Admiralty/Maritime
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Keogh Cox represents maritime businesses, insurers, and employers across Louisiana in matters involving offshore and onshore incidents, regulatory issues, and complex injury claims.
With decades of experience in maritime law, our team handles disputes involving vessels, platforms, and maritime operations with a practical, well-rounded approach shaped by litigation, insurance, and business law.
More About This Practice
Maritime matters often extend beyond a single area of law. Incidents involving vessels, offshore platforms, or maritime operations frequently raise overlapping issues in tort, employment, insurance, and business law. Keogh Cox approaches these cases with that full picture in mind, helping clients navigate both the immediate legal challenge and the broader operational impact.
Our attorneys represent domestic and international companies, insurers, and maritime employers in cases involving serious injury claims, contractual disputes, and other complex maritime losses. Whether a matter arises offshore or on land, we work to assess risk early, clarify exposure, and build a strategy that supports efficient resolution.
Because of the unique nature of maritime law, success often depends on understanding how multiple legal and regulatory factors interact. Our team regularly handles matters involving jurisdictional questions, contractual obligations, and liability allocation across multiple parties, ensuring each case is approached with the right combination of legal insight and practical experience.
- Scope of maritime jurisdiction
- Maintenance and cure obligations
- Seaman employment contracts, wages, and claims resolution
- Maritime insurance coverage and disputes
- Towage and pilotage matters
- Longshore and harbor worker claims
- Maritime tort and injury defense
- Maritime contracts and commercial disputes
- Collision and vessel liability
- Worker injury and wrongful death claims
- Platform and vessel-related incidents
- Indemnity, contribution, and allocation of liability
Keogh Cox represents maritime clients throughout Louisiana in both state and federal courts, as well as in administrative and regulatory proceedings. Our experience across multiple areas of law allows us to approach each matter with a clear understanding of the risks, relationships, and moving parts involved in maritime operations.
