Hogan Lovells, Environment | Chambers USA Profile

About

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Embracing not just a practice focus, but also an industry perspective, our Environment and Natural Resources lawyers offer a deep understanding of market and regulatory issues, and the potential impact of economic, legislative, and other developments on clients’ businesses. The team takes a collaborative approach to advising on precedent-setting, high-profile cases and matters that reshape the laws affecting our clients. Our lawyers have a depth of experience advising on compliance issues and policy and regulatory changes, complex environmental disputes, including defending civil and criminal enforcement actions, natural resource damage claims, challenges to regulations, permit litigation, administrative proceedings, internal investigations, and citizen suits.

Our team consists of former senior government officials from divisions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Interior (DOI), and also former industry executives and trade association specialists with decades of experience in environmental issues. We have relationships with policy and decision-makers at all government layers, including the executive branch and natural resource agencies, and elected federal, state, local representatives, along with public interest organizations. Our practice has been highly recognized by Chambers Global, Europe, USA, UK, and Latin America, The Legal 500, and was awarded “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 in 2018.

Chambers Review

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Environment - District of Columbia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Hogan Lovells has a high-quality practice equipped to handle a wide range of water and air-related enforcement and permitting matters. The firm's expertise also covers hazardous waste and protected species. The team advises clients and advocates on their behalf in relation to new, significant regulations and policies. Hogan Lovells acts for a number of major players in the power and upstream and downstream oil and gas markets and additionally offers expertise in the automotive industry, with experience advising on air emissions matters and enforcement actions.

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Work Highlights

Hogan Lovells assisted Carylon in relation to criminal and compliance proceedings stemming from its subsidiary's, National Water Main Clearing Company, alleged release of chemicals into a local waterway.

Strengths

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The proactive nature of this department is key as with most environmental matters. Added to that, this groups always understands how the business operations are affected.

Environment respondent
USA

The level of service offered by the Hogan Lovells team is exceptional. It consistently delivers great legal work that is meticulously researched, well reasoned and persuasive.

Environment respondent
USA

The Hogan Lovells team is highly engaged and proactive; it understands the issues and gets out ahead to address the most important things.

Environment respondent
USA

The firm has incredible depth and breadth, is extremely responsive and we always feel like we get the attention we need.

Environment respondent
USA

The proactive nature of this department is key as with most environmental matters. Added to that, this groups always understands how the business operations are affected.

Environment respondent
USA

The level of service offered by the Hogan Lovells team is exceptional. It consistently delivers great legal work that is meticulously researched, well reasoned and persuasive.

Environment respondent
USA

The Hogan Lovells team is highly engaged and proactive; it understands the issues and gets out ahead to address the most important things.

Environment respondent
USA

The firm has incredible depth and breadth, is extremely responsive and we always feel like we get the attention we need.

Environment respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Adam M Kushner

Band 1

Adam Kushner has notable expertise in air enforcement issues, with particular experience acting for companies in the energy and automotive industries.

Adam Kushner is exceptionally good at plotting out tactics, very good to work with, smart and always available at any point. He is really critical to us.

Adam is a world-class environmental enforcement and litigation lawyer. His breadth of experience and judgement help him apply just the right touch, whatever the circumstance.

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Hilary Tompkins

Band 2

Hilary Tompkins has notable expertise advising Native American tribes on a range of environmental issues. She often handles onshore and offshore energy development projects and public land law proceedings.

Hilary is exceptionally thoughtful and provides deep subject-matter expertise with a pragmatic understanding of market realities, delivering solutions that advance both legal and commercial interests.

Her knowledge of the internal workings of the administration is elite and she combines that with the ability to give advice that is actionable.

Hilary has consistently provided excellent strategic advice and review of our matters. Her awareness of other industry efforts has been helpful in orienting our approaches.

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Nadira Clarke

Band 3

Nadira Clarke has excellent experience in government investigations arising from environmental and workplace safety incidents.

Nadira listens well to her clients. She is incredible at bringing people around to particular positions, because of who she is and her experience.

Nadira is a strategic powerhouse. She brought our organization to a place where it could make key decisions feeling well informed about our options.

Nadira Clarke really is a master legal strategist, is remarkable at handling large complex cases. It's very rare to find someone who has the whole picture.

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Anne Carpenter

Band 5

Anne Carpenter acts for clients in environmental litigation including civil and criminal enforcement proceedings. She is especially active in cases arising under the CAA and CWA.

Anne is a great communicator. Her power of persuasion, based in deep content knowledge and a strategic sixth sense for pathways to move forward, was key to the resolution of our matter.

Anne Carpenter always puts the client first and is very responsive.

Anne demonstrates a remarkable ability to master the most complex factual and legal issues, direct effective reviews and lead teams in complex matters. She is trusted by clients at the highest levels with their most sensitive and difficult matters.

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Jim Banks

Band 5

Jim Banks is particularly active advising clients on the environmental aspects of large project developments. He is also noted for handling CWA and endangered species issues.

Jim Banks brings decades of directly relevant experience to his evaluations and a keen understanding of the law, his client's issue and needs, and takes the opportunity to advocate effectively within those constraints.

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Joanne Rotondi

Band 5

Joanne Rotondi provides counsel to vehicle and engine manufacturers on emissions issues. She has knowledge of statutes including the CAA, CWA and NEPA.

She is a brilliant lawyer who has exceeded expectations in all respects. Her regulatory and compliance strategy development and execution was simply brilliant.

Joanne Rotondi is a great environmental and class action lawyer who provides really practical advice on deep, complicated issues.

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