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Emily von Qualen
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EMILY VON QUALEN

(she / her / hers)

Associate

,
New Orleans
T  504.556.4129
evonqualen@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Environmental – Transactional
  • Environmental – Regulatory
  • Environmental – Litigation
  • Maritime Litigation & Casualty Response
  • Energy Transactions
  • Solar
  • Wind Energy
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage
  • Judicial Review of Rulemaking
  • Permit Challenge Defense
  • Climate Change
  • Contaminated Sites & Remediation
  • Emergency Response & Disaster Recovery
  • Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Defense
  • Rulemaking
  • Wetlands
  • Emergency and Incident Response
  • Energy Transition
  • Energy – Regulatory
  • Energy – Transactional

Blogs

  • The Energy Law Blog - Emily von Qualen

Assistant

Debbie Torroll

504.556.4076

“Before starting law school, I taught middle school math in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. That experience taught me the true value of grit and creativity. I believe those traits are also invaluable in the legal field, and I strive to use them, approaching legal puzzles with tenacity and creativity.”

Overview

Emily practices environmental regulatory law in the firm’s New Orleans office.

She has experience representing a variety of industry clients in environmental regulatory matters, including responding to air, water, and waste enforcement proceedings with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. She has also aided clients in federal matters, including EPA information requests, liability under the Oil Pollution Act, and natural resource damage assessments. As part of the environmental regulatory team, she has helped companies navigate the complex regulatory and permitting requirements at the state and federal level.

Prior to joining the firm, Emily practiced complex business law in the litigation group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Houston. Immediately after law school, she clerked in the Western District of Louisiana with Judge Minaldi.

Emily received her Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 2016, graduating first in her class. During law school, she also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable James L. Dennis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable James Brady of the United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana.

Talks about

#environmental #enviromentalbusiness #environmentaltransaction #environmentalregulatory

Notable Experience

  • Represented a major refinery in Louisiana in its response to complex Compliance Orders, with more than 100 alleged air violations, issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
  • Conducted an internal investigation related to possible criminal and civil violations of the hazardous waste laws and aided the client in disclosing those possible violations to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, ultimately allowing the client to settle the matter with agency and avoid criminal liability.
  • Represented the responsible party in a major shipwreck, helping the client navigate the limits of liability under the Oil Pollution Act.

Involvement

Professional

  • Teach for America – Middle School Mathematics Teacher, 2011-2013
  • Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section of the Texas Bar, 2016-Present
  • Texas Bar Association, 2016-Present

Community

  • Teach for America – Middle School Mathematics Teacher, 2011-2013

Recognition

  • Louisiana Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2023

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Credentials

Education

  • Tulane University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude with honors, 2016)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Faculty Medal, highest overall GPA
    • Dean’s Medal, highest GPA for 3L year
    • The Haber Joseph McCarthy Environmental Law Award
    • Certificate in Environmental Law
    • Tulane Law Review
  • Valparaiso University (B.A., Sociology and Environmental Science, Minor in Humanities, summa cum laude, 2011)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2016
  • Louisiana, 2018

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 2018
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District, Texas, 2017

Clerkships

  • Judge Patricia Minaldi, United States District Court of the Western District of Louisiana

Publications

  • "NRDA Settlement Reached for 2014 Galveston Bay Oil Spill," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, December 9, 2021
  • "Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds," Liskow & Lewis' The Energy Law Blog, February 24, 2020
  • Skye v. Maersk: Redefining Physical, 89 TUL L. REV. 1307 (2015)

After Hours

“One of the ways I like to relax outside of work is making things. I love the process of being creative and then having a tangible (and sometimes edible) finished product. This was further fueled by the pandemic, when I watched too much of the Great British Baking Show and baked more than two people could eat. I also enjoy refinishing furniture and attempting to sew. I also love to go on walks and adventures with my husband, daughter, and our dachshund mix-Praline.”

WHAT’S TRENDING WITH Emily

  • News
    12.22.22
    Fifty-Five Liskow Lawyers Selected to 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters
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  • Insights
    10.14.21
    EPA’s Shifting Guidance on Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Defenses in State Implementation Plans and Its Effect in Louisiana
    less than a minute
  • Insights
    02.24.21
    Uncertainty About Migratory Bird Treaty Act “Takes”: The Biden Administration Delays the Effective Date of the Final Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds
    less than a minute
  • News
    01.24.19
    Firm Welcomed 17 New Hires in 2018
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