Mark R. Beebe

Counseling clients on competition issues, Mark handles non-competes, collaborative joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. On the financial services side of his practice, he represents companies in the securities arena such as Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse First Boston, Salomon Smith Barney, First Investors INVESCO and US Trust. He also prosecutes claims of fraud for the Jefferson Parish School Board §457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Mark appears before jurisdictions including the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, various federal district courts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania, and the state courts of Louisiana, Texas and Washington D.C.

Mark has held several leadership positions both inside and outside the firm, which enhances his ability to understand some of the same management and business issues his clients encounter. Actively involved in firm management, he is the leader of the Firm’s emerging practice areas initiative, and previously served as the Litigation Practice Group Leader, Business Litigation Team Leader, Chair of the Recruiting Committee, Associate Liaison and Associate Claims Counsel. These positions helped Mark take an active role in the opening of the Birmingham, Memphis and Nashville offices.

In keeping with the firm’s commitment to community service, Mark dedicates his time to helping various charitable and educational organizations. He previously served as President of the Jesuit High School Parents Board, President of the Jesuit High School Athletic Board, Chair of the Christian Brothers School Capital Campaign Major Gift Committee, President of the Stuart Hall Parents Club, and acted as counsel for the Friends of Pontiff Playground and the Pontiff Playground Boosters.