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Environment | USA

Pennsylvania

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. Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP
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    Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP offers a comprehensive group of renowned technical experts, who counsel clients on the full range of environmental and energy matters. It offers recognized strengths in litigation, with extensive experience in areas such as air, water, waste and site remediation matters. The firm is considered a go-to practice for brownfield redevelopment work and additionally sought after for its counsel on Marcellus Shale and renewable energy matters. It represents clients from an array of industries, including energy, real estate, chemicals and healthcare.
  2. Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C.
    Environment
    2024 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Ballard Spahr LLP
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    Ballard Spahr LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    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. The firm offers noted strength in climate change issues, frequently assisting clients with permitting and enforcement actions related to air quality. It is also regularly sought after for its expert counsel on Superfund and contamination management matters.
  2. Faegre Drinker
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    Faegre Drinker
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    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.
  3. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP 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. It maintains wide-ranging industry expertise, acting on behalf of clients in the energy, pharmaceutical and aviation sectors, among others. It is also noted for its strengths in brownfield property redevelopment and environmental insurance regulations.
  4. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Environment
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates has a well-established team covering the full breadth of environmental litigation, compliance and permitting concerns. It provides expert counsel on waste, water, air and wetland regulatory concerns. The firm maintains a particular focus on infrastructure matters, assisting energy clients with Marcellus Shale natural gas projects and transportation issues. It also provides notable counsel on environmental matters relating to corporate transactions.
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Band 3

  1. Fox Rothschild
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    Fox Rothschild
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Fox Rothschild offers environmental expertise on the full spectrum of class actions, toxic torts and other disputes. It is experienced in site remediation, contamination and waste management matters, with considerable strengths in advising on permitting, compliance and transactional concerns. The firm 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.
  2. Saul Ewing LLP
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    Saul Ewing LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Saul Ewing LLP is a high-quality group that demonstrates prowess in regulatory, litigation and permitting matters across a range of environmental issues. The firm possesses extensive experience in CWA and CAA matters, solid waste issues and environmental due diligence in transactional work. It is particularly noted for its work in the oil and gas and power generation markets.
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Band 4

  1. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 4 | 21 Years Ranked
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is a national firm offering a full-service team in its Harrisburg office. Its attorneys are able to advise on a wide variety of environmental issues. It maintains particular expertise in Superfund matters and is also sought after for its strengths in CWA and CAA issues. The firm 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.
  2. Reed Smith LLP
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    Reed Smith LLP
    Environment
    2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    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.
  3. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
    Environment
    2024 | Band 4
  4. Land Air Water Legal Solutions LLC
    Environment
    2024 | Band 4