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Edward Hart
Bergin

Position
General Counsel
Office
New Orleans

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. Ned is a member of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team and is a co-chair of the power generation team.

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. He is an appointed member of the Rules of Professional Conduct Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Lawyer of the Year," Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans, Louisiana (2014, 2016, 2023)
  • New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyer (2018)
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (listed annually since 2013)
  • Chambers USA, Energy & Natural Resources: Utilities (2009–2017)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (listed annually since 2005)
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Publications

  • "After the Storm—Key Force Majeure Issues," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Client Alert, August 2016
  • "Force Majeure and Impossibility of Performance Guide," Jones Walker LLP EBulletin, September 17, 2008
  • "Force Majeure Issues Relating to Katrina," Jones Walker LLP Newsletter, September 26, 2005

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Sections of Litigation, Antitrust Law, and Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Rules of Professional Conduct Committee; Member, Legislation Committee; former Assistant Bar Examiner, Torts
  • Federal Bar Association
  • New Orleans Bar Association
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8222
F: 504.589.8222
Emailnbergin@joneswalker.com

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law
    JD, 1979
  • University of Virginia
    BA, with distinction, 1972
    Echols Scholar; Omicron Delta Kappa; Raven Society; Dean's List; NROTC Scholarship; Intermediate Honors

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh 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

Related Practices

  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Class Action Defense & Multi-District Litigation
  • Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
  • Economic Development
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Energy Litigation
  • Energy Regulatory
  • Litigation
  • Tax & Fiduciary Litigation
  • Telecommunications & Utilities

Related Industries

  • Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources
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