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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Debra Jezouit
Work Department
Litigation / Environmental, Safety & Incident Response
Position
Partner
Career
Debra Jezouit brings her national experience on the Clean Air Act, global climate change, and other issues like environmental justice to assist electric generating, chemical, and manufacturing clients on matters ranging from permitting, regulatory compliance counseling, state and federal rulemaking development and challenges, enforcement actions, and the development and auditing of environmental programs. She has over 30 years of experience working on various air toxics standards, issues relating to New Source Review and the New Source Performance Standards, the development of regional haze plans, Title V permitting issues, the Acid Rain Program, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the greenhouse gas reporting program, and Civil Rights Act Title VI complaints.
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Women’s Bar Association
Education
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1990; BA, international affairs, George Washington University, 1986
Personal
Federal Air Issues: Diving Deeper, Baker Botts Environmental, Safety, and Incident Response Seminar, February 2023
EPA Faces ‘Major Questions’ Test, Thomson Reuters (August 2022)
Recent Developments Following Supreme Court Ruling in “Major Questions” Climate Case, Environmental Update, August 2022
Top 10 Environmental Issues, Florida Municipal Electric Association 2022 Annual Conference, July 2022
Supreme Court Decides Major Climate Case, Environmental Update, June 2022
5 Key Issues to Track in Supreme Court Climate Case, Environmental Update, June 2022
Status of EPA Efforts to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector, Energy Update, Quarter 2
Navigating the Legal Landscape for the Second Regional Haze Implementation Period, Air & Waste Management Association’s EM Magazine, April 2022
The Rise of Civil Rights Act Title VI Complaints: Implications for New Projects and Existing Operations, Baker Botts 2022 Annual Environmental Seminar, February 2022
2022 Energy Litigation Outlook, Energy Litigation Update, February 2022
What’s Next on Air Toxics, Air & Waste Management Association’s Electric Power Transformation: 2021 MEGA Symposium on Policies and Technologies for Clean, Reliable, and Cost-effective Energy, October 2021
CFTC Report Recommends U.S. Financial Regulatory Reforms to Address Climate-Related Risks, ESG Update, September 2020
SSGA Announces Expectations for Diversity Disclosures, ESG Client Update, September 1, 2020
The ABA’s Clean Air Act Handbook, Chapter 12 – The Acid Rain Program (2nd – 4th Editions)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Environment > Environment: regulatory
The environmental, safety, and incident response team at Baker Botts L.L.P. offers services coast-to-coast and has particular strength in crisis response and prevention. Permitting, compliance, investigations and enforcement are also key tenets of the practice, and it is particularly experienced in the air, water and waste sectors. In Houston, Scott Janoe heads the team, while Scott Elliott is recommended for environmental, and health and safety issues, in the chemical and energy industries. In Washington DC, Debra Jezouit is recommended for CAA and climate change matters, as well as ESG issues, while Alexandra Dunn, who was a former Assistant Administrator for the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, is a key name for EPA issues, particularly those pertaining to Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and PFAS chemicals. Martha Thomsen and Allison Watkins Mallick were both promoted to partner in DC and San Francisco respectively, in early 2022. Kimberly White left for EOG Resources and Jennifer Keane retired.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense