Representative Projects
Various mid-size commercial and real estate loans local and national banks 1980-1999
Private purpose tax exempt bond transactions for local and national banks 1980-1986
Reorganization of a major offshore oilfield contractor 1985-1987
Formation and start-up of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation 1988-1990
Acquisition of Research Park by the University of New Orleans 1989-1992
$300 million claim by bondholders in the conservatorship of Executive Life Insurance Company 1990-2000
$315 million secured note offering by Casino America, Inc. 1995-1999
$50 million financing of American MetroComm Corporation by Goldman Sachs Credit Partners, L.P. 1998-2000
Acquisition of 1615 Poydras Street 2000
Acquisition of and title review of the Alliance Refinery in Plaquemines Parish 2000
Refinancing and general transactions respecting the Pere Marquette Hotel 2003-2013
Acquisition, financing, development and reorganization of New Orleans commercial real estate properties from the bankruptcy estate of a local grocery chain 2004-present
Acquisition and development of 500-acre “Nelson Tract,” Baton Rouge 2004-2000
Sale of expropriated properties by New Orleans Redevelopment Authority 2010-2012
Acquisition of 430-acre Mt. Airy, Louisiana industrial site 2012
Acquisition of Citrus Lands sites in Plaquemines Parish 2013
Acquisition and development of The Pythian, New Orleans 2013-2022
Expert testimony in Latter & Blum, Inc. v. Teresa Ditta, M.D. and Frank M. Scurlock 2015-2018
Acquisition and development of 4528 Freret Street, a historic mixed office-retail development 2018-2022
Acquisitions of multiple Jefferson Parish subdivision parcels for hospital expansion 2014-2023
Development of several condominium projects 2017-present
Multi-phase resubdivision of large waterfront tracts in New Orleans East 2020-2023
Positions
Shaun B. Rafferty Law Office LLC, solo practice since 2001
Smith Martin, Commercial Real Estate Department manager, 1999-2001
Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., Associate, then partner, 1980-1999
Louisiana State Bar Association, admitted 1980
Education
Louisiana State University, Juris Doctor 1980. Member and Associate Editor of the Louisiana Law Review
Vassar College, B.A. in History 1976
Community Service
New Orleans Bar Association Real Property Committee, member and Chairman
New Orleans College Preparatory Academies (a charter school network), board member and Secretary
Crocker Arts and Technology School (a charter school), board member and Secretary
St. George’s Episcopal School, board member, Secretary, Vice President and Chairman of the Board
Longue Vue House and Gardens, board member and President
New Orleans Museum of Art, board member and Secretary
Garden District Association, board member, Vice President and President
New Orleans Epilepsy Council, board member