Law Firm Overview

Donald Beckner is a former United States Attorney. As a United States Attorney, he personally prosecuted major white-collar crime and political corruption cases. Mr. Beckner practices business litigation in areas including securities, S.E.C. enforcement actions, construction, bankruptcy, and federal white-collar crimes. Mr. Beckner has pending or has recently concluded litigation in federal courts in San Francisco, Dallas, New Orleans, Memphis, Pensacola, Miami, Paris, France and Louisiana. He has argued many appeals in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits.

Mr. Beckner conducted seminars for attorneys on Oral Argument before the United States Courts of Appeals. He was named Man of the Year for Louisiana, and served on the Lawyers Advisory Committee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Areas of Practice

• Business and Employment Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Criminal Federal White Collar Crimes
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• SEC Enforcement Action Defense

Honors and Awards

• Man of the Year for Louisiana
• Who's Who in American Law
• Who's Who in America
• National Registry of Who's Who
• Baton Rouge Man of the Year
• Honorary Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Classes and Seminars

• Oral Argument in the United States Courts of Appeal, CLE, Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association, 1988 - 1992

Representative Clients

• Arkel International, Inc. (Republic of Sudan)
• Polo Fashions, Inc., New York
• Delaware North Companies, Inc., New York
• Sport Service Corporation, New York
• MMR Holding Corporation
• Acadia Bank
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• United Companies Financial Corporation
• Total CATV-Cablevision, Inc.
• A Governor of the State of Louisiana

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, White Collar Crimes, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Securities Law