Jill Louis focuses her practice on advising companies with growth-oriented, liquidity-creating, and transformational strategies. Her experience includes leading strategic transactions for entrepreneurs, private equity sponsors, and portfolio companies, as well as members of the Fortune 50® with a particular emphasis on infrastructure, multi-location retail, transportation, manufacturing, and industrial sector matters.
In addition to her experience in private practice, Jill served as the general counsel for a large private equity portfolio company with over $1 billion in annual revenue, operating heavy duty parts distribution and service locations in 45 states. She also served as general counsel for a multinational shared workspace company with $600 million in revenue and operating both owned and franchised locations in all 50 U.S. states, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, and Mexico. For more than ten years, she led the transactions group for the retail operating company of a global courier delivery service, managing commercial and technology transactions in North America and Asia and launching the same-day transportation delivery service.
Active in both her professional and personal communities, Jill serves on the executive committees of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. (KERA/KXT).
Named one of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2017 – 2023
Professional Recognition
- Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024
- Recognized by AM Law’s Corporate Counsel for Women, Influence and Power in Law Award for Innovative Leadership, 2023
- Named by D Magazine as one of the Dallas 500, “The most influential leaders in North Texas,” 2021 – 2023
- Named one of Dallas Business Journal’s Women in Business, 2021
- Named one of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2017 – 2023
- Named Texas General Counsel Forum Magna Stella-Outstanding AGC, 2011
- Received FedEx Five Star Award, 2012
Professional Leadership
- ABA Corporate Laws Committee, Member, 2023 – present
- Chief, Member
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Howard University, Member of Audit and Facilities Committees, Board of Trustees, 2018 – present
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Thrivent Financial, Texas Region Board Member. 2017 – present
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North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. (KERA), Executive Board Member, 2016 – present
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The Dallas Assembly, 2009 – present
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Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, Education Political Action Committee Board, 2011 – 2013, Co-Chair, 2012 – 2013
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2006 Class of Leadership Dallas
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Junior League of Dallas, Sustaining Member
Community Involvement
- AT&T Performing Arts Center, Executive Board Member, 2016 – present
- Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas, Board of Trustees, 2005 - 2010, Executive Committee, 2007 - 2009, Advisory Board Member, 2018 – present
- The Links Incorporated, Dallas Chapter, 2017 – present
- Village Giving Circle of the Texas Women’s Foundation, Founding Member
- The Dallas Summit