Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Texas
Band 3
About
Provided by Beveridge & Diamond PC
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 PC is a highly regarded nationwide boutique with notable Texas strength. The firm advises clients on a range of state and federal regulatory matters, including permitting and complex disputes. The team is particularly experienced with water quality matters and is also frequently active in enforcement proceedings and maintains a dominant presence in the petrochemical sector. Beveridge & Diamond represents multinational clients from the firm's Latin American region environmental practice group, led out of Austin. Beveridge's attorneys advise firms on environmental-related challenges affecting global supply chains.
Work Highlights
- Beveridge & Diamond PC acted for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company on environmental permitting matters for the construction of its $8.5 billion polymers facility in Texas.
Strengths
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"The lawyers at Beveridge & Diamond are able to translate complex environmental laws and issues into digestible pieces. They provide sound recommendations."
"The firm has a depth of knowledge in regulatory and environmental matters and the level of service and responsiveness of the attorneys is very good."
"The lawyers at Beveridge & Diamond are able to translate complex environmental laws and issues into digestible pieces. They provide sound recommendations."
"The firm has a depth of knowledge in regulatory and environmental matters and the level of service and responsiveness of the attorneys is very good."
Notable Practitioners
Madeleine Boyer handles a range of complex regulatory and enforcement matters involving the chemical and petrochemical refining industries, especially those involving air and waste issues. She is additionally noted for her representation of Latin American clients.
"Madeleine is responsive and sophisticated, especially on air issues, and understands client issues."
"A tremendously impressive lawyer."
"It's great working with her, she's very client-focused."
Karen Hansen leads the firm's water practice and has noteworthy experience dealing with environmental regulatory compliance and policy proceedings.
"Karen is the best when it comes to regulatory and environmental matters that I've used."
"Karen's expertise in water is extremely valuable."
Laura Lavalle is noted for managing Clean Air Act cases involving Title V and New Source Review permitting issues. Her practice extends into agency enforcement, compliance audits and transactional due diligence matters.
"Laura is very responsive and sophisticated, especially on complex air permitting issues. She understands client needs and strategies to be successful."
"I've always appreciated how she approaches matters; she is balanced and calm."
"Laura is excellent at finding practical solutions for regulatory issues."
"Laura is fantastic and provides the highest-quality work, along with being delightful to work with."
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