Bryan Jules O’Neill
Bryan J. O’Neill began his legal career with the Derbes Law Firm in 2016. Mr. O'Neill assists clients in a variety of commercial transactional matters, including entity election and startup, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, as well as general business related matters. Over the course of his career, he has drafted, reviewed, and negotiated numerous types of contracts, including commercial leases, purchase agreements, sale agreements, phantom stock agreements, employment agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and settlement agreements. When necessary, his commercial practice extends to a variety of commercial disputes in state court litigation. Mr. O'Neill also regularly handles matters in federal and bankruptcy courts when the matter concerns complex commercial disputes.
Beyond his commercial practice, Mr. O'Neill maintains an active practice in estate planning and succession administration. Mr. O'Neill also regularly advises clients on the division of retirement plans through Qualified Domestic Relations Orders. Mr. O'Neill further practices in administrative law, including handling matters at the administrative level or enforcing administrative decisions in state court. Mr. O'Neill rounds out his practice handling appeals in many venues, which includes having successfully defended two writs to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
During law school, Mr. O'Neill served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola Maritime Law Journal, was a member of the Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Team and was the research assistant to Professor Nikolaos Davradros for a project that was ultimately published in the Louisiana Law Review, A Louisiana Theory of Juridical Acts, 80 La. L. Rev. 1120 (2020).
Mr. O'Neill is an active member of the St. Thomas More Loyola Law American Inn of Court, currently serving as the Inn’s Programming Chair. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Loyola Maritime Law Journal and frequently serves as a guest judge for the Loyola Moot Court program. He and his wife, Amy, live in Metairie. They have one daughter.

Contact
Direct Dial: | 504.207.0907 |
Direct Fax: | 504.832.0332 |
Practice Areas
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Appeals
Real Estate