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Justin J.
Marocco

Position
Partner
Office
Baton Rouge

Justin Marocco is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team where he co-leads the clean energy and energy transition team. Justin is also a co-leader of Jones Walker’s commercial disputes team.


Justin has a wide-ranging practice, primarily focused on handling a broad array of complex commercial litigation in the energy, maritime, construction, and environmental sectors. He has significant experience litigating cases in federal and state courts. Justin also advises clients on legal and regulatory issues in connection with carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration, storage, and enhanced recovery projects, as well as other large energy infrastructure projects. As part of his CO2 sequestration, storage, and enhanced recovery practice, he routinely advises clients on both the legal and regulatory aspects of their projects throughout all stages, including Class VI well permitting, land acquisition, expropriation, and pipelines.

Justin also has experience in obtaining contractor and engineering licensing throughout the United States, having advised and assisted clients acquiring large numbers of contractor and engineering licenses throughout the country as part of transactions.

Prior to joining Jones Walker, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable James J. Brady of the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Justin earned his juris doctor degree and degree in comparative law in 2013 from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he graduated at the top of his class.

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Commercial Litigation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2021–2025)
  • Baton Rouge Business Report, Forty Under 40 (2024)

Publications

  • Jones Walker on Louisiana's Energy Future, December 2025
  • "Policymakers seek regulatory frameworks as offshore CCS market emerges," Offshore Magazine, April 6, 2025
  • "How Act 126 Will Jump-Start Lithium Production In Louisiana," Law360, June 7, 2024
  • "C02 Sequestration: Why Louisiana is the Right Place at the Right Time," Chamber and Partners, Energy: Oil & Gas 2021 Trends and Developments, August 2021
  • "When Will It Finally End: The Effectiveness of the Rule 10b-5 Private Action as a Fraud Deterrence Mechanism Post-Janus" Louisiana Law Review, 73 LA. L. Rev. 633 (2013), August 12, 2013

Presentations

  • "Carbon Capture and Storage – Legal Issues Session," Louisiana Energy Research Symposium, LSU Center for Energy Studies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 3, 2025
  • "On the Horizon' Louisiana's Role as a Future Energy Hub," Louisiana International Trade Conference, June 20, 2025
  • "Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Louisiana and its Unitization Regime," Louisiana Landowners Association, March 21, 2025
  • "Louisiana's CCS Landscape," Louisiana Section of the Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 30, 2024
  • "Louisiana Carbon Capture Projects – Legal Update," Carbon Capture Summit USA, October 16, 2024
  • "What I Wish I Knew About Navigating Law Firms," Institute for Energy Law Young Energy Professionals Summer Clerk Series Webinar, 2024
  • "The Hues of Hydrogen: Navigating the Color Spectrum of Hydrogen in Energy," LSU Journal of Law and Energy Resources Symposium, January 26, 2024

Memberships

  • Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Member, Board of Directors
  • Institute for Energy Law, Young Energy Professionals Committee
  • Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge, former Board of Directors
  • Knock Knock Children's Museum, Young Professionals Board, Executive Committee (Governance)
  • Leadership Baton Rouge Alumni, Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Class of 2022
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Law Institute Junior Honorary Member (2014)
Baton Rouge
Suite 800
445 North Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
D: 225.248.2415
F: 225.248.2010
Emailjmarocco@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
    JD, DCL, summa cum laude, 2013
    Order of the Coif; Recipient of 16 CALI Excellence for the Future Awards; Articles Editor, Louisiana Law Review
  • Loyola University New Orleans
    BA, Accountancy, summa cum laude, 2010

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • Texas

Related Practices

  • Litigation
  • Maritime Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Related Industries

  • Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources
  • Maritime Industry
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