Brent Barriere is a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section with over 40 years of experience litigating commercial cases. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, securities litigation, breach of contract, business valuation disputes, director and officer claims, error and omission claims, and class actions.
Brent has developed a national practice niche representing trustees and receivers in varied litigation. He is currently Receiver’s counsel in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, which arises from a $100 million Ponzi scheme (possibly the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi’s history) that defrauded hundreds of investors. He is also litigation counsel for the Trustee in Jalbert v. Raymond James & Associates et al., which arises from a failed $330 million bond issuance to construct a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Urania, La. Most recently, he has been retained by the Trustee of Cox Operating, LLC and its affiliates to pursue director and officer claims and fraudulent conveyance claims seeking recovery of damages in excess of $100 million.
Brent has been named one of Louisiana’s Top 10 Litigators by The National Law Journal. Since 2023, he has been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Litigators in America. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers®.
Brent also is among a select group of lawyers recognized as top litigators listed in a nationwide client survey published in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers and Partners calls Brent “really top-notch” and “very creative” and says he is a “‘polished’ and ‘tenacious’ advocate with excellent instincts and an industrious work ethic.”
Brent frequently lectures on litigation techniques, fiduciary duty litigation, evidence, and other litigation related topics.
Updated Oct 2025
Represented a class of stockholders of a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), TS Innovation Acquisitions, Inc. (TSIA), who were given misinformation, including inflated sales revenue, bogus hardware sales figures, and unrealistic plans for international market expansion, regarding its merger with Latch, Inc. A $29.75 million settlement on behalf of the investors was finalized by the Delaware Court of Chancery on July 10, 2025.
Represented Craig Jalbert as Liquidating Trustee of German Pellets Louisiana and Louisiana Pellets, Inc. The firm prosecuted securities fraud claims assigned by investors to Mr. Jalbert against Raymond James as underwriter of over $330 million of public finance municipal bonds used to construct a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Urania, La.
Represents Alysson Mills, in her capacity as Receiver for Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, in cases regarding what is referred to as the largest Ponzi scheme in Mississippi history. As Receiver of the estates of Mr. Adams and Madison Timber, Ms. Mills seeks to recover money and assets for the benefit of hundreds of defrauded investors. As the Receiver’s Chief Counsel, the firm represents Ms. Mills in cases she brings to recover such assets for the benefit of the estate. The firm has filed actions in federal court against law firms Baker Donelson and Butler Snow, UPS, and multiple banks, including Trustmark and Bank Plus. The firm reached a $9.5 million settlement with Butler Snow in 2021, and in 2023 settled with all Trustmark defendants, Bank Plus defendants, and certain notary defendants in the UPS matter for a total of $19.2 million. The Receiver’s claims against Baker Donelson, the UPS Store, and Herring Ventures remain pending and are set for trial in April 2026.
- Represents the Chapter 7 Trustee of Cox Operating as primary litigation counsel for several claims related to (1) preferences and fraudulent transfer actions exceeding $100 million; (2) claims against former officers and directors of Cox Operating relating to the collapse of the company into bankruptcy; and (3) claims against Brad Cox and other corporate insiders for corporate waste and looting.
- Bankruptcy
- Class action
- Commercial
- Commercial disputes
- Insolvency
- Plaintiff
- Securities
- Banking
- Consumer goods and services
- Financial services
- Investment management
- Oil and gas
- J.D., magna cum laude - Tulane University School of Law - 1981
- B.A., with honors - Hamilton College - 1977
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Society of Barristers
- Louisiana - 1981
- Texas - 2001