Edward Hart "Ned" Bergin
Recognized since 2005
New Orleans, Louisiana
Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
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. 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. Ned also serves as the co-chair of the power and renewables team of the firm’s Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team. He is an appointed member of the Rules of Professional Conduct Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Contact & Links
Location
- 201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
- University of Virginia, B.A., graduated 1972
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, LA
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Sections of Litigation, Antitrust Law, and Public Utility, Communicatatons and Transportation Law - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Rules of Professional Conduct Committee; Member, Legislation Committe; former Assistant Bar Examiner, Torts
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
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 Western District of Louisiana
- US Supreme Court
Headquarters:
New Orleans, Louisiana
151 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
39 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans (2023)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans (2016)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), New Orleans (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Special Focus:
- Breach of Contract
- Business Disputes
- Civil Litigation
- Class Actions
- Commercial Disputes
- Complex Litigation
- Energy
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Energy Law
Publications
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