Paul J Masinter

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Securities Litigation

Career

Paul Masinter focuses his legal practice on complex business, commercial and securities litigation. As chair of the firm’s Litigation Section and co-chair of the Securities Practice Group, he represents clients in corporate disputes, breach of contract claims, arbitration and unfair trade practices. He also advises businesses and individuals on crisis management, including government investigations.

Paul’s career has afforded him various unique work experiences, including litigating cases throughout Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. His most recent notable case involved the State of Louisiana’s termination of his client’s $190 million contract for alleged criminal conduct. Through creative and aggressive representation, no criminal charges were sought, and the client ultimately won a substantial verdict against the state.

Paul believes that getting to know his clients is critical to a successful representation. To that end, he meets with clients early in a representation to make sure he understands the client's goals.

Professional Memberships

President of the Board of Directors of the St. Charles Avenue Association.

Board of Commissioners of the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association member and Past President.

Board of Directors of the New Orleans Botanical Garden Foundation member.

Board of Commissioners of the Hurstville Security and Neighborhood Improvement District member.

Dean's Advisory Council for the Humanities and Social Services College, Louisiana State University member.

LSU Foundation National Board member.

Former Chair of the Board of Directors of Lighthouse Louisiana.

American Bar Association Co-Chair of the Meetings and Programs Subcommittee of the Business and Corporate Litigation Committee of the Business Law Section and the former Chair of the Business Torts Subcommittee and Newsletter Committee.

Louisiana State Bar Association member.

New Orleans Bar Association member.

Litigation Counsel of America Fellow.

Formerly served on the Board of Trustees of Trinity Episcopal School, where he was Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Development Committee.

Formerly served on the Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. Past President and board member.

Publications

Co-Author, "Game of Twitter - Social Media and its Impact on the Practice of Litigation," Business Law Today published by the American Bar Association, March 2016.

Co-Author, "Securities Arbitration Law," chapter in Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, 2015 Ed, published by the American Bar Association, May 2015.