Elizabeth A Roussel

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation, Labor Relations, Insurance, Litigation

Career

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.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS); ABA/EEOC Liaison Committee; New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute - Class of 2013-2014; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel