Environment | USA

Babst Calland has a market-leading environmental practice with sterling expertise in a wide range of permitting, remediation and regulatory compliance matters. Offers exceptional litigation experience in a range of major disputes, including those involving air, water and shale gas issues and wider tort claims. Maintains a strong reputation for work on behalf of clients in the mining and energy sectors, alongside roles acting for public sector entities, transportation companies and developers.

Manko Gold offers a comprehensive group of renowned technical experts, who counsel clients on the full range of environmental and energy matters. Offers recognized strengths in litigation, with extensive experience in areas such as air, water, waste and site remediation matters. Considered a go-to practice for brownfield redevelopment work and additionally sought after for its counsel on Marcellus Shale and renewable energy matters. Represents clients from an array of industries, including energy, real estate, chemicals and healthcare.

Ballard Spahr LLP is highly regarded in Pennsylvania for advising on the full range of regulatory challenges, including offering considerable expertise in administrative and criminal enforcement matters. Offers noted strength in climate change issues, frequently assisting clients with permitting and enforcement actions related to air quality. Also regularly sought after for its expert counsel on Superfund and contamination management matters.

Faegre Drinker's environmental group is proficient in a broad variety of contamination issues, with particular expertise in contaminated water work and river sediment remediation. Wider expertise includes Superfund matters, multiparty litigation, enforcement defense and transactional work. Its diverse client base includes manufacturers, chemicals companies, pharmaceutical entities and developers.

Greenberg Traurig offers a highly skilled environmental law group, with notable expertise in matters such as Superfund disputes, environmental class actions, infrastructure development projects and large corporate and real estate transactions. Maintains wide-ranging industry expertise, acting on behalf of clients in the energy, pharmaceutical and aviation sectors, among others. Also noted for its strengths in brownfield property redevelopment and environmental insurance regulations.

K&L Gates has a well-established team covering the full breadth of environmental litigation, compliance and permitting concerns. Provides expert counsel on waste, water, air and wetland regulatory concerns. Maintains a particular focus on infrastructure matters, assisting energy clients with Marcellus Shale natural gas projects and transportation issues. Also provides notable counsel on environmental matters relating to corporate transactions.

Fox Rothschild offers environmental expertise on the full spectrum of class actions, toxic torts and other disputes. Experienced in site remediation, contamination and waste management matters, with considerable strengths in advising on permitting, compliance and transactional concerns. Acts for a distinguished roster of national and international companies, and is developing a fine reputation for its work in issues concerning chemical restriction and registration rules, including the niche but increasingly contentious area of PFAS in consumer products, and of climate change and greenhouse gases, and green building.

Saul Ewing is a high-quality group that demonstrates prowess in regulatory, litigation and permitting matters across a range of environmental issues. Possesses extensive experience in CWA and CAA matters, solid waste issues and environmental due diligence in transactional work. Particularly noted for its work in the oil and gas and power generation markets.

Morgan Lewis is a national firm offering a full-service team in its Harrisburg office. Attorneys are able to advise on a wide variety of environmental issues. Maintains particular expertise in Superfund matters and is also sought after for its strengths in CWA and CAA issues. Represents a strong choice of counsel for natural damage resource and cost recovery litigation, alongside deep experience in defending clients before a range of state and federal agencies.

Reed Smith LLP's practice runs the full gamut of environmental mandates, including regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. The firm has a notable reputation in the energy space, complimenting and strengthening its environmental offering. The team regularly advises clients on climate change, ESG and fuel transportation matters.