NEW ORLEANS — Attorneys Philip Wood, Rachel Scarafia and Jessica Duggan have joined the environmental litigation team at the New Orleans office of Jones Walker LLP.
“Jones Walker is thrilled to welcome these three attorneys who are deeply knowledgeable and experienced in the intense, often-complicated environmental litigation sector,” said Bill Hines, the law firm’s managing partner.
Wood is a civil litigator with a particular focus on energy and environmental litigation. He represents oil and gas companies in various disputes, including landowner contamination and public and private land loss claims, landowner lease disputes, paying quantities litigation, Act 312 contamination matters, toxic tort claims, and many other issues.
Scarafia practices environmental and energy litigation, with a particular focus on landowner contamination claims, contract disputes, and public and private land loss claims. She focuses on fact investigation and case assessment. She also advises clients on a wide variety of issues, including developing internal procedures to ensure discovery compliance and overseeing large document review projects.
Duggan is a land use, natural resources, and environmental litigator who has handled cases covering a wide range of issues regarding large-scale project development. She helps clients address environmental issues related to energy, water, transportation, infrastructure, and other development projects. She advises on a full range of transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters. She has worked for private-sector, public agency, tribal, and nonprofit clients on projects ranging from infill and master-planned mixed-use housing and commercial projects to tribal gaming facilities.
Jones Walker has offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and Texas. It serves local, regional, national and international business interests.
