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About

Provided by Arnold & Porter

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 - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Arnold & Porter has an accomplished group that frequently represents major industrial clients in a range of contentious litigation and regulatory matters. Known for its natural resource damages, toxic tort and chemical case experience, the firm is well-versed in hazardous waste and environmental remediation. Noted for its strength on transactional matters, as well as land use, wetlands and mining issues, it has notable expertise in the chemical, manufacturing, industrial engineering and real estate sectors, among others. The team offers experience dealing with significant matters involving FIFRA and TSCA.

Notable practitioners

DC-based Brian Israel is a key partner at the firm.

Work Highlights

Provided by Arnold & Porter

  • Arnold & Porter represented BP as lead counsel in 18 climate change lawsuits filed by state and local governments in various jurisdictions. The lawsuits alleged damage to coastal communities and infrastructure due to greenhouse gas-driven sea-level rise and storms.

Strengths

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"Arnold & Porter has a strong team with a lot of expertise, and is willing to address issues head-on."

Environment respondent
USA

"A&P has a deep environmental bench and decades of experience. It's my go-to firm for high-stakes environmental matters."

Environment respondent
USA

"The A&P team has a deep and long-standing understanding of the chemicals business which profoundly adds to the value proposition."

Environment respondent
USA

Members

Provided by Arnold & Porter

Brian Israel

Head of Department

Industries

Provided by Arnold & Porter

Aerospace/Defense

Automobile/Parts

Chemicals

Consumer Goods

Energy

Industrial Engineering

Transportation

Utilities