NEW ORLEANS – Chaffe McCall, L.L.P. announced that attorneys in its Admiralty, Business and Taxation, and Labor & Employment sections have been included in the 2017 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
For the second year in a row, Chambers ranked the firm’s Admiralty practice at a national level. Chaffe McCall also received high placement rankings for prominent attorneys in their New Orleans and Houston offices.
New Chambers practice area rankings for the firm included:
• Louisiana – Real Estate
• Nationwide – Transportation: Shipping/ Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
Chaffe McCall’s Individual Chambers Rankings included:
• E. Howell Crosby – Louisiana: Band 2, Real Estate
• Ivan M. Rodriguez – Nationwide: Up and Coming, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
• Julie Livaudais – Louisiana: Recognized Practitioner, Labor & Employment
Managing Partner, E. Howell Crosby is an experienced and respected lawyer whose practice focuses on real estate transactions, reps said. He is past president of American College of Mortgage Attorneys and a member of American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He holds a J.D./ MBA degree from Tulane University and is licensed in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Ivan M. Rodriguez heads Chaffe McCall’s Houston office and is a seasoned litigator who provides effective legal counsel to clients, reps said. He regularly handles litigation matters involving foreign entities or arising in foreign jurisdictions. Rodriguez earned his J.D. degree from Louisiana State University Law Center and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Louisiana State University.
Honored as one of the Women of the Year by New Orleans City Business, Julie D. Livaudais is the section coordinator for Chaffe McCall’s Labor & Employment Practice group. She represents corporate clients ranging from local businesses to multinational corporations, as well as educational institutions and area nonprofit organizations. She has more than three decades of experience advising employers in various aspects of employment law and litigation. Livaudais earned her J.D. from Tulane University Law School and a B.A. from Stanford University.
Ivan M. Rodriguez
Julie Livaudais
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