Marisa Del Turco advises energy, oil and gas, industrial, and manufacturing clients on complex environmental and natural resources matters. Her practice focuses on helping clients navigate regulatory, permitting, and enforcement challenges involving air quality, water, waste, and contaminated sites. She works with companies across the traditional and renewable energy sectors, as well as infrastructure and industrial development projects, to manage environmental risk and address compliance obligations at both the federal and state levels. She also advises on land development projects, helping clients navigate complex regulatory and permitting requirements to pursue their business objectives.
Marisa routinely counsels clients on matters arising under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and has experience with supporting matters under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as analogous state laws. She also advises on administrative rulemakings and regularly represents clients in engagements with regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Her practice includes environmental due diligence, contract analysis, and support for corporate transactions and negotiations. She partners with client teams to develop practical, forward-looking legal strategies that align regulatory requirements with business objectives and facilitate efficient deal execution.
Marisa has significant trial experience in high-stakes environmental litigation and regulatory challenges, having served as a key team member in multi-week trial defenses for major corporate clients. Her hands-on litigation experience spans all phases of trial practice, from case strategy and witness preparation to courtroom advocacy. She has served on trial teams representing companies in mass joinder and class action-related matters. This depth of trial experience strengthens her ability to assess environmental risk and advise on corporate transactions, including advising on enforcement and litigation exposure.
Marisa has experience in both civil law and common law systems, providing a valuable perspective for navigating codified regulatory frameworks and supporting cross-border environmental and energy matters for global clients.
Concentrations
•Environmental counseling and regulatory enforcement strategy
•Air quality and climate regulation
•Environmental compliance, permitting, and enforcement
•Federal and state administrative rulemaking
•Environmental litigation and complex contamination claims
•Water quality and discharge compliance
•Trial and expert coordination
•Environmental due diligence and transactional risk management
•Upstream and midstream oil and gas
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