Emily Werkmann

Overview

Emily Werkmann advises and represents clients as a member of the firm’s Environment and Natural Resources Group. Her practice focuses on regulatory counseling and litigation involving major environmental statutes, including the Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Emily has significant experience representing clients in complex civil litigations, regulatory investigations, and enforcement actions brought forward by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and various state agencies.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Emily was an associate at a large international law firm where her practice included complex civil litigation and regulatory matters. Before graduating law school, Emily served as a judicial intern in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. While in law school, Emily served as a student attorney for the Environmental Law Clinic and as the executive chair of the 23rd Annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit. She also was a managing editor of the Tulane Law Review. Emily received an Environmental Law Certificate upon graduation from law school.

Career & Education

University of Miami, B.A., Ecosystem Science & Policy and Political Science, 2014
Tulane Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, The Order of the Coif, 2019
- University of Miami, B.A., Ecosystem Science & Policy and Political Science, 2014
- Tulane Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, The Order of the Coif, 2019
New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Professional Activities and Memberships

Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy: Advisory Board Member

New York City Bar Association: Member, Environmental Law Committee

New York State Bar Association: Member, Section on Environmental & Energy Law, Water Quality, Coastal & Wetland Resources Committee

American Bar Association: Member, Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy: Advisory Board Member
- New York City Bar Association: Member, Environmental Law Committee
- New York State Bar Association: Member, Section on Environmental & Energy Law, Water Quality, Coastal & Wetland Resources Committee
- American Bar Association: Member, Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources