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Jay Corenswet

- PARTNER -

Jay Corenswet’s primary areas of practice include commercial litigation, casualty litigation, intellectual property and business law. Mr. Corenswet also provides services for trademarks and copyrights and has been involved in numerous banking cases including the reported cases: Elliot Black v. Whitney National Bank, 618 S.2d 509 (LA App. 4 Cir. 1993) aff’d, 623 S.2d 1308 (1993); Gulf States Section P.G.A. v. Whitney National Bank, 689 S.2d 638 (LA App. 4 Cir. 1997).

Mr. Corenswet has served as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles Schwartz, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1989 – 1990. He has been with Milling Benson, 1990 -present.

Mr. Corenswet is a member of the Louisiana State Bar. 

  • Elliot Black v. Whitney National Bank, 618 S.2d 509 (LA App. 4 Cir. 1993) aff’d, 623 S.2d 1308 (1993); Gulf States Section P.G.A. v. Whitney National Bank, 689 S.2d 638 (LA App. 4 Cir. 1997);
    Successful defense of Whitney National Bank
  • New Orleans Cultural Center (a 32-acre complex including the New Orleans Theatre of the Performing Arts, the Municipal Auditorium and Louis Armstrong Park)
    Assistant Manager: 1980 – 1986

Business and Corporate Law

  • Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, J.D., cum laude, 1989
  • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, B.A., Arts Management, 1980
  • Isidore Newman High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • New Orleans Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Member of the Board of the NOKIA Sugar Bowl Association
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Sinai