David Sharpe

Maritime Lawyer and Educator

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

About

I am a New Orleans-based maritime attorney and educator with expertise in maritime indemnity, marine insurance, and risk management in the inland towing and energy-service markets. I help clients who own, operate, charter, employ, or insure vessels to understand and manage their risks in transportation, offshore oilfield, and alternative-energy projects in the U.S. and around the world. My work covers a wind range of projects in all phases, from exploration-and-development (E&P) or renewable energy (like wind farms and solar panel installations) to plug-and-abandonment (P&A) and decommissioning, and all kinds of services, including tugs and towage, supply vessels, and land-based or amphibious equipment. I have delivered papers or lectures in the US, UK, Norway, Singapore, and India. I am also a published author and an adjunct Professor of Law at Tulane University Law School, where I teach a class on Towage & Offshore Services during the spring semester.

Experience

  • Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard (Greater New Orleans Region)
    • Shareholder
      Dec 1999 - Present · 26 yrs 7 mos

      Maritime lawyer and educator whose practice focuses on offshore energy services and risk management

    • Associate
      Sep 1995 - Dec 1999 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Associate attorney with law practice focused on admiralty and maritime law

  • Adjunct Professor of Law at Tulane University
    Dec 1999 - Present · 26 yrs 7 mos

    Teaches an upper-level class in the Tulane Maritime Law Center at Tulane Law School called "Towage & Offshore Services" in the spring semester. Also on the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute Planning Committee and Program Committee.

  • Associate at Phelps Dunbar LLP
    Aug 1990 - Sep 1995 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Associate attorney in Phelps Dunbar's maritime practice group

  • Systems Engineer at Motorola Communications
    Aug 1985 - Jul 1987 · 2 yrs

    Designed high-frequency radio systems (VHF, UHF, 800 MHz trunking, and microwave) for commercial and public-safety customers in the U.S. Gulf Coast region and offshore energy markets.