Elisabeth M. DeLisle
Elisabeth DeLisle assists clients with environmental litigation, compliance and due diligence issues. She represents public and private clients on a wide range of state and federal environmental law issues including M.G.L. Chapter 21E, the federal Superfund statute, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and environmental impact laws. In litigation matters, Elisabeth has extensive experience representing clients in various matters, including disputes over responsibility for clean up costs and property damages associated with contaminated properties, disputes under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act and contract disputes. Her transactional work ranges from performing environmental due diligence to addressing permitting aspects of the acquisition and disposition of facilities.
Elisabeth has performed pro bono work regarding environmental issues for a non-profit corporation. Before joining Foley Hoag she interned at Business and Professional People for the Public Interest in Chicago, where her projects focused on environmental aspects of Chicago area transportation issues.
Bars and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Elisabeth's experience and accomplishments:
- Obtained a favorable decision on behalf of a chemical manufacturer in a suit asserting cost recovery and property damage claims related to a parcel of land used for industrial purposes for over a century. Mystic Landing v. Pharmacia, Inc., 417 F. Supp. 2d 120 (D. Mass. 2006).
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Represented landowner in cost recovery action related to contaminiation of industrial property by former owner; obtained favorable settlement through mediation.
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Represents corporation defending against claims of personal injury due to exposure to hazardous substances.
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Represented clients with respect to a number of federal Superfund sites.
- Represented electric power generating company in administrative appeal of permit before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board and in related proceedings in federal court.
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Represented a public client in suit filed pursuant to the Clean Air Act citizen suit provision alleging violations of the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) concerning public transportation improvements.
- Handled the permitting aspects of the disposition and acquisition of fossil fuel fired and hydroelectric power generating facilities in four New England states.
- Represented the Coalition for Buzzards Bay in a suit brought by the United States to invalidate state laws designed to prevent oil spills in Buzzards Bay and other sensitive waterbodies. Prevailed at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, United States v. Massachusetts, 493 F.3d 1 (1st Cir., 2007).
professional / civic involvement
- Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Member
publications
"Massachusetts Clean Air Act", Massachusetts Environmental Law Guide, 2010