Legal Roundup
2024 Projects & Money Vip Dinner on January 17, 2024
Meet us in the Big Easy for our VIP Dinner during the Projects & Money Conference!
LSU Energy Law Center Orphan Wells Symposium to feature legal, regulatory, industry, and environmental experts at LSU Law on Friday, Jan. 19
Legal, regulatory, industry, and environmental experts will converge at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Friday, Jan. 19, for the Orphan Wells Symposium, presented by the LSU John P. Laborde Energy Law Center.
Wilson Elser Announces 31 New Partners Across 18 of 44 Offices Nationwide
National law firm Wilson Elser announced the promotion of 31 attorneys to the partnership, effective January 1, 2024.
Leah Canaday Cook has been elected to the partnership
Taylor Porter is pleased to announce that Leah Canaday Cook has been elected to the partnership.
Deutsch Kerrigan Elects Four New Partners in Three Offices
Deutsch Kerrigan is pleased to announce that the firm has named four new partners in 2024.
Super Lawyers Names Cvitanovic to 2024 Louisiana Rising Stars List
Super Lawyers® has named partner Dominik Cvitanovic to the Insurance Coverage category of the 2024 Kentucky Rising Stars™ list.
U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown Announces the Confirmation of Jerry Edwards, Jr. as Federal Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Jerry Edwards, Jr. has resigned from the Department of Justice after having been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as United States District Court Judge.
Locke Lord Named to Global Restructuring Review’s 2023 Top 100 Firms for Fifth Consecutive Year
Locke Lord has been listed in the Global Restructuring Review’s 2023 edition of the GRR 100, the publication’s guide to the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.
New Grant Received by Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a project with the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM), in partnership with the National Community of Catechetical Leadership (NCCL) entitled “Becoming a Missionary Synodal Parish Community.”
LSU Law 2024 Apprenticeship Week to feature 20 visiting professors, including United States Energy Association and SoCalGas presidents
Nearly two-dozen visiting professors from across the United States will converge at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center for LSU Law’s annual Apprenticeship Week on Jan. 2-6, 2024.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful grant provides enhanced recycling bins on Loyola’s campus
Loyola University New Orleans students will soon have more opportunities to recycle paper, plastic and glass on campus, thanks to a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
LIFT Incubator Domestic Violence Project
The LIFT Incubator Domestic Violence Project is accepting applications thru Dec. 29th!
Taylor Porter staff recently celebrated the Christmas season
Taylor Porter staff recently celebrated the Christmas season with a spirited gift exchange and delicious food.
Christmas Carol for A Cause Fundraiser
Taylor Porter is excited to sponsor the Christmas Carol for A Cause Fundraiser hosted by Volunteers In Public Schools at the Theatre Baton Rouge.
Honor of participating in the 2023 Baton Rouge Bar Association Holiday Star Project.
Taylor Porter had the honor of participating in the 2023 Baton Rouge Bar Association Holiday Star Project.
Immigrant Rights Clinic report finds thousands of immigrant youths in legal limbo
A new report co-authored by Tulane Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic shows that more than 100,000 abused or abandoned immigrant youths are in limbo as a backlog in cases for youth hoping to apply for green cards has more than doubled in the last two years.
Loyola University New Orleans hosts special screening of long-lost documentary about famed Mardi Gras Indian Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana
The School of Communication and Design is honored to present a documentary lost since Hurricane Katrina showcasing the life and artistry of the late Allison “Tootie” Montana, who led the Yellow Pocahontas Black Masking Indians as its big chief for 50 years.
2009 alumni Miller and Anderson return to LSU Law to speak with students about growing career opportunities in cyberlaw, cybersecurity
As LSU Law alumni Darrell Miller (’09) and Sarah Anderson (’09) began their presentation for the “What is Cyberlaw/Cybersecurity?”
2023 Baton Rouge Bar Foundation’s Young Lawyers Section Holiday Star Project
The Taylor Porter Elves had a great time wrapping gifts for the 2023 Baton Rouge Bar Foundation’s Young Lawyers Section Holiday Star Project.
‘Personal Genome Medicine’ by LSU Law Professor Michael Malinowski honored with 2023 Best in Law award from American Book Fest
LSU Law Professor Michael J. Malinowski’s recently released book, “Personal Genome Medicine: The Legal and Regulatory Transformation of US Medicine,” has been honored with the 2023 Best in Law award from the American Book Fest.