Liskow is pleased to announce that 114 lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (BL Rankings). Nine of these lawyers are listed as the “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area receives this recognition.
Those recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” include:
- Bob Angelico – Tax Law (New Orleans)
- George Arceneaux – Oil and Gas Law (Lafayette)
- Cheryl Kornick – Litigation and Controversy – Tax (New Orleans)
- Amy Lee – Litigation – Environmental (Lafayette)
- Tommy McGoey – Litigation – Labor and Employment (New Orleans)
- Robert McNeal – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental (New Orleans)
- Trey Reymond – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (New Orleans)
- Leon Rittenberg – Nonprofit / Charities Law (New Orleans)
- Larry Simon – Natural Resources Law (Lafayette)
Those recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients include:
- Donald Abaunza — Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, and Energy Law
- Neil Abramson — Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Peggy Adams — Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Paul Adkins — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Alec Andrade — Commercial Litigation
- Bob Angelico — Tax Law
- John Anjier — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Vanessa Waguespack Anseman — Energy Law
- George Arceneaux — Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Erin Bambrick — Energy Law
- Kelly Becker — Appellate Practice, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Clare Bienvenu — Environmental Law
- Nora Bilbro — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- James Breaux — Real Estate Law
- Lauren Bridges — Environmental Law
- James Brown — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Laura Brown — Litigation – Environmental
- Lou Buatt —Environmental Law
- Brian Capell — Energy Law
- Michael Cash — Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Hunter Chauvin — Energy Law
- Julie Chauvin — Commercial Finance Law, and Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Ryan Christiansen — Banking and Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
- Sheri Corales — Commercial Litigation
- George Denegre — Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Securities
- Melanie Derefinko — Commercial Litigation
- Tommy Diaz — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Billy Domingue — Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
- Kathleen Doody — Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Jonathan Fox — Energy Law, and Litigation – Environmental
- Joe Giglio — Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Michael Golemi — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Kathryn Gonski — Energy Law
- Jana Grauberger — Energy Law
- J.P. Hebert — Energy Regulatory Law
- Shannon Holtzman — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Keith Jarrett — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Brian Johnson — Real Estate Law
- Greg Johnson — Environmental Law, and Litigation – Environmental
- Matt Jones — Energy Law
- Kirk Jones — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Paul Kitziger — Real Estate Law
- Cheryl Kornick — Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
- James Lapeze — Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Mark Latham — Admiralty and Maritime Law, and Environmental Law
- Amy Lee —Litigation – Environmental
- David Leefe — Admiralty and Maritime Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jeffrey Lieberman — Energy Law, and Energy Regulatory Law
- Marilyn Maloney — Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, and Real Estate Law
- James Mansfield — Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Anthony Marino — Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Tommy McGoey — Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mark McNamara — Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Oil and Gas Law
- Robert McNeal — Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Carey Menasco — Commercial Litigation, and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Bill Pugh — Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Devin Reid — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- LuLu Reisman — Commercial Litigation
- David Reisman — Admiralty and Maritime Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Jerome Reso — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Trey Reymond — Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jamie Rhymes — Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, and Oil and Gas Law
- Shawn Rhymes — Energy Law
- Leon Rittenberg — Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- April Rolen-Ogden — Energy Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- John Rouchell — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Elder Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Michael Rubenstein — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Kelly Scalise — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Stephen Schott — Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
- Bill Schwartz — Admiralty and Maritime Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Scott Seiler — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Alma Shields — Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Larry Simon — Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Matt Simone — Energy Law
- Randye Snyder — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tyler Trew — Commercial Litigation
- Raymond Waid — Admiralty and Maritime Law
- David Weiner — Real Estate Law
- Elizabeth Wheeler — Energy Law
- Steve Wiegand — Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Jill Willhoft — Admiralty and Maritime Law, and Commercial Litigation
- Charles Wilmore — Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- John Wilson — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Environmental
- Joe Wilson — Trusts and Estates
- Brett Wise — Admiralty and Maritime Law
Those named to 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America include:
- Alex Baynham — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Lance Bullock — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Hunter Curtis — Energy Law, and Litigation – Environmental
- Mark Deethardt — Energy Law
- Nena Eddy — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Rebecca Guidry — Energy Law
- Joe Heaton — Energy Law
- Jackie Hickman — Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Randee Iles — Energy Law
- Michael Ishee — Energy Law
- Hayley Landry — Energy Law
- Caleb Madere — Energy Law
- Libby McIntosh — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Kendra Haley Merchant — Tax Law
- C.J. Miller — Banking and Finance Law
- Michael Mims — Commercial Litigation, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Trinity Morale — Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Jared Nelson — Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- John Parker — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ben Parks — Energy Law
- Jonas Patzwall — Energy Law
- Michael Schimpf — Energy Law
- Jody Schisel-Meslin — Transportation Law
- Jessie Shifalo — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Cristian Soler — Energy Law
- Amy Tomlinson — Energy Law
- John Troutman — Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Emily von Qualen — Energy Law
- Cecilia Vazquez Wilson — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants