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Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, LLC

United States 2024

General Information

Year founded: 1892
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Overview

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Gordon Arata is a full-service, diversified business law firm servicing savvy clients in a range of industries across the Gulf South and beyond. With a team of over 40 regional and nationally recognized attorneys strategically located in Texas and Louisiana, we manage complex issues or small matters that impact businesses. Our industries and practice areas include banking & financial, bankruptcy, chemical & industrial, construction, corporate & shareholder, employment, energy & natural resources, real estate, tax, and telecommunications among others.

Specifically, the firm’s energy expertise has taken it from Louisiana and Texas to the Gulf of Mexico to the North Slope of Alaska to the Bass Straits of Australia. Government regulators for the energy industry in Louisiana have repeatedly looked to us for industry perspective in drafting and revising regulations and agreement forms. Ever on the cutting edge, the firm has obtained “first-ever” relief in numerous contexts—from suspensions of production on the Outer Continental Shelf to summary judgment in take-or-pay litigation to tariff relief for existing pipeline services regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, to cite just a few examples.

Owners, executives, and corporate counsel in organizations of all sizes trust us with their litigation and transactional matters. National counsel turn to the firm to represent their interests locally. From M&A, commercial financing, and general business transactions to commercial litigation, environmental and toxic torts to products liability, our team of attorneys are skilled both in and out of the courtroom as problem solvers who deliver creative and strategic solutions.

Rankings

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, LLC is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 31 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 2
Tier 2 for Oil and Gas Law

Metro Rankings

Lafayette
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 2 for Administrative / Regulatory Law

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 2
Tier 2 for Oil and Gas Law

Regional Rankings

Lafayette
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 2 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
New Orleans
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mining Law
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Energy Regulatory Law
Tier 3 for Tax Law
Tier 3 for Trusts and Estates

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mediation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Public Utility
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Transactions
  • Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, LLC has 26 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, LLC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Main Location

New Orleans, LA
201 Saint Charles Avenue, 40th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
United States
504-582-1111 Call our New Orleans, LA location at 504-582-1111 Get Directions Get directions to our New Orleans, LA location

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