Areas of Practice
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1979, with honors
- University of Delaware, B.A., 1976, magna cum laude; Distinction in History
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1984
- Pennsylvania, 1979
- Texas, 1982
Curt Hearn chairs the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group, and has handled numerous mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions for a variety of publicly traded and privately held organizations. Most recently, Mr. Hearn represented the world’s largest offshore supply vessel company in a variety of acquisitions and dispositions; represented a health care clinic partnership with more than 600 physicians in connection with a merger with a hospital based foundation; represented a publicly traded Singapore venture capital group in connection with the acquisition of Hawaii Gas Company; represented a large health care foundation in the sale of a 180,000 member managed care plan to Humana Inc.; and represented Avondale Industries, Inc. (one of the largest United States shipbuilders) in its acquisition by Litton Industries.
Mr. Hearn also provides corporate and boardroom advice to a variety of public and private companies including compliance with SEC disclosure laws and Sarbanes-Oxley; preparation of proxy materials and advice in proxy contests; implementation of anti-takeover defenses, including stockholder rights plans; contract drafting; and corporate governance matters.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, and Venture Capital Law (listed annually since 2003)
- Recognized in "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Corporate/M&A (annually since 2004)
- Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions (also listed in 2007)
News
- Jones Walker Attorneys and Practices Ranked by “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”
- Hearn Will Co-Chair The SEC Hot Topics Institute In New Orleans
- 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
- 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 Hot Topics Institute, April 24, 2008
Publications
- "Thoughts on Corporate Indemnification"
Health Care E*Lert, May 10, 2007
Memberships
- American Academy of Hospital Attorneys
- American Bar Association (Member, Section on Business Law, Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Tulane University Law School (Adjunct Professor of the Year, as voted by students, 2001)
