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Hunter Chauvin
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HUNTER CHAUVIN

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Lafayette
T  337.267.2354
hachauvin@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Energy – Litigation
  • Environmental – Regulatory
  • Litigation
  • Contract and Quasi-Contract Disputes
  • Permitting & Defense of Challenges to Permits
  • Climate Change
  • Contaminated Sites & Remediation
  • Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Defense
  • Blowouts and Well Control Issues
  • Land Loss Litigation
  • Landowner & Mineral Lessee Disputes
  • Legacy/Oilfield Contamination Litigation
  • Toxic Tort, Mass Torts & Class Actions

Blogs

  • The Energy Law Blog - Hunter Chauvin

Assistant

Brandy Primeaux

337.267.2362

“I believe clients expect and deserve the highest degree of responsiveness and attention to detail. The work we do demands this; and I strive to exceed expectations.”

Overview

Hunter Chauvin assists major energy companies in environmental litigation, with a concentration on legacy lawsuits and coastal land loss issues. He has worked with experts across the globe to defend environmental lawsuits, which has allowed him to develop a deep working knowledge of the complex scientific issues underpinning these cases. He has been entrusted to represent clients in major bellwether environmental cases. Hunter’s practice also includes working with regulators at the department of natural resources and other agencies on behalf of energy companies to resolve regulatory disputes.

Regularly working with in-house counsel, Hunter has handled commercial disputes for energy companies related to wells from New Mexico through Texas into Louisiana.

Hunter teaches Trial Advocacy for LSU’s Paul M. Hebert law school.  He is an active member of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA), and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA).

Talks about

#legacylitigation #energylitigation #toxictortlitigation #environmental #landlosslitigation

Highlights

Involvement

LSU Law Trial Advocacy Program – Faculty Member

Insight

“Proposed Louisiana Senate Bills Could Secure Up To $200M In Federal Funds For Orphan Well Restoration”

Notable Experience

  • Obtained complete dismissals of major oil company in matters involving downhole tool loss 
  • Represented major oil company in fracking-related environmental litigation
  • Litigated and reached advantageous settlement for major oil company in environmental case brought by private landowner with 9 figure damage model
  • Currently representing major oil company in multiple bellwether land loss and environmental contamination cases brought by the State of Louisiana and multiple coastal parishes 
  • Assisted multiple major oil and gas clients through multimillion dollar environmental disputes 
  • Resolved several unique regulatory issues with the Department of Natural Resources on behalf of oil and gas operators 
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of client/indemnitor on novel issue involving effect of indemnitee’s bankruptcy on indemnity obligations, which was affirmed by the U.S. Fifth Circuit. Duval v. Northern Assurance Co. of America, et al., 722 F.3d 300, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 13680 (5th Cir. 2013) 
  • Secured de minimus settlement in favor of towboat captain being prosecuted by the United States Coast Guard for allision on the Mississippi River that caused multiple-day shutdown of the River at the Huey P. Long-O.K. Allen Bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

Involvement

  • The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, Member 
  • LSU Law Trial Advocacy Program, Teacher 
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Member of Board of Directors, 2019-2021 
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
  • Lafayette Bar Association, Member
  • Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Emerging Leaders Council, 2021-2022 
  • Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, Member 
  • Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, Member

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, 2023
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers "Rising Star," in Environmental Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Business Litigation, 2018-2023
  • Acadiana Profile “Top Lawyer” in Environmental Law, 2019-2020 
  • Acadiana Profile “Top Lawyer” in Energy Law, Environmental Law, 2018 

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Acadiana Profile Top Lawyer 2020

Credentials

Education

  • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D./D.C.L., cum laude, 2011)
    • Louisiana Law Review, Member
    • Faculty Merit Scholar
  • Louisiana State University (B.S., 2008)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2011

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Pennsylvania, 2013

Presentations

  • "Environmental Litigation Related to Fracking," Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Seminar, October 28, 2021
  • "COVID Liability and Your Business: An Employer's Guide to Workplace Liability During the Pandemic," 2020 Southern Energy Conference, Hosted by LOGA and LMOGA, October 20, 2020
  • “Plugging Regulations and Orphaned Wells,” Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, September 11, 2020
  • "Coast to Climate: An Update on the Emerging Environmental Lawsuits," Louisiana Association of Business & Industry Beyond the Bar Seminar, 2018
  • "Thirty Tips for the Oil and Gas Lawyer," Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Seminar, 2014

Publications

  • “Proposed Louisiana Senate Bills Could Secure Up To $200M In Federal Funds For Orphan Well Restoration,” Liskow & Lewis’ The Energy Law Blog, April 1, 2022 
  • “TC Energy’s $15B Claim Against U.S. for Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit,” Liskow & Lewis’ The Energy Law Blog, July 7, 2021 
  • "President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, March 31, 2021 

After Hours

“I enjoy the typical south Louisiana past times: crawfish boils, LSU Football, duck hunting, and summer trips to Florida beaches.”

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