Gordon Arata is pleased to announce that thirty-three attorneys in its Lafayette and New Orleans offices have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The honorees represent a broad range of practices, including energy and natural resources, commercial litigation, labor and employment, real estate, bankruptcy, banking and finance, construction, environmental law and corporate matters. C. Peck Hayne, Jr. and Marion Welborn Weinstock received the publication’s highest individual distinction, earning 2027 New Orleans “Lawyer of the Year” honors in energy regulatory law and commercial finance law respectively.
The 2027 edition also recognizes five Gordon Arata attorneys as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. Together, the selections reflect the experience and depth of the firm’s attorneys across key areas of business law. Best Lawyers® recognition is based on confidential peer review by attorneys practicing in the same legal and geographic areas.
2027 Lawyer of the Year – New Orleans
Peck Hayne, Jr. – Energy Regulatory Law
Marion Welborn Weinstock – Commercial Finance Law
2027 Best Lawyers
Lafayette, LA
Bob J. Duplantis – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Gregory G. Duplantis – Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Armistead M. Long – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Samuel E. Masur – Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Gerald H. Schiff – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
New Orleans, LA
Phil J. Antis – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Stephen P. Beiser – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Byron Berry Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Magdalen Blessey Bickford – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Michael E. Botnick – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Susanne Veters Cooper – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ewell E. “Tim” Eagan Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Jefferson B. Goldman – Energy Law
A. Gregory Grimsal – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate
Peck Hayne Jr. – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Real Estate Law
Terrence K. Knister – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
Martin E. Landrieu – Commercial Litigation, Communications Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Tax Law
Daniel Lund – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Anthony Marino – Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Oil and Gas Law
Cynthia A. Nicholson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Scott A. O’Connor – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
John Y. Pearce – Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
James D. “Doug” Rhorer – Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Alex B. Rothenberg – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Howard E. Sinor Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Real Estate
Marion Welborn Weinstock – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Stephen L. Williamson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Oil and Gas Law
Ethan Zubic – Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate
2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®
Lafayette, LA
John Philip “J.P.” Graf – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
New Orleans, LA
Paul Babineaux – Commercial Litigation
Marianna Knister Downer – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Energy Law
Benjamin M. Parks – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law, Real Estate Law
Gerald “Jess” Waltman III – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental