Baker Botts L.L.P., Environment | Chambers USA Profile

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Baker Botts’ Environmental, Safety and Incident Response Team helps clients advance and protect their interests across the full lifecycle of environmental and safety matters—from permitting and regulatory advocacy to litigation, workplace safety, and crisis response. With more than 50 lawyers based in California, Washington, D.C., New York, and Texas, the team handles complex federal and state matters nationwide. The practice offers broad capabilities spanning incident and crisis response, regulatory compliance and permitting strategies, litigation, climate change and sustainability, safety, coalitions, and transactions. Drawing on deep experience across industries including infrastructure, manufacturing, oil and gas, power and renewables, and refining and petrochemical, the team is equipped to address a wide range of environmental and safety challenges.

To learn more about our practice, visit: https://www.bakerbotts.com/services/practice-areas/environmental-safety-and-incident-response

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Environment - Texas

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What the Team is Known For

Baker Botts L.L.P. has an outstanding team that is widely celebrated for its strong practice on both the contentious and noncontentious sides. The firm advises on matters across the full range of environmental law, including air and water compliance and enforcement issues. The team is also experienced with waste and contaminated site concerns. Baker Botts stands out for its emergency response counsel and handling of damages lawsuits. The firm is experienced when it comes to engaging with state legislative and regulatory matters, including revisions to clean air regimes. Baker Botts has a strong track record acting for the state's largest industry groups in environmental agency proceedings.

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Work Highlights

Baker Botts represented Sempra Energy affiliate, Port Arthur LNG, in defending appeals to the air permits for a natural gas liquefaction plant and export terminal.

Strengths

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Baker Botts has attorneys with extensive experience in the state agency. This uniquely allows for insight and strategic thinking and planning.

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The team has outstanding subject matter expertise from both legal and technical perspectives.

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Baker Botts has proven, trusted and experienced attorneys well versed in every aspect and complexity of environmental matters, from water to waste to air.

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Baker Botts has attorneys with extensive experience in the state agency. This uniquely allows for insight and strategic thinking and planning.

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The team has outstanding subject matter expertise from both legal and technical perspectives.

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Baker Botts has proven, trusted and experienced attorneys well versed in every aspect and complexity of environmental matters, from water to waste to air.

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Notable Practitioners

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Aileen Hooks

Senior Statespeople

Aileen Hooks is frequently called upon to handle environmental law aspects of projects and corporate transactions. She has particular expertise in marine-related work and also handles waste materials, site contamination and carbon capture matters.

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Danny Worrell

Senior Statespeople

Danny Worrell is commended for his long experience handling environment matters for clients in the manufacturing sector. He is particularly noted for his permitting and compliance counseling.

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Molly Cagle

Senior Statespeople

Molly Cagle is a veteran environmental lawyer highly regarded for her expertise in water law. She handles matters arising before various agencies, legislatures and state and federal courts. She covers enforcement defense, litigation and crisis response.

Molly Cagle is a trusted adviser on all things environmental.

Molly excels in distilling myriad facts into clear, concise and convincing arguments.

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Derek McDonald

Band 1

Derek McDonald is an air quality expert noted for his agency-facing practice. He regularly works with clients engaged in significant infrastructure development projects.

Derek is extremely knowledgeable and always provides timely and relevant considerations for projects and strategic guidance.

Derek McDonald is a phenomenal attorney.

Derek McDonald is a tremendous asset. He is always available and he has a breadth and depth of experience.

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Matthew Kuryla

Band 1

Matthew Kuryla is well known for his work counseling industry coalitions. He acts extensively in environmental crisis response, litigation and rule-making proceedings.

Matthew Kuryla's contacts with the federal and state regulators are outstanding.

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Scott Janoe

Band 1

Scott Janoe is highly regarded in the field for his representation of energy, mining and manufacturing clients on a range of environmental issues including permitting, enforcement defense and litigation. He has additional expertise in crisis management and related areas of health and safety law.

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Paulina Williams

Band 3

Paulina Williams is recognized for her handling of water, waste and natural resources matters for clients from the industrial and commercial sectors. She has experience in federal and state actions on behalf of clients.

Paulina is incredibly accomplished and well-connected.

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