Andrew (“Andy”) Jacoby, Associate
Andrew (“Andy”) Jacoby is an associate with Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, L.L.C., where he serves on the firm’s environmental and commercial litigation teams.
Upon earning his J.D. from Tulane Law School in 2008, Mr. Jacoby worked for the Texas Water Development Board in Austin, Texas, in the fields of environmental, public finance, and administrative law. At Tulane, Mr. Jacoby served as a student attorney in the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic and as a managing editor for the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. In 2008 he was guest editor for the Tulane Law Review issue “The Problem of Multidistrict Litigation.” Mr. Jacoby received the 2008 Brian P. McSherry Community Service Award, given annually to the graduating law student who demonstrates the greatest dedication to Tulane’s community service program. He also earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for his studies in Environmental Enforcement.
Mr. Jacoby graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999 with degrees in International Business and Spanish. After earning his bachelor degrees, Mr. Jacoby worked for an I.T. auditing association in Chicago, Illinois. He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
EDUCATION
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 2008, J.D. (environmental law and mediation certificates)
University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1999, B.A., B.B.A. (international business and Spanish)
ADMITTED
Louisiana, State Courts of Louisiana
U.S. Eastern District of Louisiana
Texas, State Courts of Texas
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
Member, Texas State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Leadership Development Program, ABA Environment, Energy, & Resources, 2010-2011
Vice Chair, Constitutional Law Committee, ABA Environment, Energy, & Resources, 2009-2011
Law Student Division National Liaison to the ABA Environment, Energy, & Resources, 2007-2008
Vice Chair, Phoenix Fall Meeting Planning Committee, ABA Environment, Energy, & Resources, 2008
Vice Chair, Pittsburgh Fall Meeting Planning Committee, ABA Environment, Energy, & Resources, 2007
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
- Demolition by Neglect in Detroit and the Battle to Save Historic Tiger Stadium: Lessons for Baseball Park Preservationists (University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, August 2010)
- New Orleans Toxic Tour, Presentation for Tulane Law School’s 15th Annual Summit on Environmental Law and Policy (April 2010)
- Coeur Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, 557 U.S. ____ (2009): The Court Shores Up Permitting Authority for the Army Corps of Engineers, and Gives Broad Deference to Informal Agency Interpretations of Ambiguous Statutes. (ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources, Constitutional Law Committee Newsletter, August 2009)
- Water Pressure: The Eightieth Texas Legislature Attempts to Protect Instream Flows of Rivers and Streams, and Freshwater Inflows to Bays and Estuaries. (Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 2007)
