K. Eric Gisleson

Mr. Gisleson graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1964 and received his juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1968.

Before joining Chaffe McCall, he was employed with the United States Department of Justice in the Organized Crime & Racketeering Section during the years 1968 - 1977 including Attorney-in-Charge with the New Orleans Strike Force from 1973 to 1977. He was promoted to Deputy Chief, Public Integrity Section, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. and acted in this capacity from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Gisleson was employed as Vice President, Administration and Special Counsel to the Ingram Corporation from 1980 to 1983 where he oversaw litigation and compliance issues involving this multinational oil, gas and shipping company, and worked with another law firm in New Orleans from 1983 to 1991.

Mr. Gisleson has had extensive experience in environmental litigation and compliance, including one of the largest civil cases ever brought by the USEPA, as well as involvement with federal and state agency compliance matters.

Mr. Gisleson’s construction law litigation experience includes:

Major structural integrity issues involving competing allegations of design and construction defects of a major New Orleans downtown office building (architectural and civil and structural engineering experts)
Mold and mildew issues of a large apartment/hotel complex in Baton Rouge (architectural, climate, health, and engineering experts)
Soil, pilings, design, and construction claims in the failure of a slab/foundation of a major building in suburban New Orleans (geological, soil, engineering and architectural experts)
Demolition and site preparation problems involving then-client Hilton Hotel (airport). (soil, civil and structural engineering, and loss of business experts)
Massive construction defects (windows, window walls, courtyards) involving former client Hilton Hotel Riverside (architectural, engineering, construction, climate, loss of business and business interruption experts)
Representing world renowned architect Nathaniel “Buster” Curtis in lawsuits relative to his classic designs of the Louisiana Superdome and the World’s Fair Vatican Pavillion, among other projects. (architectural, engineering, construction, and intellectual property experts)

He also handles white collar criminal defense matters. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia, State of Louisiana, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuits, United States Tax Court, United States Supreme Court, and of all three federal district courts in Louisiana. He is also a member of the American Bar Association.