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Overview
Liz Roussel is ranked Band 3 in Labor & Employment Law in Louisiana by Chambers USA and she has been recognized by Best Lawyers® on multiple occasions.
Liz focuses her practice on advising employers and managers of businesses and defending their interests in litigation. Over the years, Liz has represented a wide variety of clients including energy and oil and gas companies, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, retailers, public entities, nonprofits, state agencies, private universities, charter schools, start-ups and technology companies.
Liz regularly defends clients in jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations. Her litigation experience includes representing employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation suits; defending directors and officers in mismanagement, consumer protection, fraud, breach of contract and unfair trade practice suits; and counseling companies in commercial disputes, enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and derivative suits. Liz also advises employers on compliance with federal and state law and directors and officers of private and non-profit companies on corporate governance matters.
Clients say they appreciate Liz’s dedication, work ethic and experience as an accomplished oral advocate, skilled negotiator and talented legal writer. Each of these qualities enables her to be an effective communicator with her clients, litigation adversaries, judges and juries.
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Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D. | 2002
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. | 1998
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
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Recognitions
- Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in New Orleans - Employment Law: Management
- Benchmark Litigation - Litigation Star
- LawDragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
- Chambers USA - Recognized Practitioner in Labor & Employment: Louisiana
- Louisiana Super Lawyers® (by Thomson Reuters) – Employment and Labor
- Best Lawyers® - Employment Law: Management, Labor Law: Management, Commercial Litigation
- Women of the Year - New Orleans CityBusiness
- Leadership In Law - New Orleans CityBusiness
- Ones to Watch in Law - New Orleans CityBusiness
- Phi Beta Kappa - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Order of the Coif – Tulane University Law School
- Children's Bureau of New Orleans
- Employment for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Section Vice Chair
Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D. | 2002
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. | 1998
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana