Liskow lawyer Ray Waid is co-chairing the "American Conference Institute 6th Annual Forum on Admiralty & Maritime Claims and Litigation" in Miami, Florida on January 30 and 31st. The program will provide an update on recent developments in the law and winning strategies to overcome the most current and complex issues facing the maritime industry. Get effective tactics and insights from the most experienced in-house counsel, top claims officers & risk managers, insurance professionals, leading outside counsel and federal judges. For more information on the program, visit www.americanconference.com/admiralty-maritime-claims-and-litigation-863l17-mia/
Kelly Scalise Published in The Federal Lawyer
Liskow lawyer Kelly Scalise authored an article published in The Federal Lawyer December 2016 issue. Click here to read “Rough Waters Ahead: The Evolution of Punitive Damages Under Maritime Law”.
Kelly practices in the maritime, oilfield, and indemnity areas, and is the chair of the Admiralty Law Section of the Federal Bar Association.
Liskow Lawyers Obtain Complete Victory in Mass Toxic Tort Trial
Rob McNeal, Charles Wilmore, Dana Douglas and Philip Dore obtained a complete victory in a mass toxic tort trial involving 2900 plaintiffs that was tried for several weeks in Civil District Court after the other defendants settled. The judgment dismissed all claims against our client, finding that it had no liability for a chemical release that occurred in New Orleans.
Forty-Four Liskow Lawyers Named “Top Lawyer” by New Orleans Magazine
Liskow is pleased to announce forty-four firm lawyers are among New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” 2016.
The voting to determine the top New Orleans attorneys was open to all licensed attorneys in New Orleans, Louisiana. Voters were asked which attorney, other than themselves, should appear on the New Orleans list. The list includes:
Neil C. Abramson, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
Marguerite L. Adams, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
Robert S. Angelico, Tax Law
John C. Anjier, Securities Regulation, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Kelly B. Becker, Appellate Practice, Energy Law
William B. Bennett, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance and Complaints Law, Gaming Law
James A. Brown, Bet-the-Company Litigations, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law
Louis E. Buatt, Energy Law, Environmental Law
George Denegre, Jr., Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
James C. Exnicios, Tax Law
S. Gene Fendler, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Monica Derbes Gibson, Environmental Law
Don K. Haycraft, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Robert E. Holden, Environmental Law
Shannon S. Holtzman, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Jonathan A. Hunter, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
R. Keith Jarrett, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Greg L. Johnson, Environmental Law
Philip K. Jones, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Paul C. Kitziger, Real Estate Law
Cheryl M. Kornick, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Gene W. Lafitte, Appellate Practice
Mark D. Latham, Personal Injury Litigation, Workers Compensation Law
David W. Leefe, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Transportation Law
Thomas B. Lemann, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
Thomas J. McGoey, II, Labor and Employment Law
Robert B. McNeal, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Carey L. Menasco, Commercial Litigation
Joe B. Norman, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Dena L. Olivier, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Carol Welborn Reisman, Construction Law, Product Liability Litigation
Leon J. Reymond, III, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance and Complaints Law
Leon J. Reymond Jr., Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Kelly T. Scalise, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
Scott C. Seiler, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, Product Liability Litigation
Matthew D. Simone, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Randye C. Snyder, Employee Benefits Law
Dorothy M. Taylor, Criminal Defense White Collar
Raymond T. Waid, Admiralty & Maritime Law
Stephen W. Wiegand, Environmental Law
Michael S. Williams, Employee Benefits Law, NonProfit/Charities Law
Charles B. Wilmore, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
John M. Wilson, Bet-the-Company Litigations, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Natural Resources Law
John D. Wogan, Trusts and Estates
Keith Jarrett Receives Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award
Four Attorneys Join Liskow & Lewis
Liskow is pleased to announce four attorneys have joined the firm.
Houston
Wilka V. Toppins is a fully bilingual immigration lawyer practicing in the Houston office of Liskow & Lewis. With over 26 years of legal experience, Wilka’s practice focuses on advising and assisting international public and privately held companies, entrepreneurs and investors with immigration and EB5 visa program solutions. Wilka graduated with honors from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, worked in-house with Exxon Company, USA and later, SBC Communications, was the first Latina to hold a corporate vice president position with Macy’s – serving as Vice President – Diversity – and has managed her own law practice in Houston for the past 12 years.
New Orleans
Alex Baynham is a member of the firm’s Maritime, Oilfield, and Insurance practice area. Prior to joining the firm, Alex served as a law clerk to The Honorable Chief Judge Dee D. Drell of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He received his Juris Doctor and Degree in Comparative Law, magna cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University in 2015. While in law school, he served as a Senior Editor for the Louisiana Law Review. Alex received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology, summa cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 2012.
A’Dair Flynt is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation practice area. She received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2016. A’Dair served as a member of the Louisiana Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She received both her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, and her Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University. Upon receiving her B.A. degree, she was also awarded the University Medal.
Spencer Sinclair is a member of the firm’s Business Law practice area. He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. He served as a Managing Editor of the Tulane Law Review, and was awarded the Rufus C. Harris award for the best student writing on a Civil Law topic. Spencer also received the David L. Herman award for academic achievement. He served as the law clerk to United States District Judge Martin L. C. Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana before joining the firm.
Liskow & Lewis Receives National Tier 1 Practice Area Rankings in U.S. News’ “Best Law Firms”
Liskow & Lewis has been ranked in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, Woodward White, Inc.
The firm received National Tier 1 rankings in the areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Oil & Gas Law, National Tier 2 rankings in the areas of Admiralty & Maritime Law, Banking and Finance Law, Natural Resources Law and Real Estate Law, and a National Tier 3 ranking in the area of Commercial Litigation.
Liskow & Lewis also received the following Metropolitan Tier rankings:
METROPOLITAN TIER 1
Houston
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Oil & Gas Law
- Real Estate Law
Lafayette
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil & Gas Law
New Orleans
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
METROPOLITAN TIER 2
Houston
- Banking and Finance Law
- Natural Resources Law
Lafayette
- Litigation – Environmental
- New Orleans
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
METROPOLITAN TIER 3
Houston
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Trademark Law
New Orleans
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Gaming Law
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
Firms included in the 2017 "Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal experience.
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients and peers were asked to evaluate firms based on the following criteria: responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, integrity and civility, as well as whether they would refer a matter to the firm and/or consider the firm a worthy competitor.
Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette are Business Honors for Sept. 25, 2016
Four Liskow Attorneys Selected to Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2016
Liskow is pleased to announce the following Houston-based attorneys have been selected to the 2016 edition of Texas Super Lawyers:
Michael Cash, Civil Litigation, Defense
Marilyn Maloney, Real Estate
Michael Rubenstein, Creditor Debtor Rights
Robert Theriot, Energy & Resources
Super Lawyers list outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Texas Super Lawyers includes a statewide nomination process, a peer-review survey by practice area, and independent research on candidates. The process results in a list of the top five percent of attorneys in each state, as nominated by their peers, which is then reviewed by an independent research team that focuses on professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.
Jack Weiss Joins Liskow & Lewis
Liskow & Lewis is pleased to announce that Jack M. Weiss will become of counsel to the firm as of September 1. Mr. Weiss will be based in the firm’s New Orleans office. His practice will focus on Media and First Amendment Law, Appellate Practice, Business Litigation, and Business Law.
Mr. Weiss, a Louisiana native, has represented clients in challenging media and business matters for more than forty years. From 2007 to 2015, Mr. Weiss served as Chancellor and Professor of Law at the LSU Law Center.
“We are delighted to welcome Jack to the firm,” said Robert Angelico, President of Liskow & Lewis. “Jack is well known for his many years of success in defending the free flow of information to the public. In addition, he will add further depth and broad experience to our strong business litigation, business law, and appellate practices.”
Angelico said Weiss also will be available as a mediator and arbitrator, and will work with other Liskow attorneys to grow the firm’s alternative dispute resolution practice.
“I’m very excited to join Liskow & Lewis,” Weiss said. “The firm has a long history of excellent service to its clients and integrity in all aspects of its work. I am truly grateful to be able to resume my practice with the talented team at Liskow & Lewis.”
Prior to his tenure at LSU, Mr. Weiss was a partner for nine years in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP. Mr. Weiss served as principal outside publication counsel to Dow Jones & Company, Inc., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s. From 1975 to 1998, Mr. Weiss practiced law in New Orleans. He served as lead counsel to the Times-Picayune for more than twenty years and represented numerous other major publishing and broadcast clients. For many years, Mr. Weiss was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for First Amendment law and was ranked by Chambers USA as one of the top lawyers in the New York media and entertainment bar.
In addition to his experience in media law, Mr. Weiss has broad and diverse experience in a wide variety of transactional and commercial legal matters and litigations. From 1986 to 1987, he served as chairman of the Section on Business and Corporation Law of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Mr. Weiss served as law clerk to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1973, and as law clerk to Judge John Minor Wisdom of the United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1971 to 1972. From 1973 to 1975, Mr. Weiss served as a legislative assistant to Senator J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana.
Mr. Weiss received his law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and his undergraduate degree cum laude with high honors from Yale University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana, New York, and the District of Columbia.
In 2006, Mr. Weiss was honored as a Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus of Harvard Law School. In 2010, Mr. Weiss was the co-recipient of the 100 Black Men/Forum 35 Baton Rouge Brotherhood & Sisterhood Award, given to community members who have “worked to break down the barriers that divide our community and prevent us from working and living together in harmony.”
Founded in 1935 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Liskow & Lewis has grown to more than 130 attorneys in New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. Since its inception, the firm’s practice has included a focus on the energy and oil and gas industries. The firm and its attorneys are recognized for contributions to the development of Louisiana’s mineral law, as well as for providing clients with exceptional counsel.