William R. Huguet

Will Huguet is a partner in the Shreveport office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2014 and practices in the oil and gas and energy litigation groups. Will has more than fifteen years of experience assisting energy companies in the exploration and production of minerals, including sales and acquisitions, lease and contract rights, title, due diligence, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and litigation, and in representing landowners and companies in selling and purchasing property and managing their mineral and royalty interests.

Prior to law school, Will was a professional landman in Lafayette, Louisiana. After law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Donald E. Walter of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Will is listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star 2013-2016.

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Utilities

Louisiana

Since 2001

Texas

Since 2014

5th Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Partner

Kean Miller LLP

2014 - Current

Partner

Downer, Huguet & Wilhite L.L.C.

2002 - 2014

Lawclerk

Honorable Donald E. Walter

2001 - 2002

Landman

Angelle & Donohue Oil & Gas Properties

1997 - 1998

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University

J.D. (2001)

2001

Millsaps College

B.B.A. (1997)

1997

Rising Star

Super Lawyers

2013-2016

Louisiana State Bar Association

Current

Shreveport Bar Association

Current

Texas State Bar Association

Current

A Brief Examination of "Mineral Acre" and "Royalty Acre" in Louisiana, Louisiana Law Blog, June 1, 2016

A Primer on Usufructs of Minerals, The Register – ALTAPL, September 2007

Bill would cut taxes for fossil fuel producers reviving dormant wells, New Orleans CityBusiness, May 23, 2017

Buying and Selling Minerals and the New Sale of Mineral Rights by Solicitation Act, Biz Magazine Shreveport, October 12, 2017

Legal Update: Notice of Mineral Lease Reauthorized, The Register – ALTAPL, October 2007

Three Title Pitfalls Examined, The Register – ALTAPL, 2007

Notes and Lessons for Landmen from Recent Louisiana Jurisprudence, Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen Annual Seminar, January 2015

Staying on Track - Railroad Title and Ownership Issues in Louisiana, Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen, February 17, 2018

Undeterminable Payees in the Oil and Gas Industry: Suspense Accounts, Concursus and Escheat Law, Ark-La-Tex COPAS Society, February 26, 2019