Areas of Practice
- Business & Finance
- Corporate & Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1990, with honors; Order of the Coif; Member, University of Chicago Law Review
- Georgetown University, B.A., 1985, magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Baker Scholarship; Foley Medal
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1990
Dionne Rousseau has more than 15 years of experience handling corporate and securities transactions for public and private companies. Transactions handled include a $1 billion debt refinancing, including $300 million senior subordinated notes and a $200 million debt tender offer; a management leveraged buyout of a publicly traded company; public and private company acquisitions and dispositions; representation of underwriters in public offerings; and representation of companies and funds in connection with venture capital investments. Ms. Rousseau provides ongoing corporate and securities law advice to public companies and their boards of directors, including compliance with the corporate governance requirements of the securities laws and trading markets, assistance in drafting Forms 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy statements and press releases, and handling employment, change of control, and noncompetition agreements. Ms. Rousseau is a frequent lecturer on corporate and securities law topics. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and an organizer of the Tulane Burkenroad Reports SEC Conference. Prior to practicing law, she was an investment banker with PaineWebber (now UBS) in New York City.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Corporate Law and Securities Law (listed annually since 2003)
- Recognized by "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Corporate/M&A (annually since 2005)
- Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Business/Corporate (also listed in 2007)
- Selected by New Orleans CityBusiness as one of the leading 50 attorneys in New Orleans in 2005 and 2007, and as one of New Orleans CityBusiness' 2003 Women of the Year
News
- Jones Walker Attorneys and Practices Ranked by “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”
- Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Seven Attorneys Recognized in Corporate/M&A by Chambers USA
- Hines, Rousseau, and J. Foster Selected for 2007 Leadership in Law Award
- Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
Presentations
- "SEC Update: Overview of New Rules & Proposals", April 2005
- "The End of the Sarbanes-Oxley Storm and What Lies Ahead: Overview of Recent SEC and Stock Market Rules", April 2004
- "Corporate Governance Reform", May 20, 2003
- "Corporate Governance in the Headlines", May 13, 2003
- "Navigating the Regulatory Storm: Overview of Sarbanes-Oxley and Stock Market Rules", April 2003
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Bureau of Governmental Research (Treasurer, Secretary, and Executive Committee Member, 2001–2003; Board Member, 1998–2003)
- Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans, Inc. (Board Member, 2003 to date)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
