Chauvin Kean practices in a variety of areas, including the admiralty and maritime, and business and corporate groups. Specifically, his practice areas includes: admiralty and maritime litigation; oil and gas transactions and litigation; international trade; acquisitions and divestitures; construction litigation; insurance coverage; and general and commercial litigation. He has experience in a variety of issues, including Jones Act compliance, oil and gas exploration, pipeline construction, drilling incidents, ship collisions, well blowouts, cargo damage claims, ship and barge allisions, maritime liens, vessel and marine asset acquisitions, lemon laws claims; drafting and negotiating charter agreements; documenting and registering vessels; drafting and interpreting oil and gas related documentation such as: gathering and processing agreements; hydrocarbon transportation agreements; ground and mineral leases; joint operating agreements; joint venture agreements; master service agreements; entity formation; negotiation and deal structuring; and general commercial and contract disputes.
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Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2015
- Managing Editor, Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law
- Participant, Loyola Moot Court Program
- Oralist, Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Team, 2013-2014
- Millsaps College, M.B.A., 2011
- Millsaps College, B.A., Political Science, 2010
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
Courts
- 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
- “Ones to Watch,” The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2026
- “Rising Star,” Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2022-2026
- “One to Watch in Law,” New Orleans CityBusiness, 2022
- “Leadership in Law Honoree,” New Orleans CityBusiness, 2024