BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Jones Walker LLP announced that Ted Jones has been appointed as head of the firm’s Baton Rouge office, effective September 1, 2026.

Ted is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and joined the firm as special counsel in 2012. He was promoted to partner in 2017. In his new role as head of the office, Ted will oversee the management of and strategic expansion efforts for the firm’s office located in downtown Baton Rouge.

“We are thrilled to have Ted take on this important role leading our Baton Rouge office and helping shape its continued growth and impact in the market,” said managing partner Bill Hines. “He has long been a trusted voice within our firm and a respected presence in the Greater Baton Rouge business and legal communities.”

Ted is a skilled corporate attorney who advises public and private companies, private equity and venture capital funds, investment banks and underwriters, and individual and other institutional investors in connection with securities offerings, other financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and recapitalizations, corporate governance, and public finance matters. He also advises private fund managers, investment bankers and other investment advisors, and broker-dealers with respect to compliance under federal and state securities laws and regulations.

Prior to joining Jones Walker, Ted was an investment banker with the Baton Rouge office of Stephens Inc. and practiced corporate and securities law in Silicon Valley.

Ted replaces Brandon Black, a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, who joined the firm in 2005 and has served as office head since 2016. Brandon is joining Cajun Industries as Chief Legal Officer beginning January 2027.

Brandon and Ted will collaborate on this leadership transition through the end of the year.

About Jones Walker
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