Mr. Serio joined us in 2005 as an associate in our Corporate Section. His primary practice areas are corporate transactions, commercial finance, commercial real estate, and negotiated business acquisitions. 

Steven has counseled clients on a variety of corporate deals, including the acquisition and financing (both conventional and public infrastructure bonds) of a commercial retail development in excess of $30 million;  the financing of a $28 million preferred share vessel transaction; the corporate tax implications and benefits  of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005; various like-kind exchanges of commercial real estate; a $30 million secured oil and gas facility; and Rouse's Enterprises negotiation and acquisition of 20 A&P and Sav-A-Center grocery stores located in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Steven graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in accounting and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive).  He received his J.D., cum laude, from American University's Washington College of Law in 2005, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the American University Law Review.  He is the author of "A Process Right Due? Examining Whether a Capital Defendant Has a Due Process Right to a Jury Selection Expert," 53 Am. U. L. Rev. 1143 (2004) and is a co-author of Article 9 Remedies in West's Louisiana Statutes Annotated Code of Civil Procedure.

Steven teaches corporate law and real estate skills courses at Loyola University's College of Law.  He is currently serving as the Secretary and as a Director of Choice Foundation, as a member of the Fore!Kids Foundation, and as the Vice President of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of New Orleans.