Brent Barriere has 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 representing trustees and receivers in complex litigation. His work includes serving as receiver’s counsel in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arthur Lamar Adams and Madison Timber Properties, LLC, a case arising from a $100 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors, and as litigation counsel to the trustee in Jalbert v. Raymond James & Associates et al., which involved a failed $330 million bond issuance to construct a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Urania, Louisiana. He also represents the trustee of Cox Operating, LLC and its affiliates in pursuing director and officer liability and fraudulent conveyance claims.
Brent was named one of Louisiana’s Top 10 Litigators by The National Law Journal. 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.
- 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 sought 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 brought 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 were subject of a five-week trial beginning on April 20, 2026, and the jury found that the law firm committed negligent supervision and was vicariously liable for the aiding and abetting of two firm employees—one shareholder and one lobbyist. The firm is currently litigating post-trial motions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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