Grant J. Guillot has excelled at engaging federal, state, and municipal officials to navigate legislative and regulatory challenges, negotiating high-value contracts, and crafting innovative policy solutions that advance business objectives in highly regulated industries.
Grant began his legal career with a judicial clerkship under Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball with the Louisiana Supreme Court. He has since represented clients in numerous appellate matters in both state and federal court, including the United States Supreme Court. He has argued before both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Grant has provided legal and regulatory representation to aviation, education, electric utility, healthcare/pharmaceutical, telecommunications, water utility, and wastewater utility companies before federal, state, and municipal agencies and courts. He has led discussions between technology companies and prospective foreign government partners. Grant represents corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships in various matters, including breach of fiduciary duty claims, contract disputes, defense against regulatory investigations and other adverse actions, disputes among officers and directors, and preparation of corporate documents.
Prior to joining Leake Andersson, Grant was in-house counsel for a leading unmanned aircraft system/drone technology company and a partner at a large regional law firm where he started one of the nation’s first unmanned aircraft system/drone legal practices.
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A lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Grant enjoys spending time with his wife Amber and their three children. Grant is a guitar, bass, and piano player and enjoys performing music with his family.