Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Edward Hart "Ned" Bergin
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Ned Bergin is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He represents utilities and publicly held companies in a broad range of disputes. Ned has a robust commercial litigation practice focused on utility regulation, complex and class action litigation, contract litigation, energy litigation, state constitutional and home rule law and antitrust matters. He represents publicly held entities in these areas, including large nationwide telecommunications providers and energy production and cogeneration companies. Earlier in his career, Ned represented telecommunications and electric companies, water and sewer companies, and certain large industrial consumers before the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Ned is the firm's general counsel and also serves as the co-chair of the firm’s Committee on Practice Standards, the firm’s claim counsel, loss prevention partner, and audit response partner. Ned also serves as the co-chair of the power and renewables team of the firm’s Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team. He is an appointed member of the Rules of Professional Conduct Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Overview
- University of Virginia, B.A., graduated 1972
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1979
- Louisiana, LA
- American Bar Association, Sections of Litigation, Antitrust Law, and Public Utility, Communicatatons and Transportation Law - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Rules of Professional Conduct Committee; Member, Legislation Committe; former Assistant Bar Examiner, Torts
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- US Supreme Court
- Louisiana, LA
- American Bar Association, Sections of Litigation, Antitrust Law, and Public Utility, Communicatatons and Transportation Law - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Rules of Professional Conduct Committee; Member, Legislation Committe; former Assistant Bar Examiner, Torts
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- University of Virginia, B.A., graduated 1972
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1979
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- US Supreme Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans (2023)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans (2016)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Energy Law
Special Focus:
- Breach of Contract
- Business Disputes
- Civil Litigation
- Class Actions
- Commercial Disputes
- Complex Litigation
- Energy
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