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Mr. Babst’s practice is concentrated in civil and business litigation
and in governmental relations. He has extensive experience in trial courts,
before administrative agencies, and before appellate tribunals in the areas
of
- antitrust,
- intellectual property,
- securities fraud,
- civil RICO,
- products liability,
- insurance coverage and insurance regulation,
- contract disputes,
- professional malpractice,
- corporate governance and shareholder rights,
- environmental law,
- federal and state employment law,
- toxic torts, and
- workers’ compensation.
Mr. Babst has also been engaged in the field of governmental relations,
focusing on civil justice issues in Louisiana, since 1988. Successful legislative
efforts with which he has been associated include
- the enactment of the Louisiana Products Liability Act in 1988;
- punitive damages, solidary liability, and comparative fault reforms
in 1996;
- the enactment of class action reform in 1997;the reform of principles
relating to forum non conveniens in 1999; and
- the legislative repeal of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s declaration
of a free-standing cause of action for recovery of medical-monitoring
expenses, also in 1999.
He is a member as well of the adjunct faculties of the Tulane and Loyola
(N.O.) law schools, where he is lecturer in Legislative and Administrative
Advocacy under the auspices of the Public Law Center. Mr. Babst graduated
cum laude from Yale College in 1971 (B.A., honors in philosophy) and from
the Tulane University School of Law (J.D.) in 1976. He has lectured on
various topics, from healthcare antitrust to the management of complex
litigation, before the American Tort Reform Association, industry groups,
fellow lawyers, and law school classes and has written for various legal
publications.
Professional Activities
- House of Delegates, American Bar Association,
representing and elected by the membership
of the Louisiana State Bar Association, 1994
to 1998
- Council, Louisiana State Law Institute 1994
to 1998.
- House of Delegates, Louisiana State Bar Association,
1983 to 1995.
- Chairman, LSBA Section of Antitrust and Trade
Regulation, 1992 to 1994.
- Complex Litigation Committee, Louisiana Judicial
Council, through 1998.
Academic Honors
- Member, Order of the Coif
- Member, Board of Editors, Articles Editor,
Tulane Law Review
Community Activities
- Chairman, Board of Directors, Louisiana Association
of Business and Industry, 2001; director, 1996
to date
- Member, Board of Trustees, United Way for
Greater New Orleans, 1997 to 2001, and longtime
volunteer
- Former delegate, Association of Yale Alumni
- Former coach (baseball, softball, soccer),
Carrollton Boosters Association
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