Edward (Ed) Laborde, Jr. advises hospitals, senior living facilities, support services companies and ancillary health services providers in connection with complex transactions. A trusted advisor to many boards of directors, executive management teams and investors, his approach is entrepreneurial and results-oriented, a byproduct of his years as a general counsel and business executive, as well as his extensive experience structuring, negotiating and closing sophisticated commercial transactions.

Ed has over 25 years of corporate transactional experience, including 20 years with Houston law firms and 5 years as a general counsel, secretary and board member of a publicly owned, for-profit health services company.

Education

  • Tulane University Law School (J.D.)
    • cum laude
  • Georgetown University (B.S.)
    • cum laude, Psychology

Bar Admission

  • Texas
  • Louisiana

Professional Affiliations

  • Executive Committee and Board of Directors and Team Manager, West University Little League, Member
  • Continuing Catholic Education, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Teacher

Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law, 2026