Jones Walker LLP

Public-private cooperation is essential to the success of the energy industry, and is a primary driver of local, regional and national growth. The experienced government relations attorneys of Jones Walker serve as effective advocates for energy clients in the halls, offices and conference rooms of federal and state agencies and legislative bodies.

Access is the first requirement in promoting client and energy industry interests. Our government relations team includes former regulators, general counsels, and assistant general counsels for a number of agencies, including the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard, Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Among our partners are a former governor of the state of Mississippi and a member of the Mississippi state legislature, and a former president of the Alabama Public Service Commission and former president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

Our highly experienced attorneys and staff assist clients by monitoring state and federal legislative and executive activities, participating in regulatory agency administrative proceedings, and preparing, supporting, or opposing legislative initiatives. To assist clients with their legislative goals, our attorneys and Government Relations Specialists meet regularly with the most active policymakers at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and throughout other branches of local, state, and federal government. We have successfully communicated the concerns and ideas of companies and trade associations on a number of regulatory and legislative issues, including existing and proposed carbon sequestration, water use, environmental issues and taxation, among other key areas of interest to our clients.

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.