Scott Janoe
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Environment
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About
Provided by Scott Janoe
Practice Areas
Scott Janoe is Baker Botts’s Firmwide Section Chair - Environmental, Safety, and Incident Response. He represents corporate clients in EHS litigation, crisis response, compliance, ESG, and enforcement matters on the state and federal levels across the nation.
Career
Scott clerked for the Honorable John Duhe Jr. in the Fifth Circuit from 1999-2000. In 2000 he started practicing at Baker Botts and is currently a partner as well as the Firmwide Chair of the Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Section. Scott is licensed in Texas, North Dakota and Oklahoma.
Professional Memberships
Environmental Law Institute – Advisory Board
Publications
Merging Environmental Safety and Incident Response Teams, ELI Insider, 2020
BOEM and BSEE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Client Update, 2020
CFTC Report Recommends U.S. Financial Regulatory Reforms to Address Climate-Related Risks, ESG Client Update, 2020
Personal
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1999;
B.A. (magna cum laude), government, Georgetown University, 1996 (Phi Beta Kappa)
Chambers Review
USA
Scott Janoe is highly regarded in the field for his representation of energy, mining and manufacturing clients on a range of environmental issues including permitting, enforcement defense and litigation. He has additional expertise in crisis management and related areas of health and safety law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Scott is a recognized leader in the space."
"A very well-regarded and very smart lawyer. He's reasonable, responsive and does very well with clients."
"Scott is a recognized leader in the space."
"A very well-regarded and very smart lawyer. He's reasonable, responsive and does very well with clients."