• Defending clients in Clean Air Act enforcement actions, including actions brought by the TCEQ and the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau
• Advising midstream company on development of carbon capture and sequestration projects
• Representing clients before the EPA and TCEQ on various Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act compliance and permitting issues
• Writing comments for industry and trade groups on bevy of federal environmental rule proposals
• Representing clients in wholesale water rate proceedings at the Public Utility Commision of Texas
• Arbitrating environmental dispute on behalf of private equity company
• Shepherding environmental audits of Texas and New Mexico facilities
• Advised asset management companies on environmental aspects of transactions
• Represented gas utility in various regulatory matters, including in rate case hearings at the Texas Railroad Commission
• Represented clients before the Texas Railroad Commission, including in hearings regarding Statewide Rule 32 flaring permits
• Advised on permitting of cross-border reclaimed water pipeline
• Defended mining company against state court allegations regarding violations of environmental laws
• Represented a large coal and coke export facility on the Gulf Coast in defense of a Clean Water Act citizens suit initiated by a combination of local and national environmental NGOs
• Represented clients in contested case hearings at the State Office of Administrative Hearings

• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Ranked for Environment – Texas, 2024
  • Up and Coming in Environment – Texas, 2023
• The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2022-2025
  • Environmental Law, 2022-2025
  • Litigation – Environmental, 2024-2025
• “The Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law” – Environmental Compliance & Regulation, Lawdragon, 2024

• Co-Author, “EPA Advances Major Regulations on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS),” Jackson Walker Insights (July 2024)
• Featured in “Gas Ban Movement at Risk as Berkeley Repeals Landmark Law” by Natural Gas Week (April 2024)
• Author, “Understanding the New EPA Fees for Oil and Gas Companies,” Jackson Walker Insights (April 2024)
• Author, “Navigating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Latest Amendments,” Jackson Walker Insights (March 2024)
• Featured in “US Ruling Could Upend Gas Bans Far Beyond Berkeley” by Energy Intelligence (April 2023)
• Presenter, “How the NMED’s Ozone Precursor Rule May Affect Your Facilities Part 2 with a Lawyer’s Perspective,” Trinity Consultants Webinar (November 2022)
• Author, “December Weatherization Deadline Looms for Texas Natural Gas,” Hart Energy (October 2022)
• Presenter, “Rinse & Repeat: Reusing Recycled Produced Water,” Jackson Walker’s Hot Topics in Oilfield Produced Water Webinar (July 2022)
• Co-Author, “U.S. Supreme Court Endorses Major Questions Doctrine as Interpretive Canon in EPA Ruling,” Jackson Walker Insights (July 2022)
• Co-Author, “The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Requirements Are Heating Up,” Jackson Walker Insights (April 2022)
• Presenter, “Check Your (Texas Audit) Privilege: It Might not be Available in Federal Court,” Dallas Bar Association Environmental Law Section (October 2021)
• Co-Author, “Check Your (Texas Audit) Privilege: It Might not be Available in Federal Court,” Texas Lawyer (August 2021)
• Presenter, “EPA’s Cooling Water Intake Structure Regulations – What They Are and What They Mean,” ERCOT Market Summit in Austin, Texas (February 2015)
• Presenter, “EPA’s New Rules on Impingement and Entrainment: How Will They Affect the Power Sector?,” Gulf Coast Power Association Luncheon in Dallas, Texas (June 2014)
• Co-Author, “Legislation Could Keep Good Times Flowing in Texas Shales,” E&P (June 2014)
• Co-Author, “Roadblocks Ahead for EPA’s Stationary Source GHG Permitting?,” Zephyr Currents (January 2014)

• Side by Side Kids, Board of Directors and Secretary
• Texas Environmental Superconference, Planning Committee, 2021
• West Lake Hills City Council, Member, 2012-2015

August 15, 2024
Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

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.

June 6, 2024
Spotlight

Chambers and Partners Releases 2024 USA Guide Featuring 67 Jackson Walker Attorneys and 23 Ranked Departments

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 67 attorneys and 23 departments for inclusion in the 2024 edition of the Global and USA guides. Attorneys were ranked across 27 departments, with 3 attorneys listed among multiple areas, 8 ranked nationwide in their respective areas, and 15 recognized for the first time.

April 4, 2024
Insights

Understanding the New EPA Fees for Oil and Gas Companies

By Taylor Holcomb

Oil and gas companies will soon be required to pay annual fees to the federal government based on their methane emissions. These fees, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects will exceed $2 billion over the next decade, are driven by Congressional directives in the Clean Air Act, but the specifics are currently being worked out by the EPA.

March 25, 2024
Insights

Navigating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Latest Amendments

By Taylor Holcomb

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently amended its rules to standardize and enhance the climate-related information public companies must include in registration statements and annual reports.

February 2, 2024
Attorney News

Lawdragon Lists Eight Jackson Walker Partners Among Leading Environmental Lawyers of 2024

According to Lawdragon, “The 2024 Leaders in Environmental Law” list features “an amazing collection of attorneys, ranging from wolf advocates, to sustainable finance leaders, experts in greenwashing claims and regulatory gurus who help businesses navigate environmental regulations to successfully develop projects.”

August 17, 2023
Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

June 1, 2023
Spotlight

Chambers and Partners Recognizes Jackson Walker Attorneys and Practices in 2023 USA and Global Guides

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 51 attorneys and 17 departments for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Global and USA guides. Attorneys recognized in the guides were ranked in 19 practice areas, with 4 attorneys listed among multiple areas and 6 named among the top attorneys nationwide in their respective areas.

April 25, 2023
Mentions

Taylor Holcomb Featured in ‘Energy Intelligence’ Discussing US Ruling That Could Upend Gas Bans Beyond Berkeley

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently tossed Berkeley, California’s 2019 ban on natural gas infrastructure in most new construction. In an interview with Energy Intelligence, Taylor Holcomb stated, “While other cities with similar gas bans will argue that their ordinances are distinguishable from Berkeley’s, the bottom line is that this is a broad ruling that binds federal judges in the 9th Circuit.”

February 7, 2023
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The Dotted Line: What’s up with WOTUS? | Construction Dive

A new EPA rule could result in additional costs of $1 million per acre for projects adjacent to certain waterways. In this Construction Dive article, Taylor Holcomb notes, “The Biden Administration’s version of the rule should be considered a middle ground between the Obama and Trump-era WOTUS rules.”

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