associated Press, The New York Times, ProPublica, Cable News Network, Viacom, American Oversight, the Guardian, and others. She has handled dozens of matters seeking access to proceedings and records on subjects ranging from police misconduct and corruption in government contracting to Louisiana State University’s search for a new president. She also regularly defends media clients in defamation actions and disputes involving intellectual property rights.

Finally, Lori regularly represents the Louisiana Department of Revenue in lawsuits seeking to recover corporate income, franchise, and sales taxes from among the largest taxpayers in the state, including Monsanto, E.I. Dupont de Nemours, Home Depot, R.J. Reynolds, W.W. Grainger, Honda Motor Co., and Koch Industries.

Lori is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the Louisiana Bar Foundation, and the Litigation Counsel of America. She is a past chair of the American Bar Association Real Property Division Litigation and Ethics Group.

Lori is ranked Band 1 in Litigation: General Commercial by Chambers and Partners, with clients noting that she is “an amazingly talented attorney” and “certainly the strongest and most qualified litigator I have ever worked with.”

Most recently, Lori was the only Louisiana attorney named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers in 2025. She has also been recognized as part of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America (since 2024) and 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2024) lists. Since 2015, Lori has been ranked among Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation.