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George Arceneaux III
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GEORGE ARCENEAUX III

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T  337.267.2332
garceneaux@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Energy – Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Legacy/Oilfield Contamination Litigation

Assistant

Marsha Boyd

337.267.2320

“I know my way around a courthouse. When they’re threatened with litigation, my experience helps clients looking for answers. I give them good judgment, insight, maturity and perspective.”

Overview

George Arceneaux helps major corporate energy clients with the defense of complex and potentially costly energy and commercial claims in Louisiana. Energy companies with business in Louisiana have hired George on cases involving:

  • Large-scale legacy litigation
  • CERCLA cost-recovery actions
  • Trade secret claims and other commercial matters
  • Casualty and personal injury cases arising from oil and gas operations

George has years of experience as lead counsel in difficult, energy industry-related litigation, such as lease maintenance and royalty disputes, joint operations disputes, mass torts and claims under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. In addition, George represents businesses before Louisiana’s regulatory agencies, such as the Office of Conservation -­ part of the state’s Department of Natural Resources -­ and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.

Notable Experience

George has years of experience leading teams of litigators in high-exposure cases involving major energy-sector corporate clients with business in Louisiana.  He also serves as coordinating counsel, providing trial and docket management.

In recent legacy cases, George has defended clients at trial on claims for tens of millions of dollars based on allegations of soil and groundwater contamination.  In jury trials on these matters, George has argued that conditions were consistent with historic practices and expectations, and posed no serious environmental risks.  Juries have agreed, returning zero verdicts in the recent cases.

Involvement

Professional

  • Louisiana Oil & Gas Association - Member
  • Liskow Board of Directors – Former Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers – Fellow
  • Lafayette, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations – Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
  • Acadiana Inn of Court, 1995–1998

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" 2016, 2018-2019, 2021, 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009–2023
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Energy & Natural Resources, 2020-2023
  • Acadiana Profile “Top Lawyer” in Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, 2021
  • Acadiana Profile “Top Lawyer” in Energy Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, 2019– 2020
  • Acadiana Profile “Top Lawyer” in Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, 2018
  • Acadiana Profile “Top Lawyer” in Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, and Environmental Law, 2017
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer for Louisiana, 1994

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Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1986)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Louisiana Law Review, Member
  • Louisiana State University (B.A., 1983)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1986

Clerkships

Law Clerk to the Honorable Henry A. Politz, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1986 - 1987

Presentations

  • George has spoken frequently to clients and corporate legal departments, and on continuing legal education seminars addressing legacy litigation and energy law.

Publications

  • "Fifth Circuit Symposium: Oil and Gas," 46 Loy. L. Rev. 1 (Spring 2000)

After Hours

George loves the outdoors, hiking in North Carolina and west Texas, and deer and duck hunting in Louisiana.  "I also like to garden.  Bougainvillea, flowers and other plants that are relatively easy to grow…at least in Louisiana."

WHAT’S TRENDING WITH George

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    10.04.22
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    08.18.22
    85 Liskow Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings) 2023
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    01.12.22
    Forty-Eight Liskow Lawyers Selected to 2022 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters
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    08.19.21
    74 Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition
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    01.04.21
    Forty-One Liskow Lawyers Selected to 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
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    08.20.20
    Sixty-Two Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, LLC, 2021 Edition
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    05.04.20
    Eighteen Liskow Lawyers Selected to Acadiana Profile's Top Lawyers
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    12.19.19
    Forty-Six Liskow Lawyers Selected to 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
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    08.15.19
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