About

Provided by Bracewell LLP

Bracewell has one of the largest and most highly respected environmental practices in the United States. Our team combines legal and policy depth with knowledge in media relations and lobbying, all focused on energy, environmental and natural resources issues faced by companies across the United States. We provide a uniquely informed perspective based on decades of experience working at the forefront of issues facing companies in the oil and gas, refining, power generation and transmission, chemical, manufacturing, technology, mining and construction sectors.


We handle regulatory matters for energy and energy-related companies before a myriad of federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), Customs and Border Protection, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the EPA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Fish and Wildlife Service, the US National Park Service and the Surface Transportation Board.


In addition, our environmental litigation group — in collaboration with our market-leading white-collar defense, appellate and energy regulatory practices — handles some of the largest and most complicated environmental litigation matters in the nation.

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What the Team is Known For

Bracewell LLP has a high-caliber group that counts a range of Fortune 500 firms in its client base. The firm is highlighted for its significant experience dealing with regulatory agencies and handling high-value litigation and transactions. Bracewell's team has extensive expertise in water and air quality law covers compliance and enforcement matters, incident response, investigations and environmental litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Bracewell acted for Cheniere Energy in a number environmental issues including regulatory compliance, strategic permitting, enforcement defense and incidence response.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sara Burgin
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Sara Burgin
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Sara Burgin is supremely capable of handling the full range of water and waste water environmental issues, advising on permitting, compliance and enforcement proceedings.

Sara Burgin is the queen of the Clean Water Act in Texas.

Timothy A Wilkins
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Timothy A Wilkins
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Timothy Wilkins is well known for his market-leading environmental practice. He handles permitting and enforcement actions as well as support for large transactions.

Timothy Wilkins' deep regulatory knowledge is incredibly helpful.

Timothy has a great working knowledge of what is typical in the space.

Matthew Paulson
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Matthew Paulson
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Matthew Paulson acts across a range of environmental law issues especially in the energy and manufacturing sectors. He counsels clients on permitting, compliance and enforcement issues as well as on various litigation proceedings.

Matthew Paulson is excellent. He gives practical advice.

Matthew Paulson is a really good subject matter expert on air permitting. He holds good relationships with state regulators.

Whit Swift
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Whit Swift
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Whit Swift is a specialist air quality attorney. He predominantly acts for clients in the industrial sector.

Whit is a great air lawyer. He is absolutely plugged into recent federal changes.

Kevin D. Collins
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Kevin D. Collins
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Kevin Collins is recognized for his capabilities in process safety incidents and environmental matters for clients from the petrochemical and energy sectors.

Kevin has great connections with the agencies.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Sara Burgin
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Sara Burgin
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Timothy A Wilkins
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Timothy A Wilkins
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Matthew Paulson
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Matthew Paulson
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Whit Swift
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Whit Swift
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Kevin D. Collins
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Kevin D. Collins
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