Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Tennessee
Band 3
Contact number
+1 615 724 3200About
Provided by Burr & Forman LLP
Burr & Forman's environmental team provides advice and services, including litigation, associated with all environmental aspects of business planning, development, and operation. Our attorneys assure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and help clients avoid enforcement actions and litigation. We are intimately familiar with the applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, and case law, as well as local and federal enforcement agencies and their personnel throughout our Southeastern footprint and beyond.
We work with clients on a number of environmental projects related to:
- Automobile manufacture
- Brownfield development
- Construction activities
- Electric power generation, including peaking power sources
- Greenfield development
- Industrial development authorities
- Iron and steel manufacture
- Local governments, including utilities boards
- Mining & energy development
- Wind & solar power
Chambers Review
Burr & Forman is a respected firm known for its expert handling of negotiations with state and federal regulators. It assists with waste compliance and permitting matters, as well as environmental litigation. It further offers considerable expertise in assisting with liability agreements. Clients also benefit from the team's competencies in EPA enforcement actions and clean water legislation.
Work Highlights
- Burr & Forman defended the City of Lewisburg in a Clean Water Act Citizen suit.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are always quick when responding."
"They are always quick when responding."
Notable Practitioners
William Penny is a distinguished practitioner in the field. He is particularly recognized for his work in site remediation, regulatory environmental compliance and permitting proceedings pertaining to water regulation.
"William Penny is a very good environmental enforcement defense lawyer."