Brian A. Jackson • Shareholder, New OrleansMr. Jackson joined Liskow & Lewis following a 16-year career in the U.S. Department of Justice. He has served as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, First Assistant United States Attorney for that district and Associate Deputy Attorney General in Washington, D.C. As a member of the firm's litigation group, Mr. Jackson represents corporations in business and commercial disputes, including energy litigation, tax claims and other matters. He counsels individuals and businesses in state and federal criminal investigations involving a variety of alleged white-collar crimes, including environmental matters, customs violations, health care and other commercial matters. Mr. Jackson directed, or personally handled, civil litigation for the United States in cases including tort claims, employment discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and immigration litigation. He has directed and litigated criminal investigations and prosecutions in areas such as mail fraud, money laundering, public corruption, health care fraud, environmental crimes and major narcotics trafficking. During his tenure as Associate Deputy Attorney General from 1998 to 1999, Mr. Jackson served as a principal advisor to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on civil rights and criminal justice policies implemented throughout the United States. In 1992, Mr. Jackson was honored as the recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Equal Employment Opportunity. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Jackson served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, where he tried numerous cases to verdict. He has also appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Board of Immigration Appeals in Washington, D.C Mr. Jackson plays an active role in the community, and currently serves as the director of The Ruby Bridges Foundation and a member of the board of directors of the Catholic Charities of New Orleans. He has been a member of several national diversity-related groups, including the U.S. Vice President’s Inter-Agency Commission on Diversity. Mr. Jackson has also spoken before numerous groups on ethics and corporate criminal law issues. Honors & Affiliations: - Admissions Committee of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Bar Examiner - Member, 2001 - present
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations - Member
- Catholic Charities of New Orleans - Board of Directors, 2002 - present
- Executive Office of the Vice President, Washington, DC - Vice President’s Inter-Agency Commission on Diversity, 1998 - 1999
- Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys, 1998
- United States Department of Justice - First Assistant United States Attorney, Middle District of Louisiana, 1994 - 2002; United States Attorney, Middle District of Louisiana, Jan. - Oct. 2001; Associate Deputy Attorney General - 1998 - 1999; Executive Office for United States Attorneys - Assistant Director, 1992 - 1994
- Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1988 - 1992
- United States Immigration and Naturalization Service - General Attorney, 1985 - 1987; Assistant Regional Counsel, 1987; Assistant General Counsel, 1987 - 1988
- The Ruby Bridges Foundation - Director, 2001 - present
- Louisiana State University - Community Advisory Committee for Campus Diversity, 2001 - 2002
- United States Marine Corps - Commandant’s Diversity Interest Group, Washington, DC, 1994 - 1995
- Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Chairman, 1994 - 1998
- Federal Courthouse Black History Month Planning Committee, United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Chairman, 1995 - 2002
- Teach For America - South Louisiana Regional Board, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Board of Advisors, Chairman, 1997 - 1998
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, 2008-2010
Presentations: - “Cooperation and Waiver of Privileges by Corporations,” LSU Paul Hebert Law Center, Continuing Legal Education, March 2005
- “The Enforcement Perspective: Past and Present U.S. Attorneys," American Bar Association, Environmental Criminal Enforcement Seminar, January 2004
- “Ps and Qs Ethics and Professionalism Seminar,” Louisiana State Bar Association, December 2003
- “Ethics and Professionalism,” New Orleans Bar Association Annual Bench Bar Conference, April 2003
- “Management Team Training for U.S. Attorneys’ Offices,” U.S. Department of Justice - Panelist and Facilitator, Columbia, South Carolina, February 2002
- “Ethics in the Criminal Law Practice,” Louisiana State Bar Association - CLE, Ethics and Professionalism Seminar: Watch Your Ps & Qs, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2001
- “Orientation Seminar for New United States Attorneys,” U.S. Department of Justice - Panelist and Facilitator, Washington, DC, December 2001
- “Silence on the Border: To Gag or Not to Gag,” Baton Rouge Bar Association - CLE Panelist, Annual Bench Bar Conference, Orange Beach, Alabama, April 2001
- “Recent Developments in Federal Criminal Law and Federal Code Updates,” Southern University Law Center - CLE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 2000
- “Overview of Today's White Collar Crime,” Louisiana State Bar Association - CLE, Summer School for Lawyers Revisited, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2000
- National Association of Community Development Centers - Panelist, 2000 National Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2000
- “Round Table Discussion of African American Chief Federal Prosecutors,” National Black Prosecutors Association - Facilitator, 2000 National Convention, Washington, DC, July 2000
- “Introduction to White Collar Crimes,” Louisiana State Bar Association - CLE, Summer School for Lawyers, San Destin, Florida, July 2000
- “Policing In The New Millennium,” Mid-Western Regional Law Enforcement Training Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, August 1999
- “Efforts by the Justice Department to Assist Young Black Males,” U.S. Civil Rights Commission - Panelist, Washington, DC, March 1999
Publications: - “Dirks vs. SEC: A Rule 10b-5 Transgression,” 10 S.U.L.Rev. 107 (1983)
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Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 2000 Southern University School of Law, J.D., 1985 - Moot Court, Board Member
- Southern University Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1984 - 1985
Xavier University of Louisiana, B.S., 1982
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