About Edward
Dirk Wegmann is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on commercial civil litigation. Drawing on his more than 30 years of litigation experience, Dirk provides effective representation to clients in federal courts, state courts, and arbitration. He has substantial experience providing counsel regarding disputes and litigation in the areas of insurance coverage, tax, breach of contract, injunctions, fraud, unfair competition, landlord/tenant, construction, trusts and estates, franchisor-franchisee, partnership, shareholder, expropriation, public bid, real estate, banking, and intellectual property. Dirk also handles arbitration and appellate work in the state and federal appellate courts. Dirk leads the firm’s commercial dispute resolution and arbitration team.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation and Controversy - Tax, New Orleans (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, New Orleans (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, New Orleans (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, New Orleans (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, New Orleans (2015)
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Recognized: Litigation - Construction
- Recognized: Litigation - Real Estate
- Recognized: Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Recognized: Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Special Focus: Banking
- Special Focus: Breach of Contract
- Special Focus: Civil Litigation
- Special Focus: Commercial Disputes
- Special Focus: Complex Litigation
- Special Focus: Construction
- Special Focus: Contract Disputes
- Special Focus: Insurance
- Special Focus: Real Estate
- Special Focus: Tax