Claude F Reynaud, Jr

Practice Areas

Automotive

Healthcare

Commercial Litigation

Intellectual Property

Securities Litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Career

Claude F. Reynaud, Jr. is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. He has been a partner since 1981. Mr. Reynaud was a member of the firm's Management Committee, from 1990 through 2023.

As a member of the firm, Mr. Reynaud serves as Chief General Counsel to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association since 1998 and General Counsel for Baton Rouge New Car Dealers Association. Mr. Reynaud represents several General Motor’s Local Marketing Associations (LMA’s). Claude represents dealers in disputes with manufacturers, consumers and class actions and has also represented multiple dealers in the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies.

His principal areas of practice include litigation involving: antitrust; intellectual property; unfair competition; fiduciary duties of corporate officers, directors, and trustees; securities; contracts; automobile franchise law; lender liability; and health care. Mr. Reynaud has experience particularly in complex commercial litigation with its attendant discovery issues and motion practice. Mr. Reynaud also assists clients in the areas of antitrust, corporate governance, and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications.

Professional Memberships

Louisiana Bar Association, Business and Antitrust Section, Intellectual Property Section

American Bar Association, Business and Antitrust Section, Intellectual Property Section

Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

Member, National Association of Dealer Counsel

Past FINRA Arbitrator, and has served as Chairperson of numerous arbitration panels

General Counsel, Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association

General Counsel, Baton Rouge New Car Dealers Association

General Counsel, Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce

Trial Law Institute, Member

Order of Centurions, Barrister

Order of Certus, Advocate