Louis J. Rouleau

Louis Rouleau is a litigation attorney based in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. focuses his practice on a wide variety of cases involving complex business disputes, commercial real estate disputes (all classes of assets), equine disputes, breach of contract matters and lease enforcement actions.

Mr. Rouleau represents individuals and businesses, as plaintiffs and defendants, before state and federal courts across the country. He also has extensive experience at handling mediations, arbitrations and trials, as well as negotiating cost-effective out-of-court settlements.

Mr. Rouleau has served as trial counsel and lead counsel for a broad range of businesses, including those in the real estate development, partnership disputes, manufacturing and financial services industries. His cases often involve an important environmental component, including assessment of recognized environmental conditions (RECs), contamination cleanup and reporting requirements, and working with consulting and testifying experts to address such components. He has litigated and appealed cases in state and federal courts throughout the country on behalf of real estate investment trusts (REITS), national homebuilders and developers, national manufacturers of heavy machinery, and media and telecommunications companies.

In addition, Mr. Rouleau routinely provides legal counsel to owners and businesses in the equine industry, including owners and riders of Olympic-competing horses. He negotiates equine contracts for the purchase and sale of elite show jumping horses and related contracts (breeding, boarding, straw collection) in the United States and abroad, and serves as lead trial counsel in equine disputes in the United States.  

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Rouleau was a litigation attorney for an international law firm in its Washington, D.C., office.