Environment
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 1
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Beveridge & Diamond's (B&D) more than 140 lawyers in seven U.S. offices focus on environmental and natural resource law (including ESG, environmental justice, sustainability, energy, air and climate change, water, and contaminated properties), litigation and alternative dispute resolution (including white collar, internal investigations, and crisis response); and product and chemical regulation. We help clients around the world resolve critical environmental and sustainability issues relating to their products, facilities, and operations. Our team includes former in-house lawyers from leading U.S. corporations and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of State, and other federal and state resource and environmental agencies. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at B&D. 38% of our principals and 60% of our associates are women, and 52% of all lawyers are from historically-underrepresented populations. We are Mansfield 6.0-Plus certified by the Diversity Lab, having participated in the Mansfield Rule since the Mansfield 2.0 pilot, and in 2023, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity recognized B&D as a Compass Award winner. B&D holds top-tier rankings for environmental law and litigation from legal directories and ranking services.
Chambers Review
Beveridge & Diamond is a highly regarded environmental boutique with deep expertise across the field, including in air quality, hazardous waste and pesticides matters. The firm offers services in matters such as toxic torts, soil contamination and enforcement defense. The team boasts substantial experience in the electronic, pharmaceutical, retail and biotechnology industries and also advises on international treaty lobbying.
Work Highlights
- Beveridge & Diamond acted as lead counsel for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project on ESA issues.
Strengths
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"The depth of Beveridge & Diamond is phenomenal, and they always seem to be on top of the most recent activity in the space."
"Beveridge & Diamond gives a high level of service."
"Excellent client service, and a great resource for keeping clients abreast of relevant legal and regulatory developments."
"The depth of Beveridge & Diamond is phenomenal, and they always seem to be on top of the most recent activity in the space."
"Beveridge & Diamond gives a high level of service."
"Excellent client service, and a great resource for keeping clients abreast of relevant legal and regulatory developments."
Notable Practitioners
John Cruden is an esteemed environment lawyer with decades of experience in the space. He is particularly well known for his government career in the environment division of the DOJ.
"John Cruden really understands the law, legal strategy and the team approach."
Paul Hagen has a notable expertise acting for clients in the electronics and chemical industries. He advises on a range of environmental compliance issues.
"Paul is very experienced in groundsetting; he is a leading lawyer and a great person."
"Paul is an expert on waste issues. Whenever I have an issue I go to him."
"Paul is top notch, an amazing attorney. He knows the tech sector inside out and is very direct, and I really value that."
James Slaughter is recognized for his representation of contractors, trade associations, and waste and recycling companies in regulatory and enforcement defense proceedings. He has experience handling an array of litigation, including toxic tort issues.
"James is top-notch - very responsive and easy to get hold of; he always gets back to me within the hour."
Nessa Horewitch Coppinger has experience representing major clients in complex environmental litigation, with considerable skill in NEPA proceedings. She also assists with regulatory compliance.
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