Cases
Representative Experience: Representation of clients involving contract
lease disputes in bankruptcy proceedings.
Representation of various oil companies in litigation
governmental proceedings resulting from pipelines being ruptured by vessels, including all issues surrounding multi-million dollar oil spill clean-ups
Representation of an energy company's insurer in litigation
governmental proceedings resulting from destruction of a platform that was struck by a vessel, including issues surrounding a $25,000,000 oil spill clean-up
Representation of professional athletes in securities
other financial claims regarding investment advice
activities
Representation of an oil company in a dispute with a co-venturer over a multi-million dollar contract involving a drilling project on the North Slope of Alaska
Representation of an energy company in a complex dispute over salvage operations
Representation of various oil companies
drilling companies in litigation involving disputes over contracts with service companies
oil companies, including Master Service Agreements
Drafting of Master Service Agreements
drilling contracts for various drilling companies
oil companies
Representation of clients in matters involving alleged damages to oyster beds
leases
Representation of various energy companies in well blow-outs
all claims arising from significant catastrophes, which involve contract disputes, personal injury
death claims, environmental issues,
large property damage claims
Representation of various oil companies in claims involving OPA 90 regulations
governmental investigations
Representation of numerous marine
energy companies involving significant catastrophes resulting from a rupture of pipelines
explosions
Representation of contractors
government entities in matters involving statutory immunity as a result of actions taken after Hurricanes Katrina
Rita
Representation of numerous marine
energy companies in litigation in Texas federal courts
Representation of numerous marine
energy companies in U.S. Coast Guard
OSHA investigations
hearings
Representation of various drilling companies
oil companies in lawsuits filed by offshore workers based on the Jones Act, General Maritime Law, Louisiana
Texas state law
the Longshore
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA)
Representation of commercial diving companies servicing the maritime
oil & gas industries in defense of personal injury
death claims
Representation of national transportation company in a public bid dispute with the City of New Orleans
the Armstrong International Airport
Representation of shipbuilding clients in class action lawsuits filed by former employees alleging asbestos exposure
Jones Act issues
Representation of Levee Boards in a class action lawsuit filed by pleasure craft owners seeking compensation for damages caused by Hurricane Katrina
Representation of various drilling companies
energy companies in EEOC claims filed by employees for sexual harassment, racial
sexual discrimination
Representation of shipyards in claims involving Social Security fraud filed by immigrant workers
Representation of a Fortune 500 Company in dispute regarding docking of its vessels
Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General by the Louisiana Attorney General to represent the State of Louisiana
the Board of Supervisors in lawsuits filed against Louisiana State Colleges by professors claiming racial
sexual discrimination
Representation of the Louisiana State Police in lawsuits filed by its Director claiming sexual
racial discrimination
Representation of the Louisiana State Police in lawsuits filed against it by citizens for wrongful arrest
automobile accidents
Representation of a New Orleans wine merchant in dispute over copyright
franchise issues
Representation of a New Orleans restaurant
cooking school regarding franchise issues
Representation of the owner of gas service stations in corporate negotiation
stock sale
