Amanda Stephens Bourgeois

Louisiana native, Amanda Bourgeois, represents all types of businesses on the full range of transactional matters. She has successfully negotiated, documented, and closed asset and stock acquisitions and divestitures, stock and membership interest redemptions, consortium and joint venture agreements, and industrial and construction procurement, purchase, and service contracts. She also advises on operating and shareholder agreements, planning of overall corporate structure, and creating business succession plans.

Amanda has been involved in numerous acquisition and sale transactions across a diverse range of industries and business sectors, including advertising, oil and gas, retail sales, real estate, medical, legal, engineering, and other professional services. Over the course of her career, she has assisted clients in executing transactions ranging in value from millions to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Amanda’s legal versatility is manifest in the depth and breadth of the businesses she represents – ranging from small, local, privately held, and family-owned businesses to fast-growth middle-market companies to Fortune 500 corporations doing business across Louisiana. She believes in identifying and mitigating the risks associated with opportunity and the need to realize her client’s full ROI potential. 

As a negotiator and transactional strategist, Amanda is completely client-focused and results-driven. She focuses on establishing solid working relationships with deal constituents and their counsel to better serve her clients. Amanda is appreciated for her poise and tactical maneuvering when identifying and addressing the specific difficulties and challenges associated with the deal at hand. 

In addition to closing less complicated transactions, Amanda excels at identifying the crucial elements of larger-scale, high-value transactions. She is skilled in negotiating through and/or around even the most complex scenarios. Amanda brings smart instincts and talent to serving as a business advisor. She has earned her reputation for being the consummate professional who is focused, diplomatic, and persuasive, and keeps her eye on the “big picture” of what her client desires to achieve. Amanda is known for deals that reflect win/win results.