At Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, our lawyers are on the front lines of emerging environmental issues, safeguarding and advancing our clients’ interests in state and federal courts across the country, before regulatory agencies, and within the halls of Congress. Whether you are facing an enforcement action, navigating new regulations, or seeking assistance with permitting or environmental due diligence for an acquisition, our environmental team will partner with you to develop and implement comprehensive, business-focused solutions.
Our Expertise and Experience
With over 50 environmental lawyers situated nationwide—including in California, Texas, and Washington, DC—we possess the deep knowledge and extensive experience necessary to handle a wide range of environmental matters. We help you manage day-to-day issues and respond swiftly and effectively in crisis situations.
Our environmental team has been at the forefront of the field for the last 50 years. Established in 1970, we helped clients navigate the enactment and initial implementation of the first modern federal and state environmental statutes. Having participated in more than 40 US Supreme Court cases and hundreds of cases in the US Courts of Appeals, we continue to be thought leaders on emerging environmental issues.
Comprehensive Environmental Practice
Our rich knowledge and deep bench of lawyers—with experience in industry as well as at EPA, DOJ, DOI, DOE, Capitol Hill, and the White House—enable us to tackle problems and build durable solutions. Our air practice has been involved in significant rulemakings since the enactment of the Clean Air Act. Our climate change lawyers have litigated precedent-setting greenhouse gas public nuisance suits. Our water practice has been part of crucial rulemakings under the Clean Water Act since its inception in the 1970s. Additionally, we represent industry-leading clients in regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, and policy advice within the chemicals sector and related to waste control and storage.
Industry Expertise
Strengthened by extensive experience in the energy, automobile, chemical, manufacturing, semiconductor, primary steel, specialty industrial gas, commercial real estate development, petroleum product terminaling, and mineral extractive industries, and with federal, state, and local regulatory authorities, our firm counsels clients on diverse and evolving environmental legal and regulatory challenges. We maintain a keen focus on your strategic business goals while providing expert legal services at all stages of the regulatory process—from initial legislative and policy developments, through rulemaking and implementation, to defense against enforcement actions and litigation of complex cases.
Recognized Excellence
Our rankings speak volumes. Hunton Andrews Kurth was named the 2017 and 2021 Chambers USA Environmental Law Firm of the Year. Our environmental practice and many of our lawyers are ranked Band 1 nationally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global. We maintain the top national ranking for environmental law and water law—and regionally in each state where our team lawyers are based—in US News-Best Lawyers. We are top-ranked by Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, and since 2012, we have been designated an Environmental Group of the Year by Law360 eleven times.
Specialized Practices
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP successfully guides clients through all stages of incident response. We offer the first centralized source for tracking state applications for primacy over Class VI permitting programs, as well as the status of Class VI permit applications nationwide. Our PFAS practice is interdisciplinary, with experience in state and federal regulatory, litigation, and technical issues related to PFAS.
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