David Halpern is a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2015 and practices in the business, real estate, and commercial litigation groups. David has over 30 years of legal and business experience, and assists clients with a variety of legal, corporate, and land use matters. His clients include national, regional, and local businesses, real estate developers, bars and restaurants, and New Orleans area businesses. His practice includes land use issues, zoning ordinances, mergers and acquisitions, and transactions. He also serves on governmental advisory boards and represents businesses and individuals before regulatory authorities.
David is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and was recognized by New Orleans Magazine in 2009 as a New Orleans Top Lawyer and selected by New Orleans CityBusiness as a 2016 Leadership in Law recipient. He serves the legal profession as Chairman of one of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board Hearing Committees (2010-2017). David is listed by Best Lawyers in America as a New Orleans Lawyer of the Year in Land Use and Zoning Law.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Louisiana
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- 5th Circuit
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- United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
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- English
- Partner
- Kean Miller LLP
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- Partner
- McGlinchey Stafford
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- Partner
- Hapern and Martin
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- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- J.D. (1979)
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- Best Lawyers
- Best Lawyers
- Leadership in Law
- New Orleans CityBusiness
- New Orleans Top Lawyer
- New Orleans Magazine
- AV-Rated
- Martindale Hubbell
- New Orleans Lawyer of the Year in Land Use and Zoning Law
- Best Lawyers in America
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Business Law Committee Chair
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- Louisiana State Bar Association
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- Louisiana Restaurant Association
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- Louisiana Airport Managers and Associates
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- National Conference of State Liquor Administrators
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- Loyola University Institute of Politics
- Fellow
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