Douglas S. Draper

Douglas S. Draper is a member of Heller, Draper, Patrick, Horn & Dabney, LLC in New Orleans, where he focuses his practice on litigation and business negotiation. He represents bondholders, creditors' committees and debtors in large commercial and business cases. Mr. Draper has represented clients in         successful reorganizations of hotels, grocery chains, apartment complexes, office buildings, oil compa- nies, shipyards, clothing stores, an oil refinery and fast food franchises. He is a frequent speaker and a member of the American, Louisiana, Colorado and Federal Illinois Bar Associations, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and he has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1989 and was recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the "50 Best Lawyers in Louisiana." Mr. Draper received his B.A. from Syracuse University in 1971, his J.D. from Tulane University in 1975 and his LL.M. in taxation from New York University in 1978.