Brett P. Furr

• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• National Association of Dealer Counsel
• Baton Rouge Water Company, Executive Committee and Board Member
• Evergreen Working Capital, Board of Managers
• LSU Law Center Alumni Board of Trustees
• Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation, Board Member
• Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Former Board Chair
• Baton Rouge Country Club, General Counsel and Ex-Officio Executive Committee Member
• First Presbyterian Church, Chairman of Board of Trustees, Elder

• Lead counsel for venture capital firm and vascular surgery group, the largest creditor, with a claim in excess of $175,000,000, in the consolidated bankruptcy cases of heart hospital including the successful defense of class action suits arising under the WARN Act and ancillary litigation.
• Lead counsel for holdings company in the defense of an improper $12,000,000 sales tax assessment.
• Lead counsel for bank in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of foodservicewarehouse.com, one of the nation’s largest online distributors of kitchen equipment and related supplies.
• Lead counsel for bank in a syndicated credit dispute involving a large oil and gas service company.
• Lead counsel for limited-liability company in disputed secured lending relationship. Claims involved fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Lead counsel for car dealership in protest of relocation of the automobile dealership.
• Lead counsel on the involuntary bankruptcy case of community development group.  Representation included defense of numerous suits and the purchase of causes of action from the Trustee.
• Special counsel to the court appointed examiner in the matter entitled “In re: Harold L. Rossbottom.”  Representation included identifying, securing and accounting for assets of the estate.
• Lead counsel to LNR Partners, Inc., the nation’s largest special servicer of REMIC loans, in connection with property damage to commercial properties throughout Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and related foreclosures, workouts, bankruptcies and commercial litigation.
• Lead defense counsel in fourteen consolidated class action cases involving over 20,000 class members seeking recovery of punitive damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
• Lead counsel for financial institution in the Chapter 11 proceedings of the nation’s largest exporter of alligator hides.
• Lead counsel for financial institution in defense of a lender liability suit filed in connection with multiple bond issuances financing manufacturing facilities in four states. The suit was dismissed with prejudice.
• Lead counsel for financial institution in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Loma Company, L.L.C. The claim involved a letter of credit enhanced bond issuance in excess of $7,000,000.
• Lead counsel for bank in the Chapter 11 proceedings of healthcare agency.
• Lead counsel for bank in the related chapter 11 proceedings of Schwegmann Westside Expressway, Inc. and its affiliate. The bank was the principal secured creditor with a claim in excess of $14,000,000.
• Lead counsel for bank in the chapter 11 proceedings of health and rehabilitation center and its affiliates consisting of six nursing homes in two states. The bank was the principal secured creditor with a claim in excess of $12,000,000.
• Lead counsel in the successful defense of Anne Guzzardo v. Central Progressive Bank, a leading case in the defense of lender liability in Louisiana.

Taylor Porter represents financial institutions, large corporations, venture capital firms, and small businesses. Our corporate, transactions, and securities lawyers give advice on a variety of business issues: corporate formation and governance, executive compensation, stockholder relationships, equity and debt financing, tax, management transitions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate dissolution.

In keeping with our full-service approach, we are able to assist our business clients in the areas of environmental regulation and litigation, intellectual property, estate planning, labor and employee relations, real estate, and contracts.

The firm also provides counsel regarding compliance with increasingly complex state and federal regulations, “lender liability” issues, and matters relating to individual, residential, agricultural and commercial lending, including problem loan workouts and restructuring.

Founded in 1912 in Baton Rouge, Taylor Porter represents a diverse range of local, regional, and national clients in the most complex transactions and litigation across a variety of industries.

Taylor Porter, with offices in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, serve the interests of our clients in more than 30 practice areas. In the tradition of our founders, we are committed to excellence and quality representation, whether we’re litigating a multi-billion dollar corporate case or handling matters for individuals and small businesses.

​Taylor Porter is the exclusive Louisiana law firm member for MSI Global Alliance, enabling our Firm to source reliable, local expertise wherever in the world clients are involved in doing business.