Riess LeMieux is pleased to announce that Michael S. Blackwell was recognized as a member of the 2024 New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law class and featured in a special publication and at a reception at the New Orleans Museum of Art to celebrate the honorees.
Michael S. Blackwell is a partner and has been with the firm since 2019. Michael represents a wide variety of clients, ranging from general contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, insurers, and sureties in the construction industry, to companies involved in sales, acquisitions, corporate governance matters, commercial disputes, and zoning and real estate matters. His practice ranges from corporate formation, equity structuring, and governance matters, sales and acquisitions of assets and ownership interests, contract negotiation and drafting, construction disputes involving delays, terminations for default, payment, asset seizure, fraud, labor and employment issues, and in handling all manner of disputes and issues that arise during construction or business. An experienced litigator, Michael has tried cases before arbitration panels, administrative tribunals, judges, and juries. Michael regularly lectures on matters affecting construction clients, engineers on ethics and liability, and construction managers and public entities on changes in Louisiana construction law.
Leadership in Law honors attorneys in the New Orleans area who not only excel in the legal world but also in the community. Included in the publication is a statement from each attorney detailing their journey into the legal industry and a case they felt was rewarding or memorable.
Michael’s write-up can be found here.
