Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd

Keogh Cox is a go-to Louisiana law firm serving clients across diverse industries to help them solve legal issues and succeed in their businesses. Founded in 1969, the firm has an established top-ranked litigation defense practice representing both Louisiana-based companies, as well as government agencies, insurers, and major national and international corporations.

Keogh Cox attorneys have vast experience representing clients in key sectors and practice areas including construction, insurance, commercial litigation, healthcare, energy, and admiralty/maritime, as well as class actions, environmental litigation, and industrial accidents. The firm's experienced trial and appellate lawyers handle matters in all state, federal and administrative venues, and are approved panel counsel for many insurers and other companies. They are adept at handling complex litigation and high-value, high-profile cases.

Centrally located in Baton Rouge, Keogh Cox maintains decades-long relationships with clients who value the firm's expertise and commitment to risk mitigation and fair, efficient dispute resolution.

• Senior Partner: John P. Wolff, III.
• Managing Partner: Andrew Blanchfield
• Number of Partners: 22
• Number of other fee-earners: 13

Construction - Keogh Cox construction attorneys bring decades of experience representing clients in complex construction disputes across diverse industries and project types. The firm's clients include contractors, engineers, architects, surveyors, developers, owners, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, transportation companies, project managers, and insurers. The attorneys handle the full spectrum of construction-related claims, including design and construction defects, delay claims, contract and change order disputes, jobsite injury, and economic loss claims. Contacts: Mary Anne Wolf, John P. Wolff, III.

Insurance - Keogh Cox has a long history of handling insurance claims on behalf of major insurance carriers in property and personal injury coverage disputes, extracontractual claims, hurricane and storm litigation. The firm has experience at all levels of disputes, including complex litigation involving multiple layers of coverage. Additionally, the firm provides insurance defense services for policyholders in casualty, professional liability, premises liability and property claims. Contacts: Christopher K. Jones, John P. Wolff, III.

Other Main Areas of Practice:

• Litigation: Appeals - Contacts: John P. Wolff, III, Christopher K. Jones
• Litigation: General Commercial - Contacts: Christopher K. Jones, Tori S. Bowling
• Health Care - Contacts: Chad A. Sullivan, Andrew Blanchfield
  • Compliance
  • Disciplinary defense
  • Licensing
  • Medical device litigation
  • Medical malpractice
  • Nursing home defense
• Industrial Accidents - Contacts: John P. Wolff, III, Tori S. Bowling
• Labor & Employment - Contact: Tori S. Bowling
• Merchant & Premises Liability - Contact: Tori S. Bowling
• Professional Liability
  • Accountants - Contact: Andrew Blanchfield
  • Architects and engineers - Contact: Mary Anne Wolf
  • Doctors - Contact: Andrew Blanchfield
  • Lawyers - Contact: Andrew Blanchfield
  • Real estate brokers and appraisers - Contact: Andrew Blanchfield
• Workers Compensation - Contact: Kirk L. Landry

Keogh Cox represents Louisiana-based and international companies in litigation, dispute resolution, contracting, professional license compliance, and other legal issues across most industry sectors including construction, insurance, energy, petrochemical, and health care.

Recent work includes:

• Represented foreign party (German) in product liability action for serious personal injury.
• Government compliance and FOCI (Foreign Ownership Compliance) mitigation issues for international company.
• Construction arbitration case involving contractor claims against Japanese owner of petrochemical plant for change orders and COVID-19 delay damages.
• Negotiation of international contracts for life services and catering in numerous foreign jurisdictions.
• Represented international supplier of Chinese-manufactured industrial pipe fittings, supplied in construction of processing unit at petrochemical facility, in lawsuit arising from allegations of defective manufacturing.
• Represented global industrial boiler manufacturer in lawsuit by petrochemical (fertilizer) plant arising from explosion during commissioning process.
• Represented top 225 international energy sector design firm (Engineering News Record ranking) in regulatory/licensing investigation involving detailed review of design contracts and construction documents for multiple projects.
• Represented Louisiana-based company in defense of claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Defense Base Act and employment contract laws of the United Arab Emirates, made by an American citizen based in the company’s Dubai office.