About

Provided by Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

Our group provides sophisticated, cross-discipline representation to both companies and individuals —from manufacturers and real estate developers to financial institutions, environmental consultants, municipalities, and a variety of other businesses.

We advocate for clients in purchases and sales of businesses and properties, and in credit transactions, representing a spectrum of participants, traditional lenders, private equity firms, and borrowers. We provide trustworthy and proven representation of owners and developers who are cleaning up contaminated properties and returning them to use. We provide diligent and zealous defense of enforcement actions, toxic tort litigation and prosecution of environmental crimes. We’ve also represented companies and groups of companies in high-profile and precedent setting environmental litigation and before Congress and state legislative bodies. 

Our comprehensive capabilities extend across the full spectrum of environmental issues and actions, from hazardous and radioactive waste to air pollution and groundwater, from noise pollution and siting and land use to coastal development and wetlands, from environmental crimes to environmental lobbying.

With diverse experience and pragmatic and practical know-how, our esteemed environmental attorneys publish and lecture widely on a range of environmental issues and play leadership roles in a range of industry and stakeholder groups. 



Chambers Review

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Environment - North Carolina

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Moore & Van Allen is noted for its full-service environmental team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Attorneys at the firm regularly assist clients with environmental due diligence, regulatory compliance and litigation. Its bench is also well placed to assist clients on complex brownfields agreements.

Work Highlights

  • Moore & Van Allen represented AvPorts in a lawsuit filed by the Town of New Windsor, New York in connection with alleged discharges of wastewater containing Aqueous Film-Forming Foam from Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Mary Katherine Stukes
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Mary Katherine Stukes
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Band 1

Mary Katherine Stukes is widely acclaimed for her strength in environmental litigation and compliance, as well as brownfield development.

Mary Katherine is excellent.

She is extremely pleasant to work with.

Mary Katherine Stukes is a highly-skilled and well-regarded environmental attorney.

Peter J McGrath Jr
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Peter J McGrath Jr
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Peter McGrath continues to advise on transactional and compliance matters, including hazardous waste and coal ash disposal.

He is very practical.

Peter is well-connected with the regulators. He provides an excellent service.

Ranked Lawyers at
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

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North Carolina

Environment

Mary Katherine Stukes
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Mary Katherine Stukes
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Band 1
Peter J McGrath Jr
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Peter J McGrath Jr
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Band 2

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