R. Chauvin Kean

Chauvin Kean is an associate in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2015 and practices in a variety of areas, including the business and corporate groups. Specifically, his practice areas includes: oil and gas transactions and litigation; admiralty and maritime litigation; international trade; acquisitions and divestitures; customs compliance; construction litigation; insurance coverage; and general and commercial litigation. He has experience with in a variety of issues, including Jones Act compliance, oil and gas exploration, pipeline construction, drilling incidents, well blowouts, cargo damage claims, ship and barge allisions, maritime liens, vessel and marine asset acquisitions, redhibition claims, lemon laws claims; drafting and negotiating charter agreements; documenting and registering vessels; drafting and interpreting oil and gas related documentation such as: gathering and processing agreements; hydrocarbon transportation agreements; ground and mineral leases; joint operating agreements; joint venture agreements; master service agreements; entity formation; negotiation and deal structuring; and general commercial and contract disputes.

Chauvin earned his B.A. in Political Science from Millsaps College in 2010 and his M.B.A. from Else School of Management Millsaps College in 2011. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2015, where he was Managing Editor of the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law. He also participated in the Loyola Moot Court Program and was an oralist for the 2013-14 Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Team.

Loyola University New Orleans

J.D.

2015

Millsaps College

MBA

2011

Millsaps College

B.A. (2010) | Political Science

2010

Partner

Kean Miller LLP

2015 - Current

Eastern District of Louisiana Reminds Providers of Necessaries to Make Sure that they are Contracting with an Authorized Party to Protect its Maritime Lien, Louisiana Law Blog, March 10, 2016

EDLA Reminds That Maritime Liens Are Not Automatically Enforceable At Time Of Attachment...But There Are Exceptions, Louisiana Law Blog, August 31, 2016

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act 101 - Who is Covered, Louisiana Law Blog, May 31, 2016

Seaman Status Found for Worker on "Floating Mat" Not Connected to a Vessel at the Time of Injury, Louisiana Law Blog, December 7, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Transportation Workers Exempt from Arbitration, Louisiana Law Blog, January 15, 2019

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

Current

New Orleans Bar Association

Member

Current

Maritime Law Association

Member

Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

Current

Louisiana

Since 2015

5th Circuit

United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana