Christophe B. Szapary
Partner
- 504-410-2795
- 504-410-2796
Christophe B. Szapary, born Bethesda, Maryland, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana. Licensed to practice before all Louisiana State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Christophe B. Szapary, born Bethesda, Maryland, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Louisiana. Licensed to practice before all Louisiana State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Employment: Partner with Provosty & Gankendorff, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 2013- present, and Associate, 2006-2012; Associate with Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza and Sobel – New Orleans, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002-2006; Associate with Oats & Hudson, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001-2002; Staff Attorney with New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1999-2001; Staff Attorney with Citizens Consulting, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998-1999.
Appointments: Board of Directors, Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans, 2008-2012; Board of Directors, Old Algiers Main Street Neighborhood Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005-2008; Board of Directors, Teaching Responsible Earth Education, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001-2005; Judge, Teen Court Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000.
Education: Tolbiac/Sorbonne Paris I, Paris, France (1989); Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (B.A. Public Policy 1991); Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (J.D., Cum Laude/European Community Law Certificate, 1998); Tulane University Graduate School (M.A. in Anthropology, 2001).
Honors and Awards: Full Fellowship and Scholarship Award from the Tulane University Graduate Department 1994-1996; Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, 1996; Best Music Attorney, Offbeat Magazine, 2017.
Member: Louisiana State and New Orleans Bar Associations.
Concentration: Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Business Transactions, Corporate Law, General Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Defense, Casualty Defense, Government Contracts, Corporate Governance, Construction Law, Employment Law, Antitrust Law, Environmental and Toxic-Tort Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Liability.
Languages: English, French
Partner: since January 2013
- Entertainment Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Class Action Litigation
- Corporate Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Toxic Tort Litigation
- Products Liability
- Casualty Defense
- Corporate Governance
- Louisiana, 1991
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990 J.D.
- Honors: Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, 1989-90
- Law Journal: Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 1988 – 1990
- Tulane University, B.A., Political Science and Sociology, 1987
- New Orleans Bar Association Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association Member
- American Bar Association Member
- Louisiana Music Commission, 2007 – Present
- Phi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society, 1985-1987
- Full Fellowship and Scholarship Award from the Tulane University Graduate Department 1994-1996
- Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, 1996
- Best Music Attorney, Offbeat Magazine, 2017.
- Edgar D. Gankendorff Professional Law Corporation, Director, 1998 – Present
- Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel – New Orleans, LLC, Co-Manager, 2002 – 2006
- Oats & Hudson, Partner, 1997 – 2002
- Oats & Hudson, Associate, 1991 – 1997
- Gankendorff Abstract and Title Company, Abstractor of Titles, 1983 – 1997
- Lawyer’s Title Insurance Corporation, Abstractor of Titles, 1985
- State of Louisiana, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1991 – Present
- English
