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Gaming & Licensing

Louisiana

15 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Thomas M Benjamin

USA

Practice Areas

Litigation

- Commercial Litigation

- Intellectual Property

- Securities Litigation

- Products Liability Litigation

Class Action, Mass Tort & Multi-District Litigation

Gaming

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Career

Thomas M. Benjamin is a partner in the New Orleans office, where his practice includes complex commercial litigation, class actions and gaming.

Mr. Benjamin has experience in all aspects of litigation including trial, appellate work, and arbitration. He has represented clients in a variety of industries including real estate, financial, energy, manufacturing, transportation and construction. He has successfully defended corporate clients in class actions in a variety of matters. He is the head of the Firm’s Gaming Section and has extensive experience in gaming law. He has also represented clients in various business related transactions.

Mr. Benjamin is admitted to the Bars of the State of Louisiana, the United States District Courts Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts and the United States Fifth Circuit. Mr. Benjamin is a native of New Orleans. He is the former President and current member of the Board of Governors of the Louisiana Civil Service League and the former Treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees of Metairie Park Country Day School.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Louisiana State Bar Association

New Orleans Bar Association

Education

Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 1987

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1983

Awards

Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Since 2013)

Selected Lawyer of the Year, in Securities / Capital Markets Law in New Orleans by The Best Lawyers in America® (2019 and 2020)

AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Louisiana Super Lawyers

Top Lawyers of New Orleans by New Orleans Magazine in Commercial Litigation and Gaming Law

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