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Environment | USA

Alabama

The environment chapter features both litigation and advisory/transactional support to clients. This includes general corporate issues (eg, due diligence on mergers), the development of brownfield sites, and pollution issues. 'Traditional' environment work includes regulatory compliance, litigation and enforcement actions related to air, water, wetlands, waste and endangered species. We also feature advice to corporate and financial clients on the environmental aspects of M&A, financings, securities offerings and other transactions, which involve due diligence and environmental insurance issues.

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Band 1
  1. Balch & Bingham LLP
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    Balch & Bingham LLP
    Environment
    2023 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked
    Balch & Bingham has a top-class environmental law team in the Alabama market covering the full range of environmental and related natural resources concerns, including permitting, air and water quality and regulatory compliance issues. The firm offers transactional support and litigation prowess to a range of clients, and is particularly noted for its representation of large utilities, energy companies and power producers. It is able to draw on the support of a network of regional offices.
  2. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Environment
    2023 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has a market-leading legal practice in Alabama that is active across the environmental regulatory compliance, transactional support and litigation spectrum on behalf of major players in the heavy industry and real estate sectors. Regularly represents chemical, energy and manufacturing companies. Particularly noted for focused expertise in the handling of environmental assessments, litigation and in hazardous waste-related mandates.
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Band 2
  1. Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP
    Environment
    2023 | Band 2
  2. Maynard Nexsen
    Environment
    2023 | Band 2
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Band 3
  1. Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
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    Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
    Environment
    2023 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Lightfoot, Franklin & White is a litigation-focused legal practice active in Alabama, including on toxic tort defense mandates, as well as environmental class actions and chemicals exposure. The firm also counsels clients on regulatory compliance issues. It regularly acts for chemical or heavy industry clients, notably including herbicide, pesticide, paper and textile manufacturers.
  2. Starnes Davis Florie LLP
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    Starnes Davis Florie LLP
    Environment
    2023 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Starnes Davis Florie is an experienced law firm in Alabama, well regarded for its team of experts in the environmental space. It handles both regulatory matters and litigation as well as toxic tort. Its team receives market recognition for the strength of its mining-related practice.