Welcomes Healthcare Litigators Greg Schafer
and Valerie Fontenot to New
Orleans Office
NEW
ORLEANS, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones
Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Greg
Schafer and Valerie
Fontenot as special counsel in the firm's Litigation
Practice Group and members of the firm's growing Healthcare
Industry Team in the New Orleans
office.
"In an effort to continue strategic expansion of our Healthcare
Industry Team, we are pleased to welcome Greg and Valerie to
Jones Walker. Greg's vast experience
in litigation and Valerie's deep knowledge of the intricately
involved medical industry will strengthen the firm's ability to
support our clients in the healthcare sector," said Jones Walker managing partner Bill Hines.
Greg is an experienced trial and appellate attorney who
represents individuals, corporations, and healthcare providers. He
has argued on behalf of clients in jury and bench trials, filed
dozens of briefs and motions, conducted hundreds of depositions,
and successfully obtained favorable decisions on appeals before the
Louisiana Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts.
Greg strives to ensure that his clients' interests are best served
through his trial work, settlement negotiations, and alternative
dispute resolution forums, including mediation and arbitration.
"Jones Walker understands the
importance of fortifying its Healthcare Industry Team to
effectively counsel clients in one of the fastest growing sectors
of the American economy. I am eager to lend more than 25 years of
litigation experience to a team that adapts and excels in trial
work, settlement negotiations, and alternative resolution forms,"
Greg stated.
Valerie, an accomplished attorney with deep knowledge of federal
and state regulatory frameworks, represents, advises, and guides
clients through the rapidly evolving legal and policy landscape of
healthcare services delivery. She frequently works with provider
organizations, senior executives, and individual professionals to
address compliance issues and identify and resolve potential
exposures and risks in corporate transactions.
"I am delighted to join the Jones
Walker family, a place where I know I will be able to
continue my growth to become an outstanding healthcare attorney and
litigator," Valerie said. "In Louisiana and the Gulf South, there
is no other firm that enjoys such an outstanding legacy and
reputation, and I am honored to help continue that tradition of
excellence."
Valerie is well versed in health equity, discovery rights,
electronic health records and data privacy, and the use of
artificial intelligence and related technologies.
About Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the largest 140 law
firms in the United States. With
offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New
York, and Texas, we serve
local, regional, national, and international business interests.
The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal
services to major multinational public and private corporations,
FortuneĀ® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and
emerging companies doing business in the
United States and abroad.
Contact:
Savannah
Kirk
225.248.3435
skirk@joneswalker.com
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