When Fortune 500 companies and other businesses face product liability and other large and complex litigation, they turn to Randy Cangelosi – a proven, highly effective advocate and fearless tactical litigation strategist across Louisiana, Texas, and beyond.
In addition to his product liability defense acumen, Randy litigates and resolves high-stakes environmental, admiralty, maritime, healthcare, medical malpractice, telecommunications, and intellectual property litigation. He defends serious personal injury lawsuits, valued from millions to billions of dollars in demand.
Randy continuously proves his stellar reputation as a top-shelf casualty and commercial litigator and trial advocate who knows how to discern between an expensive judgment and a favorable settlement. Appreciated for being the ultimate legal strategist, consummate professional, and formidable advocate, Randy knows how to prepare a case to ensure the best possible result.
Randy is also fluent in the art of emergency response-related incidents and resulting litigation. He has led legal teams through a multitude of crisis scenarios where he is often on the ground and advising on official notifications, evidence preservation, incident investigation, risk management, interaction with regulatory authorities, litigation management, and complex mass joinder and personal injury trial defenses in multiple venues, including taking several of these cases to verdict.
At every phase of dispute resolution – from meticulous case planning, legal research, investigations, and depositions to jury selection and trial advocacy – Randy identifies and seizes opportunities for immediate resolution and/or victory. His decades of oral advocacy complement his natural ability to present complex facts in a way that is streamlined, practical, and makes sense to judges and juries alike.
Randy litigates everywhere clients need him to be. Not only is he admitted to practice in state and federal courts across Louisiana, but also brings Pro Hac Vice admissions that reach across the country – from California to Florida and many other states in between. In addition to serving as the firm’s Practice Group Leader for the Casualty and Mass Tort Litigation team, Randy recently served as Chair of the firm’s Recruiting Committee for four years.
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Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1994
- Member, Loyola Law Review
- Loyola University New Orleans, M.B.A., 1994
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LSU, B.S., Finance, 1991
- Member, Judicial Board; Vice President & Pledge Trainer, Kappa Alpha Order
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- AV Preeminent-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- “Best Lawyers,” The Best Lawyers in America, 2020-2026
- “Lawyer of the Year,” The Best Lawyers in America, 2021, 2026
- “Super Lawyers,” Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2022-2025
- “Board Chairman Award,” Baton Rouge Area Chamber, 2019