Christophe B. Szapary

Christophe B. Szapary is a partner at Provosty & Gankendorff in New Orleans whose practice includes Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Business Transactions, Corporate Law, and General Civil Litigation. He also handles insurance, construction, employment, antitrust, environmental and toxic-tort, government contract, corporate governance, and professional liability matters. His broad practice serves clients whose legal needs cross business operations, creative rights, contracts, regulation, and civil disputes.

Szapary earned his J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University Law School in 1998 and received a certificate in European Community Law. He later earned an M.A. in Anthropology from Tulane University in 2001 and received a B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University in 1991. He also studied at Tolbiac/Sorbonne Paris I. This interdisciplinary education supports a practice involving business, policy, culture, contracts, and intellectual property.

Szapary advises clients on entertainment and intellectual property issues, corporate matters, business transactions, and civil litigation. His work also extends to insurance disputes, personal injury defense, casualty defense, government contracts, construction, employment law, antitrust, environmental and toxic-tort litigation, and medical malpractice liability. This range allows him to address legal problems that involve several areas at once, including contracts, business structure, regulatory obligations, creative assets, and contested claims.

Christophe B. Szapary has been recognized for his work in the music and entertainment field and has practiced with Provosty & Gankendorff since 2013. His background combines transactional counseling and litigation across creative, commercial, and regulated industries. Szapary helps clients structure agreements, protect intellectual property, address governance and employment concerns, and respond to disputes while keeping business objectives and long-term relationships in view.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Provosty & Gankendorff, L.L.C.
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Judge, Teen Court Program, New Orleans, Louisiana (2000)
• Member, New Orleans Bar Association
• Board Member, Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans (2008-2012)
• Board Member, Old Algiers Main Street Neighborhood Association, New Orleans, Louisiana (2005-2008)
• Board Member, Teaching Responsible Earth Education, New Orleans, Louisiana (2001-2005)

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Tulane University Graduate School
  Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology
• Duke University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Public Policy

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