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J. Kelly Duncan

About J. Kelly Duncan

J. Kelly Duncan is a lawyer practicing admiralty & maritime, business & commercial transactions, cuba initiative and 2 other areas of law. J. Kelly received a A.B. degree from Georgetown University in 1976, and has been licensed for 47 years. J. Kelly practices at Jones Walker LLP in New Orleans, LA.

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Areas of Law

  • Other 5
    • Admiralty & Maritime
    • Business & Commercial Transactions
    • Cuba Initiative
    • Gaming
    • International

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Jones Walker LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Representation of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in acquisition of integrated casino resorts in the United States
    Caribbean Isl
    s.
    Representation of operator
    processor with worldwide fishing operations in connection with Title XI
    other financings
    refinancings of fishing vessels secured by domestic
    non-domestic ship mortgages.
    Special maritime counsel in connection with multi-billion dollar credit facility
    modifications thereto secured by U.S. ship mortgages.
    Representation of money-center bank in connection with loan restructuring involving fleet of offshore supply vessels secured by U.S. fleet ship mortgages.
    Representation of casino owner
    operator in connection with a $85 Million credit facility secured by U.S. ship mortgages.
    Representation of money center bank in connection with $575 Million credit facility secured by U.S. ship mortgages.
    Licensure of domestic
    foreign gaming manufacturers
    suppliers.
    Representation of major entertainment companies relative to gaming licensure
    compliance matters in multiple states.
    Representation of regional casino in connection with multi-million dollar debt financings associated with emergence from bankruptcy.
    Representation of major private equity company seeking to acquire major international lottery company.
    Representation of national casino company in successfully obtaining important workforce concessions.
    Representation of international gaming manufacturers in connection with gaming issues arising out of mergers.
    Representation of various lenders in connection with a $700 million casino project.
    Representation of casino owner in connection with a $600 million casino project.
    Representation of international casino company in connection with a billion dollar casino project.
    Special maritime counsel in a $405-million sale of all marine assets of a publicly traded utility to a private equity group
    Special maritime counsel in a $9.5-billion acquisition financing associated with a publicly held entity being taken private
    Special maritime counsel in a $2.2-billion debt exchange offer
    Special maritime counsel in a $5-billion debt exchange offer
    Gaming counsel to a multijurisdictional casino company in connection with its $2-billion-plus Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, Louisiana
    5th Cir.
    11th Cir.
    W.D. La.
    E.D. La.
    M.D. La.
    Ct. Intl. Trade
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •American Association of Exporters and Importers (Member)
    •American Bar Association (Member, Sections of Admiralty and Maritime Law and Business Law, Marine Financing and Gaming Law Committees)
    •American Bar Association Gaming Law Minefield National Institute (Past Co-Chair)
    •Association of Average Adjusters of the United States (Member)
    •Audubon Boulevard Association
    •Past President
    •Member, Board of Directors
    •Audubon Commission
    •President
    •Member of Executive Committee
    •Past First Vice-President
    •Audubon Fund Committee
    •Past Chairman
    •Audubon Nature Institute
    •Past Chairman
    •Past First Vice-Chairman
    •Past Second Vice-Chairman
    •Past Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Committee
    •Past Parliamentarian
    •Honorary Co-Chair, 2015 Zoo-to-Do
    •Audubon Nature Institute Foundation
    •Past Member, Board of Directors
    •Bureau of Governmental Research
    •Past Chairman, Board of Directors
    •Past Member of Executive Committee
    •Past Chairman of Nominating Committee
    •Past Member of Strategic Planning/Communication Committee
    •Past Vice-Chairman
    •Past Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Committee
    •Past Chairman of Development Committee
    •Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans and the River Region
    •Past Chairman, Port and Waterways Advisory Committee
    •Committee for a Better New Orleans
    •Past Participant in the MAC Leadership Forum
    •Member
    •Federal Bar Association (Member)
    Gaming Law Review (Editorial Board)
    •Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program
    •Member, Louisiana Admissions Committee
    •Georgetown University Board of Governors
    •Past Member
    •Georgetown University Club of Louisiana
    •Past President
    •International Association of Gaming Advisors (Member)
    •International Masters of Gaming Law
    •Past President
    •Past Vice-President
    •Past Treasurer
    •John Charles Olmsted Society for Audubon Park
    •Founding Member
    •Louisiana Children's Museum
    •Past President
    •Past Member of Executive Committee
    •Past Vice-President
    •Past Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Committee
    •Past Chairman of Development Committee
    •Past Chairman of Nominating Committee
    •Past Member of Long Range Planning Committee
    •Louisiana Nature and Science Center (National Center for Wetlands Education and Society for Environmental Education)
    •Past President
    •Past Member of Executive Committee
    •Past Vice-President
    •Past Member of Finance Committee
    •Past Member of Long Range Planning Committee
    •Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Sections on Admiralty and International Law)
    •Louisiana State Bar Association (Chairman, Cuba Task Force)
    •Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Sections of Marine Financing and Carriage of Goods
    Past Speaker at the Annual Meeting)
    •Metropolitan Area Committee (Member
    Past Participant, MAC Leadership Forum, 1982)
    •New Orleans Bar Association (Past Co-Chairman, Maritime and International Law Committee)
    •New Orleans Maritime Seminar (Advisory and Planning Committee)
    •New Orleans Museum of Art (Fellow Member
    Odyssey Ball Co-Chair, 2017)
    •New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute
    •Member of Class of 2005
    •Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Member
    Past Speaker at Annual Meeting)
    •St. Martin's Episcopal School (Member, Board of Trustees)
    •Trinity Episcopal Church
    •Clerk of the Vestry
    •Member of Executive Committee
    •Delegate to the 2015 Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana Convention
    •Past Member of Endowment Committee
    •Trinity Episcopal School
    •Past Member of Board of Trustees
    •Past Chairman of Development Committee
    •Past Member of Finance Committee
    •Tulane Latin American Law Institute (Advisory Committee)
    UNLV Gaming Law Journal (Advisory Board)
    •United Way
    •Past Professional Group Solicitor
    •World Trade Center
    •Past Member of Transportation Committee
    •Young Leadership Council
    •Past Member, Board of Directors

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Tulane University
    Class of 1979
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Georgetown University
    Class of 1976
    A.B.
    cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1954
    New Orleans, Louisiana, February 22, 1954

J. Kelly Duncan

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201 Street. Charles Avenue., Suite. 5100New Orleans, LA 70170U.S.A.

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