K&W is involved in the assessment and preparation of the economic and natural resource damage claims for the State of Louisiana. The firm represents the State in the context of the Multi District proceedings which are taking place in the Eastern District of Louisiana. In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010, MDL No. 2179. “Caldwell’s office said Louisiana has hired ‘the best oil and gas’ expert in the world as lead counsel for spill litigation: Allan Kanner of the New Orleans-based firm Kanner and Whiteley.” Sonia Smith, Lawmakers Briefed on State’s Oil Spill Response, Baton Rouge Advocate (June 10, 2010).
701 Camp Street | New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: (504) 524-5777 | Fax: (504) 524-5763
Phone: (504) 524-5777 | Fax: (504) 524-5763