NEWS & EVENTS

 

May 24, 2013
Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Barrasso Usdin as Top Tier for Commercial Litigation


Barrasso Usdin has been named by Chambers USA as top tier among commercial litigation firms in Louisiana. In addition to the Firm’s ranking, all five founding members are ranked as top litigators in the state.

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May 15, 2013
Barrasso Usdin Welcomes Two New Associates


Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates: David A. Becker and Michelle M. Rutherford

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Apr 25, 2013
Victory for DePuy in high-stakes litigation over recalled metal hip implant


A Cook County, Illinois jury returned a complete defense verdict awarding the plaintiff nothing in only the second product liability trial in the Johnson & Johnson DePuy hip litigation.

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Feb 22, 2013
New Partner Kristin Beckman Featured in CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch”


The firm is proud to announce that Kristin L. Beckman, a newly promoted partner, was recently selected for New Orleans CityBusiness’ “Ones to Watch: Law Firms”. Kristin joined the firm in 2005 and focuses her practice on complex litigation matters,

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Feb 08, 2013
Barrasso Usdin Scores Victory in Fourth Circuit


The firm won a significant victory earlier this week for a major broker-dealer client in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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Feb 01, 2013
Barrasso Usdin named Louisiana Firm of the Year


Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. was named Louisiana Firm of the Year at the inaugural US Benchmark Annual Awards held on January 31, 2013 at the Essex House Hotel in New York.

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Jan 10, 2013
Craig Isenberg Named to CityBusiness’ Leadership in Law Class of 2013


Barrasso Usdin partner Craig Isenberg has been selected for the New Orleans City Business Leadership in Law Class of 2013. CityBusiness’ Leadership in Law designation is awarded to only fifty legal professionals each year.

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Dec 18, 2012
Barrasso Usdin Wins in Louisiana Supreme Court


Judy Barrasso, Andrea Mahady Price, and Susan Rogge, along with other outside counsel, won a victory in the Louisiana Supreme Court, saving the client, a commercial general liability insurer, a substantial amount.

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Dec 18, 2012
Barrasso Usdin Team Victorious in FINRA Arbitration Case


A Barrasso Usdin trial team recently won another victory before a FINRA arbitration panel for one of the firm’s broker-dealer clients in one of many high-yield bond funds cases the firm has tried recently. The funds lost over 90% of their market value in 2007 and early 2008.

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WHEN EXPERIENCE MATTERS...

 

Our firm is comprised of lawyers with decades of experience litigating complex civil cases throughout the country.

Our experiences include all types of commercial disputes, class actions, environmental, product liability, and insurance bad faith and coverage cases, and securities arbitrations, litigation and regulatory matters.

We have represented clients in virtually every type of complex civil case. Our lawyers have received an array of professional awards, and have been recognized by their peers as outstanding litigators. As Chambers USA declared in awarding the firm the highest rank in the state for commercial litigation, “[t]his litigation boutique houses a team of excellent lawyers that handle many of the most high-profile cases in the state.” We also are deeply committed to community activities.