Hunter Johnston

Hunter is an attorney who has specialized in legislative and governmental affairs representation of businesses and government in Washington, D.C. for over 10 years. His experience includes employment with several well-known governmental affairs law firms and consulting groups, including Williams and Jensen, Griffin, Johnson and Associates, and the Louisiana law firm of Jones, Walker. Hunter has extensive experience working with the House and Senate leadership on both sides of the aisle and has an intimate knowledge of Louisiana public and corporate politics. Some of the clients he has represented in the past include Turner Broadcasting Network, CBS, United International Holdings, McCaw Cellullar, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Texas Air. Current clients include many Louisiana and national interests, such as Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, Tulane University, the University of New Orleans, Northrop Grumman, and Jefferson Parish. In addition, Hunter retains substantial experience in the development and financing of independent power projects and telecommunications systems, having been involved with international development of these projects internationally since 1993. He has been active throughout Southeast Asia in the development of these projects, concentrating his attention and time in China, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and Thailand. Hunter is a 1982 graduate of Tulane University and received his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985. He was a clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1985.