Environment
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
Contact number
+1 202 637 5600About
Provided by Hogan Lovells
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
Hogan Lovells represents a variety of clients on all major environmental requirements. The firm's expertise covers regulatory compliance, litigating on enforcement actions, rulemaking guidance and permitting. Experienced in areas including hazardous waste, contaminated sites and the Endangered Species Act, Hogan Lovells is also noted for its counsel on CAA and CWA matters, for healthcare, industrial engineering, pharmaceutical, utilities and transportation companies.
Adam Kushner in DC and the Denver-based Scott Reisch are key contacts.
Work Highlights
- Hogan Lovells represented conservation and preservation organizations in the Bears Ears National Monument dispute.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The regulatory team at Hogan Lovells are excellent and have a very thorough understanding of how to handle and successfully complete complex matters."
"Our team has always felt valued and received the highest service level."
"Hogan Lovells is the best legal firm we have worked with when it comes to complex environmental issues and case law. I would highly recommend them."
"The regulatory team at Hogan Lovells are excellent and have a very thorough understanding of how to handle and successfully complete complex matters."
"Our team has always felt valued and received the highest service level."
"Hogan Lovells is the best legal firm we have worked with when it comes to complex environmental issues and case law. I would highly recommend them."