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Richard D.
Bertram

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Richard Bertram is a partner in the Maritime Practice Group. 


Richard has more than 30 years of experience in admiralty and maritime law. He handles a wide range of domestic and international admiralty and maritime matters, including transactions, litigation, arbitration, appellate, regulatory, and administrative law, marine casualty investigations, regulatory compliance, and marine pollution and environmental matters.

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Lawyer of the Year," Transportation Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
  • The Legal 500 United States, Transport: Shipping ­– Litigation and Transport: Shipping – Regulation (2019); Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation (listed annually since 2020); "Leading Partners," Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation
  • New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyer (2018)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law (listed annually since 2013)
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Transportation/Maritime (listed annually since 2011)
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Publications

  • "Executive Order To Restore America's Maritime Dominance," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, April 10, 2025
  • "Offshore Energy Projects Must Consider Jones Act's Reach," Hart Energy, March 13, 2025
  • "U.S. Trade Representative's Request For Public Comments Related To China's Marine Sector Practices," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, February 27, 2025
  • "Coast Guard Issues Final Maritime Cybersecurity Rule: Key Requirements and Implementation Timeline," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, January 28, 2025
  • "Fifth Circuit Expands Marcel Exception To Include Third-Party Contractor," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, December 9, 2024
  • "The Jones Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Manning Requirements in the Context of Offshore Energy Projects," Charting the Course: Navigating Offshore Energy Client Alert, August 15, 2024
  • "Office of USTR Issues Notice to Request Public Comments on Section 301 Tariffs," Jones Walker LLP International Trade Compliance Client Alert, October 18, 2022
  • "Admiralty and Maritime Law," Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 5th Edition, Thomson Reuters, 2022
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — February 14, 2021," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, February 14, 2021
  • "Mask Order on Certain Modes of Domestic Travel — US Coast Guard To Implement Public Health Measures at Sea Ports and Will Enforce CDC Guidelines," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, February 4, 2021
  • "VIDA's EPA Rulemaking: One Step at a Time," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, November 23, 2020
  • "The Jones Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in the Context of Offshore Wind," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Newsletter - Special Offshore Wind Edition, October 2020
  • "Sanctions Advisory to Maritime Industry Offers Guidance to Address Sanctions Evasion Practices and Outlines Common Deceptive Shipping Practices," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Newsletter, May 28, 2020
  • "Federal Contracts — on Again or off Again — During the Coronavirus Pandemic," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, April 7, 2020
  • "IMO 2020 Update," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Newsletter, January 31, 2020
  • "National Monuments, by Land and by Sea," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Newsletter, January 31, 2020
  • "Update to Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Newsletter, January 31, 2020
  • "Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018," Jones Walker LLP Maritime Client Alert, December 19, 2018
  • "Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition," Chapter 88 - Admiralty and Maritime Law, December 1, 2016 with yearly edits to date

Presentations

  • Various presentations, including overviews of maritime torts and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, (ongoing)

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • American Inns of Court, Barrister
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States, Proctor, Carriage of Goods by Sea Committee and Stevedores, Marine Terminals and Vessel Services Committee
  • Association of Average Adjusters of the United States
  • New Orleans Bar Association 
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8334
F: 504.582.8010
Emailrbertram@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Tulane University Law School
    JD, 1986
    Order of the Coif; Member and Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal
  • Tulane University
    BA, magna cum laude, 1983
    Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US Court of International Trade

Related Practices

  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Environmental Enforcement & Litigation
  • Environmental Regulatory
  • Gaming
  • Litigation — Insurance
  • Maritime Finance and Transactions
  • Maritime Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Maritime
  • Maritime Regulatory and Government Relations
  • Maritime Restructuring
  • Offshore Energy
  • Appellate Litigation

Related Industries

  • Gaming Industry
  • Maritime Industry
  • Cruise Industry
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