Bradley Murchison was formed in February, 2009 by a group of lawyers who had practiced together for many years in a large, well established law firm. Nine partners from the Shreveport office and eight from the New Orleans office found common ground in our dedication to high standards of professionalism and in the quality of service we deliver to our clients. Now, with many of our attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America ® and Super Lawyers ®, most with AV ® ratings, decades of experience, and a proven performance across a wide range of industries and practice areas, Bradley Murchison is constantly growing and adding new successes to our track record.
Our practice offers a regional footprint encompassing the state. From the Port Cities to the Crescent City and the Red Stick, we capture the benefits of being rooted and active in the right places across Louisiana. Our internal efficiencies and reach translate into added value and convenience for our clients. We understand the importance of commitment to our communities.
Our goal when starting Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, now Bradley Murchison, was to build a practice that could support not only our clients and community, but our developing attorneys as well. We created a structure loose enough to enable open communication and collaboration for our teams, and strong enough to provide timely, consistent results for our clients. By investing additional resources into our developing attorneys, we ensure the long-term sustainability of the firm, while increasing the value we can provide to our clients.
Our bottom line is making difficult legal issues more pleasant and successful experiences for our clients. Our depth of attorneys and range of experience, combined with open team structures and fluid communication between locations give our attorneys the capability to handle tremendous case loads. Our policies demand a high level of service from of our attorneys, and ensure that our clients are always given the attention they deserve.
Founded in 2009
78 people in their team
We have a broad litigation practice that touches on virtually every area of the law. We represent publicly traded companies, large multi-national companies, and privately held companies. Our goal is always to represent and protect the best interests of our clients, whether through trial, arbitration, other alternative methods of dispute resolution, or through settlement negotiations. We take great care to advise and counsel clients regarding risk management, pre-litigation dispute resolution, litigation avoidance, and when necessary and in their best interest, litigation prosecution or defense.
Bradley Murchison attorneys offer assistance in all phases of real estate transactions: negotiating and drafting purchase agreements and loan agreements, reviewing title, securing title insurance, drafting deeds, leases, mortgages, serving as closing agents, facilitating 1031 exchanges, interacting with lenders and government entities and issuing opinions of counsel where required. Our goal is to facilitate the client’s acquisition, financing, lease or sale of their property as seamlessly and efficiently as possible, to advise them throughout the process, and to protect their best interests at all times along the way. Our experienced attorneys offer both the breadth and depth of relevant knowledge that allows our team to handle challenges of any transaction.
Bradley Murchison has represented both large commercial clients as well as individual landowners, both sellers and buyers as well as lenders in connection with widely varied real estate transactions. Our attorneys have the diversity of skills necessary to handle all phases of commercial real estate closings, including permitting, re-zoning, mortgages and financing, as well as all manner of title curative matters, such as opening successions, redeeming tax sales, and obtaining releases of judgments, liens and mortgages.
Our attorneys have achieved notable successes in this area, including an acquisition, financing and construction of an $800 million refining facility on the Mississippi River below Baton Rouge beginning in 2014 and continuing through the present, including title review, acquisition and construction contracts, permitting and licensing, financing agreements, review of mortgage and security agreements and issuance of opinions of counsel, as well as an Acquisition of $4.9 million timberlands for established client, including review of purchase agreement, conduct of all due diligence, review and approval of title commitment and curative materials, preparation of closing documents and representation of buyer in out-of-state closing.
Bradley Murchison attorneys have played an active role in assisting their clients with the issues that arise in connection with the start-up of a new business. Our firm continues to build on its tradition of providing our clients with comprehensive and timely service in today’s ever-changing and fast paced marketplace. Many emerging businesses face similar issues despite differences in their particular industries, and we regularly counsel our clients as they address these issues. We help companies identify sources of capital and how best to structure the financing transactions. In connection with addressing financing issues, we also help companies determine if they are eligible for federal and state tax subsidies and incentives. We also assist with various employment related issues including designing and implementing executive compensation plans and other employee benefit arrangements.
We are often called upon to help a company structure its contractual relationships and other arrangements with third parties. In addition, technology is becoming a critical component of many businesses’ success, and we take an active role in counseling our clients on how to best manage the wide variety of technology issues. As companies mature, their needs also change, and we draw on the expertise of lawyers in a wide variety of practice areas to ensure that all of our clients’ needs are addressed. It is our goal to be an active participant with our clients in achieving success at every phase of the company’s development.
