Alida C. "Lele" Hainkel

Alida C. "Lele" Hainkel


Jones Walker LLP

Recognized since 2013

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Lele Hainkel is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. She focuses on energy litigation. Lele has extensive experience handling offshore and onshore energy-related disputes in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration. Her oil and gas litigation practice covers defense of claims against the oil and gas industry asserting liability for coastal erosion, legacy suit property restoration claims, disputes related to Outer Continental Shelf decommissioning liability, preferential right to purchase claims, oil and gas product liability claims, breach of gas balancing agreement claims, improper royalty payment claims, breach of joint operating agreement claims, breach of gas purchase contract claims, and breach of lease claims for failure to explore and develop. She also has experience handling claims arising out of oil and gas asset purchases, protection of geological and geophysical trade secrets, and claims against federal governmental agencies under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including breach of contract claims in the Court of Federal Claims under the Tucker Act and claims under the Administrative Procedure Act that challenged the imposition of the deepwater drilling moratorium. Immediately following her graduation from law school, Lele practiced for three years in the litigation section of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York. From 2008 to 2013, she taught the Oil and Gas Law course at Tulane University Law School as an adjunct faculty member. Lele leads the firm’s energy and natural resources team.

Location
  • 201 Saint Charles Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Georgetown University, BA, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter - Board Member
  • Georgetown Alumni Admissions - Program Interviewer
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • Petroleum Landman's Association of New Orleans - Member
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation - Member
  • Tulane University Law School - Adjunct Law Faculty (2008-2013)
Court Admissions
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Federal Claims
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Jones Walker LLP
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Appellate
  • Energy
  • International
Awards:
  • Louisiana Diversity Council, Glass Ceiling Award (2013)

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