"The team is great at anticipating commercial considerations and integrating them into every aspect of counsel they provide."
Chambers USA 2024
Our extensive experience in the core environmental media of air, water and waste—together with cross-cutting reviews required for major infrastructure projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and their respective state counterparts—means there is virtually no regulatory issue our lawyers have not already addressed to support project siting and development.
Our environmental lawyers anticipate and address regulatory actions that could affect a project’s critical path, ensuring that regulatory reviews are moving forward in the timely and orderly manner required to keep the project viable.
We help clients navigate the procedures used by agencies and the tactics of environmental advocacy groups that would otherwise delay permit proceedings.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to managing multiple proceedings at once and laying the groundwork for all phases of review for major projects led by key agencies.
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) |
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Bureau of Land Management | U.S. Forest Service | U.S. Minerals Management Service |
We are quick to leverage our experience working with the Council on Environmental Quality and the Federal Permitting Improvement Council when needed for inter-agency coordination.
In addition, because of our experience with many of the lawyers and advocacy groups that typically protest major projects, we understand their goals and can foster meaningful discussions at all stages of the permitting process, including how to structure settlements, if appropriate, that provide certainty for investors and lenders. When resolutions cannot be achieved, we have a track record of vigorously defending permits for our clients in litigation.
