Walter Wolf graduated with undergraduate degrees in Theatre and European History. Prior to law school, he was a curator at a private museum in San Antonio and then a curator at the Historic New Orleans Collection. He graduated from Loyola Law School, where he was the Articles Editor of the Law Review, and a founder of the Entertainment Law Society. Prior to joining the firm, he was the Intellectual Property Manager at the National World War II Museum.
Personal
Among many things, Walter is a dual citizen with Switzerland, Honorary Consul for the Republic of Latvia (January 2022-Present), multilinguist (conversational French and elementary Spanish and German), and is a Commandeur of the Commanderie de Bordeaux.
The Commanderie de Bordeaux aux États-Unis d’Amérique was organized in 1957 by a small group of lovers of Bordeaux wines and became a New York corporation in 1959. Since it has grown to include 37 chapters and some 1300 members located in different cities around the United States. It is affiliated with a worldwide network of 90 Commanderies in 28 countries under the overall patronage of the Bordeaux-based Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux (GCVB).
The members (Commandeurs) of these chapters get together periodically for luncheons and dinners called “parlements” from the French verb parler, (to talk) and other events in order to enjoy, discuss and learn more about the wines of the various Bordeaux regions and their different vintages. Through their passion for these wines, Commandeurs become emissaries of the Bordeaux winemakers to their localities, with the goal of broadening the appreciation of the wines of Bordeaux in the US.
Previously, he also served as Special Legal Advisor to the Honorary Consulate of Switzerland of New Orleans on public international law issues (2008-2018)
Certificates
Wine and Spirits Educational Trust (WSET): Level 2 Award (Passed with Distinction), December 2017. (16hour intermediate course in wine and spirits. 100% on final exam)
World Trade Center of New Orleans: International Trade Certificate, December 2013 (22hour intensive import and export education program)
University of New Orleans: Course Certificate: Espionage and Covert Operations
Community Involvement
- Adjunct Professor of Entertainment Law, Loyola University School of Law (2006-2011).
- Adjunct Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Loyola University School of Law (2007-2011). Course: International Law and the Use of Force.
- Board member of the New Orleans Opera Association (1990-2005). Legal Advisor (2005)
- President and board member of the New Orleans Film Society & Film Festival (1996-2009) (President, 2000-2002). (Acting Executive Director, January 2000 to June 2000)
- Board member and President of the New Orleans Citizen Diplomacy Council (Now, Global New Orleans) (2004 to 2012; 2015-2022) (President, 2008-2010).
- President of the Swiss American Society of New Orleans (Jan. 2014 to December 2015)
- Churchill Society of New Orleans, Board Member
- English Speaking Union, New Orleans Chapter, Board Member