Grady S. Hurley

Grady S. Hurley


Jones Walker LLP

Recognized since 2005

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Admiralty and Maritime Law

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Construction

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Transportation Law

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Grady Hurley is a partner in and leader of the maritime litigation and arbitration team and co-chair of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team. Since 1979, he has focused on maritime, oilfield, and energy litigation. Grady has broad-ranging dispute resolution and transactional experience at the intersection of energy and maritime law, including in areas such as offshore energy exploration, production, and distribution, where a range of complex legal, regulatory, and business issues collide. He regularly counsels clients on matters involving cargo, collision, allision, product liability, toxic tort, insurance, indemnity, death, personal injury, property damage, lease cancellation, right-of-way disputes, explosions, and multi-party complex and commercial litigation in state and federal courts. An industry thought leader, Grady is deeply involved in emerging issues such as autonomous shipping, cybersecurity, and other challenges and opportunities facing industry participants. In his maritime practice, Grady has engaged in brown water, offshore, and blue water litigation, including drafting of briefs to the US Supreme Court on Suits in Admiralty Act cases, indemnity, and amicus briefs. Grady is also a certified mediator focused on maritime, offshore industry, and energy disputes. As part of his oilfield practice, Grady represents pipeline companies, offshore platform operators, crewboats, drilling companies, exploration and production companies, seismic operators, catering companies, and other oilfield service concerns in transactional matters, torts, and commercial disputes. He has drafted complex maritime and energy service agreements involving vessels, pipelines, rigs, and platforms, and was actively involved in the initial litigation defining the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act. Grady has represented oil companies in fishery laws and lobbying, including oyster and coastal restoration cases. Grady has lectured extensively on risk management, discovery, ethics, indemnities, and admiralty and energy law, while remaining active in local and national bar associations. He has authored numerous publications on issues such as contracts, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) jurisdiction, and regulatory matters, and is co-author of the chapter on admiralty and maritime law in the highly regarded publication, Business and Commercial Litigation in the Federal Courts, which is updated and published annually by Thomson Reuters. In recognition of the excellence of his work, numerous industry and legal publications and ratings agencies have listed him among the top practitioners, regionally and nationally. Grady is current secretary of the Maritime Law Association (MLA) and chaired its Offshore Industry Committee. He serves as a vice chair of the American Bar Association Admiralty & Maritime Law Committee. A past president of the Tulane Alumni Association, he is a member of the advisory council of Tulane's Admiralty Law Institute and the Tulane Maritime Law Journal board.

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Location
  • 201 Saint Charles Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
  • Tulane University, LLM, graduated 1981
  • Tulane University, JD, graduated 1979
  • Tulane University, BA, graduated 1976
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, LA
Affiliations
  • American Arbitration Association - Energy & Maritime Panel
  • American Bar Association - Vice-Chair, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Admiralry and Maritime Law Committee (2012-2018); House Delegate (2004-2006); Former Chairman, Subcommitte on Wrongful Death and Workman's Compensation (1990-1992); Member, TIPS, Maritime Law Committe
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member, Delegate to Fifth Circuit Judical Conference (2002 and 2005)
  • Energy Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Fifth Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • Institute for Energy Law - Advisory Council
  • Mariners' Club of New Orleans - Member
  • New Orleans Bar Foundation - President (2007-2009); Board of Directors; Vice President (2006)
  • Offshore Marine Services Association - Member
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute - Member
  • The New Orleans Bar Association American Inn of Court - President (2003-2005)
  • World Trade Center - Transportation and Energy Committee
Court Admissions
  • 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 Westrn District of Louisiana
  • US Supreme Court

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Transportation Law
Special Focus:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Casualty
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Charter Parties
  • Civil Litigation
  • Collision
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Complex Litigation
  • COVID-19
  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Large Case Litigation
  • Maritime
  • Mass Tort
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Toxic Tort
  • Wrongful Death
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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USA v. Moss Limits Regulatory Jurisdiction on the OCS


by Grady S. Hurley

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has primary regulatory jurisdiction over OCS oil and gas operations. Following the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was created to issue leases and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) established to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve national resources.

USA v. Moss

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