Appellate Litigation
The attorneys at Andrews Valenti practice in the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits, the Louisiana Supreme Court, and the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal. Our senior attorneys have the extensive trial and appellate experience necessary to assist you with perfecting the record for appellate review at trial level; drafting and filing post-trial motions; and researching, preparing, and presenting complex and novel issues of state and federal law in persuasive petitions for writs of certiorari, appellate briefs, and oral arguments.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights
On the creditors’ side, we provide counseling to companies on their rights and regularly represent secured and unsecured creditors in collection matters involving seizures, garnishments, liens, and recovery of collateral. Our attorneys represent creditors in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy proceedings, filing proofs of claim and pursuing administrative claims on behalf of our clients, litigating fraudulent conveyance and non-dischargeable debt matters, conducting bankruptcy motion practice and litigation, prosecuting and defending bankruptcy adversary proceedings; and filing involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
Business and Corporate Transactions
Our attorneys perform a wide range of services for their corporate and business clients, including formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, non-profit organizations and other business entities and associations. We can help you with negotiating, analyzing, and drafting of contracts and agreements, operating agreements, by-laws, articles of organization, merger and conversion plans, employment contracts, employee handbooks, non-compete agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other agreements for the successful operation of your business.
Commercial Litigation
Andrews Valenti represents clients in all matters of business and complex litigation, including business dispute resolution, contract litigation, insurance coverage disputes, unfair competition and trade practices, trademark litigation, defense and indemnity agreements, and employment and non-compete disputes.
Environmental and Energy Litigation
We regularly represent clients in environmental and energy litigation as trial counsel as well as in mediation. We defend our clients in various litigation, including legacy lawsuits alleging soil and groundwater litigation; Coastal Zone Management Permit litigation; environmental and mass tort and oil and gas property and personal injury defense; lawsuits concerning naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other hazardous material exposure litigation; breach of contract disputes; remediation issues; blowouts and other well site accidents; royalty disputes; concursus litigation; mineral lease and farmout litigation; disputes between working interest owners; mineral title litigation; condemnation; inverse condemnation and uncompensated takings of mineral rights; litigation regarding master service agreements, drilling contracts, and operating agreements, as well as tax disputes concerning oil and gas interests.
Insurance Litigation
Andrews Valenti provides representation in all areas of insurance law, including property damage, commercial liability, indemnity claims, subrogation claims, bad faith claims, insured liability disputes, and insurance coverage disputes.
Oil, Gas, Mineral and Energy Transactions
Our attorneys perform a wide range of services for their clients in all phases of the oil, gas, mineral and energy industries from providing general legal advice and drafting contracts to engaging in litigation. We are able to assist you with negotiating and drafting mineral servitudes, leases and farmouts, operating agreements, master service agreements, drilling and other contracts, environmental regulatory compliance, conservation and unitization, resolving title issues, purchase and sale of mineral properties and many other activities relevant to the energy industry.
Personal Injury Defense
Andrews Valenti defends clients in cases involving general personal injury and death, negligence claims, Jones Act litigation, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Act litigation, oilfield personal injury defense, environmental and mass tort defense, naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other hazardous material exposure litigation.
Title Takings and Eminent Domain Litigation
We represent landowners and mineral owners in litigation of property rights, land use and title issues, oil gas and mineral title issues, boundary issues, eminent domain, condemnation, inverse condemnation, and takings issues.
Toxic Tort Litigation
Andrews Valenti represents clients in cases involving environmental and mass tort defense, naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and other hazardous material exposure litigation, all of which can involve multiple plaintiffs and defendants, complex issues of law and fact, and extensive document production.