Charlie has focused his practice on representing businesses and individuals
in civil litigation. He tries cases in state and federal
courts and has represented local and national firms, as well as individuals
in the defense and prosecution of:
- breach of contract claims in a broad variety of situations,
- claims arising under federal and state antitrust and trade regulation
laws,
- claims arising under state and federal laws regulating false advertising,
- claims arising federal and state securities laws,
- construction litigation,
- claims involving the rights and obligations of corporate officers,
directors and shareholders,
- and a broad range of other business and civil cases.
Charlie has been AV-rated for more than 25 consecutive years. He has been recognized as a Superlawyer in the field of civil litigation
for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He has served as the Chairman
of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section of
the Louisiana
State Bar
Association
and
currently
serves as
a member
of the Council of the Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Business Torts
Section, as it is now known. He has written and lectured on a variety
of litigation
topics. He has served as a contributing author, and a co-editor, of the
book, "In Our Own Words: Reflections on Professionalism in the Law," a
publication of the Louisiana Bar Foundation. He has presented numerous
papers on business litigation and competition topics at seminars in the
areas of business and civil litigation. He is a member of the Federal
and American Bar Associations.
He has served as a director of the NOCCA (New
Orleans Center for Creative Arts) Institute,
the support group for one of the country’s
outstanding arts education programs for high-school students. In prior
years, he has served as a director and as the President of the Louisiana
Children's Museum, as a director of the Louisiana Nature and Science
Center, and as a director, and member of the
operating committee, of the New Orleans
Symphony. He is married and the father of three.
He graduated from Tulane University's School of Law in 1969, where he was
a member of Order of the Coif, an Assistant Editor of the Tulane Law Review,
and a recipient of the Ritttenberg Award for excellence for his writings
published in the Tulane Law Review.
Recent Professional Honors:
Representative-elect, House of Delegates, Louisiana State Bar
Association, 2005-2007
Member, Council of the Section of Antitrust, Trade Regulation
and Business Torts Law, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2004-date
Recent Publications:
Author, “The Use of Survey Evidence in Complex Litigation and the Problem of Declining Response Rates”,
Business Torts and RICO News (Section of Antitrust Law, Business Torts & Civil RICO Committee) Summer, 2009, which
may be found online.
Author, “Over The Illinois Brick Wall: State Attorneys General
Pursue Equitable Relief for Indirect Purchasers”, The Business
Torts Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Committee on Business Torts Litigation,
ABA Section of Litigation, Winter 2005).
Author, “Identifying Fiduciary Duty Claims”,
published in the Business Torts Journal, Vol. 11, No.1 (Committee
on Business Torts Litigation, ABA section of Litigation, Fall 2003), which
may be found
online.
Author, “Recent Louisiana Antitrust Cases and Comparable Federal
Precedent”, a paper delivered at a seminar held at New Orleans,
LA, June, 2004.
Author, “Louisiana's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection
Law: Selected Issues”, a paper delivered at a seminar held
at New Orleans, LA, April, 2003.
Author, “Some Aspects of Fiduciary Duty Claims in Louisiana”,
a paper delivered at a seminar held at New Orleans, LA, April, 2003.
Contributing
Author and Associate Editor, In Our Own Words: Reflections
on Professionalism In The Law (Louisiana Bar Foundation, New Orleans, La., 1998). |
