Travis Wussow

Partner, Austin
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Biography

Travis Wussow is a regulatory and Government Affairs lawyer with extensive experience solving complex regulatory and public policy problems. As an advisor and advocate, Travis assists clients in navigating and shaping their regulatory landscape, helping them maintain compliance while advancing their broader strategic goals.

While Travis primarily serves clients in the energy industry, his extensive public policy experience spans healthcare, technology, education, constitutional law, and international human rights. This diverse background allows him to bring a unique perspective to his practice. Having worked in private practice, as in-house counsel, and as a senior operational executive, Travis deeply understands the needs of and challenges faced by his clients.

Prior to rejoining Jackson Walker, Travis led the strategy development capability for a major philanthropic community in Washington, DC, overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in activities across all major issue verticals.

Travis is also a constitutional and human rights lawyer. After beginning his career at Jackson Walker, Travis worked in the non-governmental organization sector, where he worked on freedom of speech and freedom of religion and belief in both U.S. and international contexts.

Education

B.B.A., with honors, The University of Texas at Austin

J.D., with high honors, The University of Texas School of Law

  • Articles Editor, Texas Law Review
  • Order of the Coif
  • University of Texas School of Law Merit Scholarship
  • Sara and Jack Gurwitz Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law

Bar Admissions

Texas

District of Columbia

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Texas
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

  • Serve as Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) counsel for state involved in multiple Administrative Procedure Act challenges to new federal regulations.
  • Led development of multifaceted strategy for major Supreme Court case, including public affairs, coalition engagement, and post-decision strategy.
  • Served as in-house counsel for dozens of amicus brief engagements, which included leading on legal and public relations issues.
  • Led strategy development and operations for a 501(c)(3) policy grantmaking entity, responsible for $120 million in annual grants to several hundred external entities.
  • Represented electric utility trade organization in legislative efforts to advance the organization’s legislative interests and defend against hostile legislation.
  • Served as regulatory counsel for large independent national gas operator for all environmental, economic, health, and safety regulatory matters in Texas and Louisiana.
  • Led international effort to expand human rights in a Southeast Asian nation, including development of an international coalition of NGOs and activists, advocacy with the U.S. government, and advocacy before the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Wetlands USA Florida

July 11, 2024
Insights

EPA Advances Major Regulations on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

By Taylor Holcomb & Travis Wussow

Due to the emerging issues and heightened public attention around PFAS, EPA in 2021 announced a whole-of-government strategic roadmap on addressing PFAS. The roadmap lays out a three-pronged approach: adding new restrictions on air and water emissions of PFAS and new regulations for PFAS disposal; expanding remediation and cleanup of existing PFAS contamination; and funding PFAS research to better understand these compounds and their impact on health and the environment.

Travis Wussow

July 9, 2024
Podcasts

Chevron Overturned: The Supreme Court’s New Direction on Agency Authority

JW Fast Takes Podcast | ~10 minutes

In this episode of Fast Takes, Travis Wussow and host Courtney White discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council.

US Supreme Court building statue

July 8, 2024
Mentions

Travis Wussow Quoted in ‘Houston Business Journal’ About Supreme Court’s Reversal of Chevron Deference

Travis Wussow was featured in a Houston Business Journal article discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its 40-year-old precedent in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

“This is one of the most consequential cases that the Supreme Court has decided in many years,” he said. “If federal agencies have less power, then those who are regulated may take a different footing when engaging with their regulators because there are other options available to them. They can go to court if they feel that the agency has stepped out of line.”

July 1, 2024
Insights

Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Curbing Authority of Federal Agencies

On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in one of the most consequential administrative law cases in decades. In Loper Bright v. Raimondo (consolidated with Relentless v. Department of Commerce), the Court addressed the question of whether to overturn its 40-year-old precedent in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

June 24, 2024
Podcast: Future-Ready Business

The AI Frontier: Policy, Regulation, and Global Leadership

In this episode of Future Ready Business, Art Cavazos and Courtney White welcome Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute, and Travis Wussow to discuss the rapidly expanding realm of artificial intelligence.

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