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John W. Houghtaling II

John Houghtaling is an American attorney and oil and gas executive.

John W. Houghtaling II
Born
New Orleans, Louisiana,
United States
Alma materEmory University
Loyola University
OccupationAttorney
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Houghtaling is the majority owner of Gauthier, Murphy & Houghtaling, a New Orleans law firm.[1][2] In 2005, Houghtaling served as special counsel to the Attorney General of Louisiana in the litigation of policyholder rights in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.[citation needed]

In 2014, Houghtaling was appointed as plaintiffs liaison counsel by the United States Federal Court for the Eastern District. He uncovered fraud within the FEMA Flood Insurance program which led to the arrest of a key insurance contractor, a seven figure Federal fine against the insurer, and defense counsel, in the NFIP.[3]

Business

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In 2014, he co-founded American Ethane Company. Houghtaling has signed conditionally bindings contracts to supply 7.2 million tons a year of ethane to China, a sale volume that exceeds 72 billion dollars.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life

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In 2012, Houghtaling married Julia Timonina. They live together in New Orleans with their daughter.[8] Together they own the historic Brown Mansion on St. Charles Avenue.[9]

Media

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Houghtaling's career was featured in a documentary on the Inside Man series hosted by Morgan Spurlock.[10] Houghtaling has also been a legal commentator.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ↑ 2/28/05, CityBusiness Magazine, Cover: "Famed N.O. Practice Ruled by New Lawyer"
  2. ↑ 12/2009, New Orleans Living Magazine, Cover: "John Houghtaling is Making His Mark"
  3. ↑ 11/29/2012 - Village Tattler, "John Houghtaling Speaks at Hurricane Sandy Recovery Night" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Davis, Carolyn (10 November 2017). "Gulf Coast Exporters Talk Up LNG, Ethane Sales to China". Natural Gas Intel. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ Murtaugh, Dan (9 November 2017). "China's Appetite for U.S. Energy Falls Shy of Binding Deals". Bloomberg.com.
  6. ↑ "American Ethane Co. in New Orleans signing $26 billion China export deal". New Orleans Advocate. 8 November 2017.
  7. ↑ LaRocco, Lori Ann (10 November 2017). "These are the 37 major deals US firms signed with Chinese entities during Trump's visit". CNBC.
  8. ↑ Yuliya Timonina at IMDb
  9. ↑ 2/12/14; WVUE.com. "High Dollar Homes: A St. Charles Avenue Gem." http://www.wsmv.com/story/24647556/high-dollar-homes-a-st-charles-avenue-gem Archived 2016-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  10. 1 2 "Are the super-rich obligated to do more? - CNN Video". CNN. 30 May 2014.
  11. ↑ Biography for John W. Houghtaling at IMDb
  12. ↑ 8/21/06, WWL News re: Katrina Insurance Lawsuits
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