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Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer's environmental group offers clients access to leading practitioners in every area of environmental law.

We handle precedent-setting challenges across the country, in state and federal courts and at the appellate level. Team members have served in senior government positions such as Deputy GC, EPA and EPA leadership roles involving the CAA, TSCA, and FIFRA; Chief of the Environmental Enforcement Sect, DOJ; Under Sec. for Natural Resources and the Environment, USDA; and Deputy Commissioner & GC, NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation; as well as the current Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.  Our practice spans:

  • Litigation & Enforcement: We have experience in civil & criminal enforcement under every federal statute; contaminated site cleanups, & litigation; catastrophic incident defense and crisis management; and toxic tort claims associated with an array of groundwater, air pollution, toxic chemical, radioactivity, and public nuisance matters.
  • Regulatory: We advise clients on the full range of environmental issues, assist in developing compliance programs, counsel on risk mitigation, identify and manage product supply chain issues, and obtain needed permits and approvals for projects.
  • Transactional: We manage environmental assessments, negotiate contracts and land use permitting for development projects. We also advise on the environmental aspects of multi-jurisdictional transactions.

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Chambers Review

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Environment - District of Columbia

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Arnold & Porter has a market-leading group offering deep expertise across the field, with noted strength in air and water issues. The firm is particularly prominent for its involvement in the industry's most headline-grabbing disputes. The team is recommended for hazardous waste matters and for its leading natural resource damages practice. The sector expertise at Arnold & Porter covers healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and technology. The firm's attorneys have additional experience acting for trade associations on various regulatory amendments, particularly in relation to the TSCA.

Work Highlights

  • Arnold & Porter represented Mosaic in a putative civil lawsuit filed by communities who allege property damages and an increased risk of disease from purportedly elevated levels of naturally occurring radiation on reclaimed phosphate mining lands. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Joel M Gross
S
Joel M Gross
S
Senior Statespeople
Joel Gross advises clients on natural resource damages claims and civil and criminal enforcement proceedings under air, water and waste statutes.
Jonathan Martel
2
Jonathan Martel
2
Band 2
Jonathan Martel is a specialist in the CAA with extensive experience across the full range of related regulatory matters and litigation. He is able to draw on prior government experience working within EPA.
Ethan Shenkman
3
Ethan Shenkman
3
Band 3
Ethan Shenkman brings extensive experience to bear when advising on regulatory matters. He is particularly adept in issues relating to the Clean Air Act.

Ethan is incredibly detail-oriented and is masterful at making complicated legal and technical environmental issues understandable to the courts.

Michael D Daneker
4
Michael D Daneker
4
Band 4
Michael Daneker is primarily focused on disputes. His practice covers environmental law-related toxic tort, citizen suits, Superfund litigation and CWA cases.

Michael invests his own time to learn our business and proactively identify issues that are likely to arise and opportunities that we may make arise.

Michael is strategic and he sees the big picture. He took a good strategic approach.

Michael has strong strategic insights.

Lawrence E Culleen
6
Lawrence E Culleen
6
Band 6
Lawrence Culleen is recognized for his extensive experience advising on EPA regulatory programs. He is particularly strong advising on matters concerning TSCA and FIFRA.

He is very intelligent and experienced, an effective communicator and a valuable contributor.

He provided an excellent level of support and delivery.

Stacey Halliday
U
Stacey Halliday
U
Up and Coming
Stacey Sublett specializes in environmental justice, compliance and corporate social responsibility, leading audits, investigations and enforcement matters.

Stacey does great work.

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Joel M Gross
S
Joel M Gross
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Senior Statespeople
Jonathan Martel
2
Jonathan Martel
2
Band 2
Ethan Shenkman
3
Ethan Shenkman
3
Band 3
Michael D Daneker
4
Michael D Daneker
4
Band 4
Lawrence E Culleen
6
Lawrence E Culleen
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Band 6
Stacey Halliday
U
Stacey Halliday
U
Up and Coming

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