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r. Gelderman heads the firm's Louisiana office and is responsible for the firm's institutional investor and client outreach.  He is a frequent speaker at U.S. and European investor conferences and has written numerous articles on securities litigation and asset protection.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Gelderman served as Chief of Staff and General Counsel to the Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, (1992-1996) and prior to that served as General Counsel to the Louisiana Department of the Treasury.  Mr. Gelderman also coordinated all legislative matters for the State Treasurer during his tenure with the Treasury Department.  Earlier in Mr. Gelderman's legal career, he served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge Charles Schwartz, Jr., Eastern District of Louisiana (1986-1987).

Mr. Gelderman is a former adjunct professor of law at the Tulane Law School where he has taught a course in legislative process.  In 1995, Mr. Gelderman was profiled by the American Bar Association in Barrister magazine as one of the 25 young lawyers in America making a difference in the legal profession.

Mr. Gelderman is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, where he served as Chairman for the Young Lawyers Continuing Legal Education Committee between 1990 and 1993, and the American Bar Association.