Alex B. Rothenberg
Gordon Arata
201 St. Charles Avenue, 40th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
United States
Alex Rothenberg’s practice focuses on oil, gas and energy litigation and commercial litigation. He also has experience in the areas of admiralty, insurance defense and family law.
Before joining the firm, Alex clerked for the Honorable Nannette Jolivette Brown of the Eastern District of Louisiana. While attending law school, Alex served as a Student Attorney for the Tulane Civil Litigation Clinic where he initiated a Sixth Amendment appeal challenging state law in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He also clerked for the New Orleans City Attorney’s Office. Alex was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship and served as Senior Articles Editor of the Tulane Law Review. He also studied abroad in Greece in the summer of 2010.
In his free time, Alex enjoys myriad hobbies, such as running, tennis, squash and collecting vintage Jazz Fest posters.
Practices:
- Appellate
- Admiralty and Maritime
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment
- Oil, Gas and Energy Regulatory
- Oil, Gas and Energy Litigation and Arbitration
- Oil, Gas and Energy Transactions
- Environmental and Toxic Torts
- Products Liability
- Construction
Industries:
- Construction
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Industrial, Chemical and Manufacturing
- Insurance
- Maritime
- Telecommunications and Utilities
Admissions:
- Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of LA
- U.S. District Court, Western District of LA
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of LA
Education:
- Tulane University, J.D. magna cum laude 2012
- Emory University, B.A. 2008
Clerkships:
- Honorable Nannette Jolivette Brown, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2012- 2013
Affiliations:
- Louisiana Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Professional Landmen’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO)
Recognition:
- Louisiana Super Lawyers, Named Rising Star in Energy & Natural Resources (2016-Present)
Publications:
- Louisiana 5th Circuit Greenlights Permit for New Pipeline, Deeper Blog, March 2019
- 5th Circuit Pumps Brakes on Royalty Owner Class Certification, Drill Deeper Blog, November 2018
- Industry Expects US Shale Growth to Offset Global Production Problems, Drill Deeper Blog, September 2018
- Louisiana Supreme Court Settles Two Important Questions Under the Mineral Code, Drill Deeper Blog, July 2018
- U.S. Supreme Court Greenlights Expansive Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts, Drill Deeper Blog, May 2018
- BOEM Proposes Beaufort Sea Lease Sale for 2019, Drill Deeper Blog, April 2018
- Full 5th Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes a Maritime Contract, Drill Deeper Blog, January 2018
- U.S. 5th Circuit Rejects OCSLA-Based Criminal Charges Against Contractors, Drill Deeper Blog, October 2017
- Federal Appeals Court Prevents Environmental Group from Suing Over Gas Well Estimates, Drill Deeper Blog, June 2017
- Texas Appellate Court Rules That Mineral Leases With Municipalities Are Worth More Than the Paper They Are Written On, Drill Deeper Blog, February 2017
- Governor Edwards and Attorney General Landry Still at Loggerheads Over Potential Oil and Gas Lawsuits, Co-Author, Drill Deeper Blog, September 2016
- PHSMA Proposes New Regulations for Transporting Hazardous Material, Drill Deeper Blog, September 2016
- Can the Government Keep Changing the Rules for its Existing Contracts?, Drill Deeper Blog, June 2016
- Pipeline Safety Legislation Picks Up Steam, Drill Deeper Blog, April 2016
- Plaintiffs’ Day in (Federal) Court, Drill Deeper Blog, January 2016
- Drill Deeper – A Panel Discussion, Gordon Arata Annual Duck Lunch and Seminar, October 2015
- 5th Circuit Rules Which BP Stockholders May Sue as a Class, Drill Deeper Blog, September 2015
- You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Interstate Pipeline and Gas Companies Can Be Sued in State Court Under State Antitrust Laws, Drill Deeper Blog, May 2015
- Update: Supreme Court Declines to Review New Bonding Requirements for Existing OCS Leases, Drill Deeper Blog, February 2015
- D.C. Circuit Requires EPA to Implement Environmental Regulations More Strictly, Drill Deeper Blog, January 2015
- Supreme Court Asked to Review New Bonding Requirements for Existing OCS Leases, Drill Deeper Blog, November 2014
- Note, Decision by Recusal: Comer v. Murphy Oil USA Lets Naysayers and Disqualified Judges in the Fifth Circuit Determine the Outcome of a Case Without a Hearing, 85 Tul. L. Rev. 1131 (2011)