Harvey is a partner and the practice coordinator of the business group in the New Orleans office. He practices in the areas of business and finance and real estate, with an emphasis on commercial and corporate finance, banking, partnerships and joint ventures, commercial real estate and other commercial transactions, real estate and equipment acquisition, financing and leasing, including leveraged leasing, debt restructuring, zoning and land use, governmental and regulatory affairs, and gaming law. He serves as lead counsel for various institutional clients of the firm on all manner of transactions involving his areas of practice. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in the area of transactional law in The Best Lawyers in America.

• Tulane University, J.D., 1975; Valedictorian; Editor-in-Chief, Tulane Law Review; Order of the Coif
• Tulane University, B.A., 1973; Phi Beta Kappa

• Member: Louisiana Bankers Association; Louisiana State Bar Association (Sections on Corporate and Business Law); New Orleans Bar Association; American Bar Association (Sections on Business Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; General Practice Section Committee on Law Firms); Board of Advisory Editors of Tulane Law Review; International Association of Gaming Attorneys; Board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans

• Lectures frequently on business law topics and law firm management.

• Handling of structuring, financing and development of major hotel, office, retail and industrial projects in Louisiana.
• Handling of structuring, financing and development of land-based casino in New Orleans and riverboat casinos in New Orleans, Shreveport, and Lake Charles.
• Handling of purchase, sale, and leveraged leasing of petrochemical facilities.
• Handling of purchase, financing, franchising, and general representation of 70-unit fast food retail operation.
• Handling of purchase, financing, and general representation of 25-unit retail grocery chain.
• Handling of commercial leasing and real estate transactions for major universities.
• Handling of intellectual property transaction property transaction involving major national financial institutions.