Emily Huggins Jones

Emily advises companies at the intersection of maritime and environmental law. She also provides comprehensive counsel to offshore wind developers, port and terminal developers, supply chain companies, and vessel owners/operators in the renewable energy and maritime sectors.

Emily routinely provides counsel regarding compliance with the Jones Act and related U.S. cabotage laws, as well as counseling on life cycle documentation for vessels operating in U.S. waters. This includes shipbuilding contracts, vessel financings, U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection documentation, charter parties, and BIMCOs. She also regularly advises on shipping and logistics contracting and regulatory compliance.

Emily provides counseling in connection with renewable energy project development, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions. She counsels clients on a full range of maritime and environmental compliance matters involving the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, RCRA, TSCA, EPCRA, Departments of Transportation, Energy, and Interior regulations, as well as state and local regulatory requirements.