Christopher K. Ulfers
Recognized since 2021
New Orleans, Louisiana
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Transportation Law
Christopher Ulfers is a partner in the Maritime Practice Group and is also affiliated with the Corporate and Litigation practice groups. Chris focuses his practice on maritime law and regularly advises and represents clients in maritime, regulatory, and commercial matters. Chris has extensive experience in marine finance and the negotiation and drafting of a wide variety of maritime contracts, including vessel purchase and sale agreements, bareboat and time charters, master and spot towage agreements, master service agreements, barge fleeting and mooring agreements, marine-related access agreements, terminal agreements, and vessel repair and construction contracts. Chris also has experience handling a variety of commercial disputes in the maritime, energy, and other industries, including issues related to insurance coverage, indemnity disputes, construction litigation, maritime lien disputes, vessel seizures and attachments, maritime and aviation personal-injury cases, property damage cases, and vessel collisions and allisions. In addition to his matter-specific representation, Chris is also captive counsel for the marine services division of one of the largest publicly traded midstream energy partnerships in North America, providing daily legal support for the partnership's marine transportation business segment. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Chris externed for Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson of the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Susie Morgan of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Chris earned his juris doctor degree, summa cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, graduating in the top one percent of his class and earning the Order of the Coif distinction. During law school, Chris served as the editor-in-chief of Volume 75 of the Louisiana Law Review.
- 201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
- Louisiana State University, J.D., D.C.L, graduated 2015
- Louisiana State University, B.S., graduated 2011
- Louisiana, LA
- American Bar Association - Member
- Aviation Insurance Association - Member
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council - Member
- International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) - Member
- International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) - Member
- Jefferson Parish Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans - Member
- Maritime Law Association (MLA) - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- 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 Southern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
150 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
39 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Transportation Law
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