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Marisa
Del Turco

Position
Associate
Office
New Orleans

Marisa Del Turco is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team.


Marisa focuses her practice in the areas of environmental and energy litigation, and regulatory compliance. She has particular experience working with businesses engaged in the extraction, production, storage, and distribution of oil and gas, as well as power derived from wind, solar, and other renewable sources.

Marisa has experience with the broad range of federal laws and regulations that directly and indirectly affect the energy and industrial sectors, including the Administrative Procedure Act; the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and the Endangered Species Act, as well as numerous state and local environmental statutes. She also represents clients before government agencies, agency officials, and other federal, state, and local administrative bodies such as the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.

In her portfolio of cases relating to her work representing chemical, manufacturing, and industrial companies, Marisa is a part of a team representing a major company in matters concerning the Clean Air Act and Louisiana air control regulations. Marisa is also a key member of a trial team representing a major company in a mass joinder action, having firsthand experience in trial proceedings. Additionally, she has participated in and defended clients in class action-related matters, particularly analyzing procedures and the prerequisites for class action certification. Moreover, in her counseling practice, Marisa conducts environmental due diligence and contract analyses with respect to major corporate transactions and agreements.

She routinely monitors and provides updates about changes to environmental regulations and the constantly evolving challenges of the energy, natural resources, and environmental fields. In addition to writing numerous client alerts, Marisa was a contributor to the “Trends & Developments” section of Chambers and Partners’ Environmental Global Practice Guide.

In addition to her energy and environmental work, Marisa often collaborates with various teams and practices within the firm, acquiring experience across diverse industries and honing her proficiency in various general civil litigation skills.

Publications

  • "Environmental Shift: Insight into Administrative Changes," Jones Walker LLP Environmental Issues at the 2024 Ballot Box — Environmental Client Alert, September 26, 2024
  • "Understanding IRS Credits, Regulations & Compliance," Construction Business Owner, July 24, 2024
  • "IRS Proposed Regulations Provide Guidance on New Inflation Reduction Act Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements," The Energy Transition ERA: Environmental, Renewables & Alternative Energy Client Alert, October 17, 2023
  • "Waters of the United States No Longer Frozen in Time — Supreme Court Decision Narrows Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands," Jones Walker LLP Environmental Client Alert, June 5, 2023
  • "Court Declines to Halt Vineyard Wind Project," Jones Walker LLP Offshore Wind Client Alert, June 1, 2023
  • "Washed Up: Tension Between Offshore Wind Development and Marine Mammals," Jones Walker LLP Offshore Wind Client Alert, February 8, 2023
  • "Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation (SNRDL) Case Summary: City of Las Cruces v. The Lofts at Alameda, LLC, No. 17-809 JCH/GBW, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225834 (D.N.M. Dec. 15, 2022)," Discussion Forum, American Bar Association, Environment, Energy, and Resources Communities, January 6, 2023
  • "Trends and Developments," Chambers Global Practice Guide, Environmental – USA Chapter, 2022
  • "The Transformation from Cooperative Federalism to Exclusive Jurisdiction: Issues in the Evolution of a New Era of Energy Regulation," LSU Journal of Energy Law & Resources, 2022

Presentations

  • "The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Energy Transition," Louisiana State Bar Association Energy & Environmental Law Summit, November 15, 2022
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8165
F: 504.589.8165
Emailmdelturco@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, DCL, magna cum laude, 2022
    Graduate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy; Senior Articles Editor, LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources, Vol. X; 2021 Hartrick Scholar Writing Competition Finalist, Institute for Energy Law; Dean’s Scholarship; John P. Laborde Scholarship in Energy Law; C. E. Laborde Jr. Memorial Scholarship; Robert K. and Elizabeth F. Reeves Scholarship; Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, LLC, Scholarship; Law Class of 1983 Scholarship; Frank L. Maraist Scholarship; Sam J. D’Amico Memorial Scholarship; F. Neelis Roberts Energy Law Scholarship; The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Judges Memorial Annual Scholarship Fund; Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship
  • University of Nevada, Reno
    BA, Political Science with a minor in Business Administration, 2019
    Study Abroad: University of Alicante, Spain

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • Colorado

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Related Practices

  • Litigation
  • Energy Litigation
  • Environmental Enforcement & Litigation
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