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Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. Represents
Dynamic Offshore Resources, LLC in $235 Million Dollar Acquisition
July 2008 - The Energy Section of Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse
represented Dynamic Offshore Resources, LLC in its
acquisition of 100 percent of the stock of Northstar Exploration and
Production, Inc. and its wholly owned operating subsidiary Northstar GOM,
LLC for $235 million, effective January 1, 2008. The acquired companies have current net production of over 40 million cubic
feet equivalent per day (55% gas) and leasehold interests in 89 offshore
blocks located in the Gulf of Mexico covering approximately 64,000 net
acres.
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. Welcomes New Associates June 2008 - Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse is please to announce that Lauren C. Cancienne, Mark T. Mahfouz and Michael E. Hill have become associated with the firm.
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. Partner
Honored by AIG
At the annual convention of the Defense Research Institute, AIG announced
its Top Ten Lawyers for 2007. We are pleased to announce that Robert
Siegel, a partner in our New Orleans office achieved this recognition by the
AIG organization. Rob's practice includes litigation of major casualty and
coverage disputes, and defense of bad faith claims. He heads a group of
Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse
lawyers in defending 1st party property claims arising from
Hurricane Katrina. We congratulate Rob on this honor.
Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse, L.L.C. Welcomes New Associates
November, 2007 - Gieger, Laborde and Laperouse is pleased to
announce that Tara Clement, Kelley Strain, Carson Strickland,
William Hannes, Elizabeth Chickering, Nicole Bowman and Eric Walton
have become associated with the firm.
Gieger, Laborde &
Laperouse, L.L.C. Successfully Overturns Judgment Granting Summary Judgment
On The Issue of Coverage Before The Supreme Court of Louisiana
May 22, 2007 - Rob Siegel and Brendan Doherty won a victory on behalf of
Audubon Indemnity Company reversing the issue of coverage regarding a vessel
that was moored on the Mississippi River. In oral argument before the
Supreme Court of Louisiana, Rob Siegel successfully argued that the
watercraft exclusion of Audubon’s policy applied as the vessel was "afloat
on the river" and not the "ashore on the premises" exception to the
exclusion.
Gieger, Laborde &
Laperouse, L.L.C. Is Pleased To Announce the Relocation Of Its Houston Office
May 22, 2007 - Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse's Houston office has relocated to
1177
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C.
Again Ranked
One Of The Country's Top Ten Law Firms In Insurance
Litigation
May, 2007 - Martindale-Hubbell
has again ranked Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse a Top Ten Law Firm in Insurance
Litigation. This achievement was based on the total number of cases in
which the firm has
represented clients in Federal District Court during the past 24 months.
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C.
Successfully Defends Bredero Shaw,LLC Resulting In No Monetary Damages
Mobile, Alabama, February, 2007 - Ken Laborde along
with Carroll Sullivan of Scott, Sullivan, Streetman & Fox, P.C. won defense
verdicts in the second of a series of related environmental lawsuits against
global pipe-coating company Bredero Shaw, LLC.
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. Successfully Represents Metabolife
In Class Certification Denial In Medical Monitoring Lawsuit
Miami, Florida, September 29, 2003 - Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse won
a victory on behalf of Metabolife before the United States District Court,
Southern District of Florida on September 29, 2003.
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. Partners Honored by National Law
Journal for Defense Verdict of the Year
February 4, 2002 - Ernest P. Gieger, Jr. and Andrew A. Braun were honored
by the NLJ for the defense verdict on behalf of Thomas & Betts in the
Kaiser Gramercy litigation.