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King & Spalding LLP

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King & Spalding LLP

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Environment - Texas

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
King & Spalding LLP maintains its reputation as a strong dispute resolution practice that frequently acts in complex environmental litigation and arbitrations. The firm offers notable strength in historical contamination, toxic tort and water issues and has an impressive client base drawn from the mining, energy, manufacturing and chemicals industries. The team counsels energy clients on climate change issues and litigation. King & Spalding is additionally notable for advising on disputes with an international element.
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Work Highlights

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  • King & Spalding LLP represented Third Coast Infrastructure in its lawsuit against the manufacturer of a collet grip connector between two subsea pipelines following the release of oil from a certain pipeline.

Strengths

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  • The team is consistently responsive, accessible and reliable, particularly when matters are time-sensitive or complex.

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  • The team is responsive and timely.

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  • They are subject-matter experts in this area of law.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Tracie Renfroe
    Tracie Renfroe

    Tracie Renfroe

    Tracie Renfroe is noted for her work in litigation in the environment space and is particularly praised for her expertise in ground and drinking water contamination.

    • Tracie Renfroe is truly extraordinary.

      Environment respondentUSA

    • She is a phenomenal advocate with a really wide breadth of knowledge of the legal landscape. She is very responsive and proactive in keeping us up to date as well as organized and detail-oriented.

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  • Andrew Stakelum
    Andrew Stakelum

    Andrew Stakelum

    Andrew Stakelum is a trial lawyer with experience litigating groundwater contamination cases. He regularly represents energy companies and handles oil spill claims and issues arising from well decommissioning.

    • He has an impressive ability to try a case: he doesn't let anything get under his skin.

      Environment respondentUSA

    • His advice is very strategic.

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