Jones Walker LLP

As the energy industry evolves and expands with changes in technology, legislation, and regulation, our clients rely on our depth and breadth of experience and resources to address their legal needs in today's dynamic global economy.

Jones Walker's geographic footprint includes Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, locations from which we serve sophisticated domestic and international energy clients. We represent clients involved in virtually every aspect of the energy industry—upstream, midstream, downstream, power generation, and mining. Our energy clients range from multinational public companies to small independents to individuals, and include major producers, independent producers, joint venturers, operators, pipeline companies, fabricators, service companies, refining and chemical companies, power generation and transmission companies, landowners, royalty interest owners, and financial institutions. We have handled complex energy transactions, both onshore and offshore; challenging regulatory matters; environmental matters; and all forms of industry-related disputes and litigation. Our competitive rate structure and service-based approach allow us to assist clients with a broad spectrum of energy matters in an effective, economical, and efficient manner.

Recently, the firm received the maximum four-ribbon rating in an EnergyPoint Research survey of clients in the oil and gas industry—E&P companies, oilfield service and equipment providers, midstream and downstream companies, and oil and gas industry consultants. Jones Walker was one of only six firms in the country receiving the maximum rating.

Diversity Mission Statement

Jones Walker LLP strives to encourage, foster and increase diversity across the firm. To this end, the Diversity Committee has adopted the goal of fostering a work environment that welcomes different perspectives, backgrounds and life experiences and ensures that an individual’s professional growth, experience or advancement is not limited because of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or other similar factor.

Purposes of the Diversity Committee

• To increase awareness of the importance of diversity within the firm and of the means by which diversity enriches the firm;
• To encourage all lawyers and staff members to develop mutual respect and appreciation for different perspectives and backgrounds; and
• To develop and implement strategies to assist the firm in recruiting, retaining and advancing staff and lawyers from diverse backgrounds.
• Jones Walker values all employees who contribute positively to the firm’s practice, the firm’s environment, and the greater community we serve.

In 2009, Jones Walker was named to MultiCultural Law Magazine’s list of "Top 100 Law Firms for Women," part of a series of listings of the top 100 law firms for diversity. The listings are compiled based on diversity statistics derived from annual surveys that the publication sends to law firms with more than 100 attorneys.