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Jonathan C. Benda Partner
Baton Rouge
jon.benda@phelps.com
225-376-0248  direct
jon.benda@phelps.com
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Jon Benda practices in the areas of contract preparation and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, documentation of commercial loans, commercial real estate transactions, joint ventures, and general corporate and business law.

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Practice Focus

Experience

  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting contracts for numerous businesses, including a major industrial manufacturer.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting acquisitions of multiple assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, fueling facilities, restaurants.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting acquisitions and sales of numerous businesses.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting franchise and licensing matters, including advising on franchise disclosure documents and license agreements.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting hospital joint ventures.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting commercial loan transactions.
  • Providing general legal counseling to multiple businesses on an ongoing basis.
  • Loan workouts and foreclosures, including Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge, LA.

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Publications
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Memberships & Affiliations

  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Louisiana Land Title Association
  • Baton Rouge Property Lawyers Association
  • Louisiana Bankers Association
  • Zachary Community School Board
  • Zachary Planning and Zoning Commissions

Recognition

  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Banking and Finance Law (2014-2020), Real Estate Law (2020), The Best Lawyers in America

Industries

Education

  • Louisiana State University Law Center
    J.D., 1986
  • Princeton University
    A.B., cum laude, 1982

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • Louisiana
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting contracts for numerous businesses, including a major industrial manufacturer.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting acquisitions of multiple assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, fueling facilities, restaurants.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting acquisitions and sales of numerous businesses.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting franchise and licensing matters, including advising on franchise disclosure documents and license agreements.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting hospital joint ventures.
  • Handling of structuring, negotiating and documenting commercial loan transactions.
  • Providing general legal counseling to multiple businesses on an ongoing basis.
  • Loan workouts and foreclosures, including Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge, LA.
Publications
News
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Louisiana Land Title Association
  • Baton Rouge Property Lawyers Association
  • Louisiana Bankers Association
  • Zachary Community School Board
  • Zachary Planning and Zoning Commissions
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Banking and Finance Law (2014-2020), Real Estate Law (2020), The Best Lawyers in America