Liskow & Lewis attorneys are nationally recognized for their representation of clients in matters involving maritime, oilfield and insurance law. Our practice experience includes:

Cargo Claims Oilfield Tort Claims Insurance Maritime Finance and Liens Offshore Contract Drafting and Review Offshore Drilling

Personal Injury Vessel Collisions Vessel Construction and Repair Litigation Vessel Construction Contract Drafting and Review Disaster Recovery

Our clients are major oil companies, national and international corporations, insurance companies and various local and river industry entities. We regularly represent clients during arbitration and mediation and before state and federal courts throughout Louisiana, Texas and the South.

The firm’s successful involvement in a number of unique cases of major importance contributes to our powerful reputation in maritime, oilfield and insurance issues. Such noteworthy cases are:

• The Piper Alpha explosion in the North Sea
• A class action suit involving gasoline claims in four Southern states
• The sinking of the drilling rig Ocean Ranger off the coast of Canada
• Ongoing litigation from a Filipino ferry collision with extensive loss of life
• The Mobile Bay Block 861 blowout
• Class action litigation related to chemical spills on the Mississippi River in the 1990’s
• Numerous significant construction disputes
• Texaco’s deepwater Petronius project and litigation involving the loss of a multi-million dollar deck module