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Five Taylor Porter Attorneys Ranked by Clients, Peers in 2021 Chambers USA

Five Taylor Porter attorneys have been selected by clients and peers as “Leaders in Their Field” in the 2021 Chambers USA, which evaluates and ranks attorneys and firms through extensive independent research that includes interviews with firm clients and peer attorneys.

Taylor Porter’s 2021 Chambers USA honorees include:

Highlights from the 2021 Chambers guide on Taylor Porter attorneys include:

Commercial Litigation

Harry “Skip” Phillips maintains an excellent reputation for his commercial litigation practice. He routinely handles litigation involving personal injury, product liability and insurance coverage issues. He is a very practical guy. He is a straight shooter.”

Construction

John Andrishok represents contractors in claims including delays, charges and damages and has experience handling construction cases reaching federal court. John is one of the most prolific writers. He really embraces the academic side and really loves writing and talking about the industry.”

Environmental

Anne Crochet advises her clients on a range of environmental matters such as waste management compliance. She also handles contentious environmental matters.”

Tim Poché has both regulatory and litigation experience. He advises clients on areas such as waste and water compliance, as well as permitting and remediation.”

Robin Toups has considerable regulatory and litigation experience. Her practice includes both state and federal proceedings, including significant expertise in CAA compliance. Her chemical engineering degree and work experience provide valuable expertise for problem solving, case development and management.”

Taylor Porter’s Environmental Practice: “Respected Baton Rouge-based firm with extensive environmental law expertise, acting for a range of energy, waste management and industrial companies. Handles a broad spectrum of environmental law issues, with substantial experience in regulatory compliance, defending enforcement actions and wider environmental law disputes. Offers notable strengths in class action litigation and defending claims related to groundwater remediation, contamination and oilfield waste. Additionally noted for advising clients on legislative and regulatory developments in the area. The team works collaboratively and plays to each member’s strengths. Taylor Porter has superior technical depth and is exceptionally responsive.”

Taylor Porter: Founded in 1912 in Baton Rouge, Taylor Porter is one of the oldest, largest and most respected law firms in Louisiana. Taylor Porter, with offices in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, has 80 attorneys who serve the interests of clients in more than 30 practice areas. Taylor Porter is the exclusive Louisiana law firm member for MSI Global Alliance, enabling the firm to source local representation wherever in the world clients are involved in doing business. Taylor Porter ranks among the Top 100 Private Companies in Baton Rouge by the Baton Rouge Business Report. Taylor Porter has provided 109 years of community service to more than 100 nonprofit organizations and leadership agencies across the state of Louisiana.

Chambers USA: Since 1990, Chambers USA has surveyed clients and other law firms to rank attorneys. The annual guide of the best law firms and lawyers in business is published by London-based research and ranking organization, Chambers and Partners. Chambers evaluates and ranks attorneys and firms nationally and by state through extensive independent research that includes interviews with firm clients and peer attorneys.