Jean-Paul Perrault

Jean-Paul Perrault is a Louisiana business lawyer and partner at Adams and Reese LLP who advises businesses in the automotive, auto-finance, insurance, financial services, and construction industries. His practice covers corporate structure, entity formation, governance, financing, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and asset or stock sales. Mr. Perrault regularly helps clients execute business strategies, manage operational concerns, and address regulatory requirements. His work combines transactional planning, industry knowledge, and practical guidance designed to support compliant growth and complex commercial decision-making.

Mr. Perrault earned his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and an M.B.A., cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans. He received his B.S. from Louisiana State University. His education supports a practice involving corporate finance, insurance regulation, commercial transactions, and business governance. He is admitted in Louisiana and before the US District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana. He is also admitted before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mr. Perrault advises insurance companies, producers, lenders, automobile manufacturers, finance companies, and FinTech businesses on regulatory and transactional matters. He structures credit insurance policies, ancillary products, service contracts, and nationwide compliance programs. His work includes form and rate filings, change-of-control approvals, capital investments, loan purchase agreements, private placements, and public-private partnerships. He also handles construction contract negotiations, contractor licensing, AIA documents, public works projects, and private development matters involving substantial financing and regulatory complexity.

Jean-Paul Perrault is ranked Band 1 for Louisiana Corporate/M&A by Chambers USA. He holds an AV Preeminent peer-review rating and has received Best Lawyers recognition for corporate and insurance law. Mr. Perrault has led professional organizations, including the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys and business law groups. He frequently writes and speaks about insurance, ancillary products, commercial finance, and compliance. His affiliations include the American Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Foundation, Greater Baton Rouge Chamber, and Secured Finance Network. His approach combines technical knowledge, responsive counsel, and careful attention to each client’s business goals, operational risks, and regulatory responsibilities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Adams and Reese, L.L.P
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Loyola University of New Orleans
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Louisiana State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)