Edward F. Bukaty, IV

Edward Bukaty is a corporate and transactional lawyer.  From large businesses to emerging companies, clients look to Edward to successfully guide them through their commercial transactions.  Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he has helped local businesses navigate the multitude of state and federal relief opportunities to minimize the pandemic’s negative economic effects.

Edward also provides legal consulting services on a pro bono basis to underserved populations through the Legal Help for the Homeless Program.

• Represented company in asphalt paving and civil construction agency in $120 million sale to a publicly traded company.

• Represented shareholders of marketing agency in sale of marketing agency to internal management.

• Represented company in acquisition of business providing field service technicians and products for the oil and gas industry.

• Represented numerous clients in acquisitions of restaurants.
• Represented group of companies engaged in homogenized tobacco leaf cigar wraps and cones business in $46 million sale of intellectual property rights to publicly traded provider of tobacco products and in restructuring of offshore companies to achieve greater tax efficiency.
• Represented company in elevator service business in $13 million sale to a private equity buyer.
• Represented leading Louisiana-based venture capital platform in $8 million acquisition of series A preferred stock of company that provides technology platform to help non-profit organizations increase capacity and enable enterprises that deploy billions of dollars to scale impact.
• Represented security alarm monitoring company in Louisiana in connection with acquisition by a publicly traded company seeking to enter the security alarm monitoring business.
• Represented company in connection with the formation and capitalization of a joint venture to engage in the business of extracting and producing non-THC cannabinoids and cannabinols from hemp, and manufacturing various consumer products containing hemp and non-THC cannabinoids and cannabinols.
• Represented private equity group as local counsel in connection with its $140 million acquisition of an on-line retailer headquartered in Louisiana.
• Represented global manufacturer and supplier of liquid animal feed supplements in connection with an approximately $2 million joint venture with an owner and operator of beet sugar production and distribution facilities, for the construction and operation of a liquid animal feed manufacturing facility.
• Represented a holding company for a suite of excess and surplus lines insurance companies, in drafting, negotiating and closing the $10 million issuance of new securities to a property and casualty insurance company.
• Represented company in $14 million sale of network of pediatric healthcare clinics to private equity buyer.
• Represented barter platform company in restructuring and issuance of series seed preferred stock.
• Represented manufacturer of agricultural products in acquisition of animal feed production facility.
• Served as lead corporate law counsel for multi-state restaurant franchise portfolio company in over $50 million refinancing of existing credit facility.

• GNO, Inc. NextGen Council member.

• Current chair of the Business Transactions Committee of the New Orleans Bar Association.

• American Bar Association Business Law Section member.
• Louisiana State Bar Association Corporate and Business Law Section member.
• Edward has volunteered with the Division of Real Estate and Records for the City of New Orleans to prepare servitude agreements between the City and private individuals.
• He has volunteered at the New Orleans Family Justice Center.

• The Best Lawyers in America:  Ones to Watch 2021 - 2025.
• Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star 2021 - 2024.
• New Orleans Magazine "Top Lawyer" 2021 - 2024.