About Andrew Stakelum

Onshore Energy Expertise.  Andrew regularly assists clients with onshore upstream, midstream, and downstream disputes.  This includes disputes involving historical oilfield environmental liabilities, joint operator agreements, well abandonment and decommissioning responsibilities, energy infrastructure projects (pipelines, refineries, and LNG facilities), and well-site incidents.  Andrew has litigated many of these disputes in Louisiana, where he is also licensed and has extensive experience with Louisiana’s civil law regime.   

Offshore Energy Expertise.  Andrew also regularly counsels clients on the general maritime law and marine pollution statutes. He has litigated pollution claims under the Oil Pollution Act and Clean Water Act, vessel casualties, vessel arrests and Rule B attachments, offshore drilling contract disputes, and vessel charter disputes.  In addition, Andrew advises offshore energy clients on maritime choice of law issues, the application of international maritime conventions, and operational and compliance issues involving the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and U.S. Coast Guard.

Andrew has tried cases to verdict in Louisiana state courts and U.S. federal courts in Louisiana, Texas, and Missouri; and he has arbitrated disputes to final award under the AAA, SMA, and HMAA rules.  Andrew has presented at various conferences in the U.S. and U.K. on oilfield environmental issues, offshore regulatory developments,  and offshore contractual risk allocation.  He has also authored numerous articles on these topics.