Aaron DeLong is a corporate and M&A lawyer who leads major energy, maritime, and infrastructure transactions with clarity and strategic focus. Aaron advises on high-stakes deals that often combine commercial urgency, regulatory nuance, and cross-border complexity.
Aaron’s recent work includes guiding clients through multimillion-dollar acquisitions and project financings involving vessels, terminals, and other critical energy assets. He brings a practical, forward-looking approach, helping clients close transactions efficiently while anticipating the business, regulatory, and operational realities that follow.
Before private practice, Aaron served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, where he negotiated investments and policy initiatives across the Middle East. That diplomatic background shapes his work today: He is skilled at finding alignment among diverse stakeholders and moving large, intricate deals from idea to execution.
Clients value Aaron for his ability to bridge legal, financial, and strategic considerations and for his calm, results-focused approach when negotiations turn complex. Whether structuring a cross-border acquisition, advising on project finance, or guiding boards through strategic transactions, Aaron combines technical precision with practical business judgment to deliver results that stand up over time.
Aaron works remotely and is licensed in New York and Louisiana, currently practicing in New Orleans. Please contact Aaron via email or telephone to schedule an in-person or virtual meeting or for an address for mail or deliveries.
experience
- Advisor to purchaser in $200 million acquisition of active oil and gas fields.
- Advisor to seller in $40 million divestiture of private consumer goods company.
- Advisor to seller in $50 million sale of electric components manufacturer.
- Advisor to company in $20 million redemption of membership units.
- Advisor to issuer on $72.5 million bond issuance for buildout of port facility.
- Advisor to borrower in $70 million refinancing to expand offshore oil services fleet.
- Advisor to borrower in $10 million loan transaction to finance offshore drilling operations.
- Advisor to senior lender on a $28 million debt restructuring with oil and gas operator.
- Advisor to oil services company on $40 million debt-to-equity conversion transaction.
- Advisor to lead arranger on $20 million syndicated debt facility for intermodal transportation company.
- Arabic (intermediate)
Professional
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association
Community
- French Market Corporation Board of Directors
- Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, 2026
- Ranked in Chambers USA (by Chambers and Partners), Corporate/M&A, 2025
- Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Dealmakers, 2025
- Inside New Orleans, “Elite Lawyers” Edition, Banking and Finance Law, 2025
I enjoy hiking, gardening, sipping porch cocktails with my wife, Sheila, and trying to keep pace with my three children, who are busy either running or rowing.


