"With a passion for service, Michael works diligently to identify, analyze, and streamline critical information into complex legal strategies that aid in the defense of his clients."
Michael Levatino practices with the Energy and Environmental Litigation group. He assists energy and chemical companies with high-stakes disputes involving a variety of environmental and commercial issues. He supports all stages of complex litigation in state and federal courts and on appeal. Michael also represents clients in matters involving construction, insurance, and commercial disputes.
Representative Experience
- Representation of clients in environmental litigation including claims arising out of federal and state environmental laws.
- Representation of global energy company involving alleged personal injury due to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material.
- Representation of a global oil and gas company in a variety of oil field legacy cases and related property damage litigation.
- Representation of a global oil and gas company in Coastal Zone Management litigation.
- Representation of clients in complex commercial litigation disputes.
- Represented clients in Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act claims, including site remediation.
- Represented clients in complex construction defect disputes including professional liability claims against engineers and architects.
- Represented clients in insurance coverage disputes arising out of construction defects and hurricane damage.
EDUCATION
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2021
- Print Editor, Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law
- The University of New Orleans, B.A., History, 2018
ADMISSIONS
- Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, New Orleans Bar Association
- Member, New Orleans Federal Bar Association
- Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
Recognition
- "Ones to Watch," The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- "Gale Force Winds: A National Push for Wind Energy in the Gulf Coast," The Energy Dispatch, Institute for Energy Law, August 2024
- "The Supreme Court Agrees to Hear a Second Case Challenging Chevron Deference & Multiple Third-Party Groups File Amicus Briefs Asking the Court to Overrule Chevron Deference," Louisiana Law Blog, December 7, 2023
- "Sanctions for Lost or Destroyed ESI: FRCP 37(e)’s Application for the Advancement of Technology, Under Construction Vol. 22 No. 1," Co-Author, August 2, 2020