Lauren Courtney

Mastio

Position: Partner
Office: New Orleans

Lauren Mastio is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Jones Walker board of directors. She handles all aspects of complex litigation, with a focus on the energy, terminal, and construction industries. She is the co-chair of the Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Industry Team’s midstream operations and transportation team.

Lauren is an experienced trial attorney, representing clients in commercial disputes and environmental matters. Lauren advises and represents oil and gas industry clients on matters concerning property contamination and restoration; land loss and subsidence; downhole issues; the rights and obligations of parties to joint operating agreements, oil, gas, and mineral leases, surface leases, oil and gas asset purchases, drilling contracts, and pipeline right-of-way agreements; claims under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and claims under the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act. Lauren also regularly represents clients in pipeline related matters including pipeline construction issues and expropriation suits. Additionally, Lauren advises clients in connection with terminalling, transportation and storage agreements as well as fabrication agreements. She has represented independent producers, major producers, pipeline companies, significant landowners, fabrication companies, power companies, and product storage and terminalling companies.

Lauren also has an active construction law practice, where she counsels contractors and subcontractors in construction litigation and a range of commercial disputes. She represents clients in cases at the state and federal levels in matters involving design errors, defective specifications, delay in construction claims, change orders, and payment disputes.

Additionally, Lauren represents aviation service providers in a day-to-day advisory capacity, handling a range of matters including compliance matters, the development of policies and procedures, customer contract administration and enforcement, evictions, liens and foreclosures, abandoned aircraft, commercial contracts, and various claims and litigation matters.