Lauren Guichard Hoskin

"As an advocate, I am committed and passionate about navigating the complexities of offshore energy and marine litigation to protect my clients’ interests and ensure compliance in an ever-evolving industry."

As an experienced litigator, Lauren Guichard Hoskin resolves complex disputes involving all aspects of both the energy and marine industry, as well as all types of commercial litigation and general business claims. She possesses considerable skill in litigating, arbitrating, defending, and prosecuting a wide variety of admiralty and oil and gas casualty, personal injury, property damage, and breach of contract claims.

Throughout her practice, Lauren has developed extensive litigation experience and has successfully represented and defended numerous clients, including oil and gas operators (offshore, midstream and onshore), local maritime businesses, vessel owners, platform owners, shipyards, Fortune 500 energy companies, and their service providers and contractors in litigation and alternative dispute resolution in both state and federal courts. She has successfully handled and resolved lawsuits involving maritime personal injury claims, oil and gas casualty and property damage claims, drilling accidents, well blowouts, lost royalty claims, imprudent operator and oil and gas reservoir damage claims, cargo damage, ship allisions and collisions, vessel groundings, pipeline damage, vessel damage, platform damage, barge damage, and breach of contract disputes, including but not limited to, joint operating agreements, master service agreements, and numerous other oil and gas contracts.

In addition, Lauren advises her clients on all aspects of Jones Act claims, General Maritime Law claims, and claims involving onshore/offshore oil and gas exploration. She also regularly provides advice on state and federal statutes and regulations, including the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act, the Texas Anti-Indemnity Act, and other related regulations.

With a clientele that ranges in size from Fortune 500 companies to small, privately held shipping businesses – and everything in between – Lauren is that trusted member of key litigation teams defending high-stakes disputes for her clients across Louisiana, Texas and the Gulf Coast. She is known and valued for paying careful attention to identifying and leveraging each issue at hand in any given case, and for her steadfastly prudent judgment in assembling cogent talking points and a multi-faceted litigation strategy.

To ensure the best possible outcome for each of her clients, Lauren works tirelessly to navigate the complex legal and regulatory environments of each matter at hand. In everything she does, Lauren focuses on minimizing client risk and aggressively safeguarding their interests at every phase of dispute resolution – in and out of court, throughout the discovery process, at trial and on appeal.

Notably, Lauren has earned the wealth of experience needed to decipher the most difficult claims and anticipate her opposition’s next moves – all while remaining highly effective and cordial. A dedicated, thoughtful, and strategic adviser and team player, Lauren is among the firm’s go-to and top-tier legal analysts, investigators, researchers, and negotiators who go above and beyond to ensure client defenses are comprehensive and trial-ready.