Lesli Harris

Practice Areas

Lesli D. Harris focuses her practice primarily on intellectual property, sports and entertainment law, and emerging companies. She has also successfully handled class action defense and general business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Harris was a partner at Stone Pigman Walther Wittman in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was formerly Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel to the President at Loyola University.

Ms. Harris received her LL.M in Trade Regulation, with a concentration in Intellectual Property, from New York University School of Law. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Virginia. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and New York.

Professional Memberships

New Orleans Bar Association, Board Member

New Orleans Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Committee, Chair

Federal Bar Association, Board Member

Young Artists Young Aspirations, Board Member

New Orleans Film Society, Board Member

Industrial Development Board of the City of New Orleans, Board Member

Publications

Speaker, Empower 2022 New Orleans Conference, June 2022

Speaker, “Creative, Cost-Effective Strategies for Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes,” American Bar Association Webinar, March 2021

Speaker, “IP and Mardi Gras,”” Louisiana State Bar Association IP Webinar, February 2021