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. Her transactional work ranges from performing environmental due diligence to addressing permitting aspects of the acquisition and disposition of facilities. In litigation matters Elisabeth represents clients in various matters, including disputes over responsibility for clean up costs and property damages, disputes under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act and contract disputes.
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
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Elisabeth's experience and accomplishments:
- 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.
- Handled the permitting aspects of the disposition and acquisition of fossil fuel fired and hydroelectric power generating facilities in four New England states.
- Obtained a favorable decision on behalf of a chemical manufacturer in a suit asserting cost recovery and property damage claims. Mystic Landing v. Pharmacia, Inc., 417 F. Supp. 2d 120 (D. Mass. 2006).
- Represented the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 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.
- Represents corporations defending against claims of personal injury due to exposure to hazardous substances.
- Represents 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).
- Represented the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in cost recovery action; obtained favorable settlement through mediation.
professional / civic involvement
- Boston Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, Member