Allan Kanner

Allan Kanner is the founding partner of Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C., a New Orleans litigation firm that has been named Environmental Law Firm of the Year in Louisiana, US at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025. The award recognises a practice with a long and distinguished record in environmental and complex litigation, and a founder widely regarded as a leader in the field.

Founded in 1981 and based on Camp Street in New Orleans, Kanner & Whiteley specialises in complex litigation, with particular strength in environmental protection and litigation, class action and multi-district cases, consumer protection law, natural resource restoration, and False Claims Act and whistleblower matters. The firm describes a record of significant victories on behalf of plaintiffs in complex and class action litigation across the United States, and its environmental work encompasses both the pursuit of pollution and contamination claims and the restoration of damaged natural resources.

Mr. Kanner has been recognised in The Best Lawyers in America and is a frequently cited authority in major environmental cases, including litigation brought by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. His prominence in natural resource damage and environmental enforcement litigation reflects a career spent at the forefront of efforts to hold polluters accountable and to secure restoration of contaminated land, water and ecosystems, often on behalf of governmental and public-interest plaintiffs.

Environmental litigation of this kind sits among the most demanding areas of practice. It combines intricate questions of science and causation with complex procedure, frequently unfolding as class actions or multi-district proceedings involving many parties and jurisdictions. Success requires the capacity to marshal expert evidence, to manage large and protracted cases, and to litigate against well-resourced defendants over extended periods. Kanner & Whiteley's focus on complex and class action litigation, allied to its environmental and natural-resource specialisation, is directed precisely at these challenges.

The firm's broader practice in consumer protection, False Claims Act and whistleblower litigation complements its environmental work, reflecting a consistent orientation towards complex, high-stakes matters brought on behalf of plaintiffs and the public interest. This breadth allows the firm to bring experience of large-scale, document-intensive litigation to bear across a range of related fields.

Louisiana's environmental landscape, shaped by its coastline, waterways and industrial activity, makes sophisticated environmental litigation particularly important, and a New Orleans firm with national reach is well placed to serve it. The recognition of Kanner & Whiteley as Environmental Law Firm of the Year in Louisiana, US at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025 affirms the standing that Mr. Kanner and the firm he founded have earned over more than four decades. For clients confronting environmental harm and complex litigation, the firm offers experienced, results-oriented representation with a national track record.