Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Colorado
Band 2
Contact number
+1 719 448 5900About
Provided by Hogan Lovells
Embracing not just a practice focus, but also an industry perspective, our Environment and Natural Resources lawyers offer a deep understanding of market and regulatory issues, and the potential impact of economic, legislative, and other developments on clients’ businesses. The team takes a collaborative approach to advising on precedent-setting, high-profile cases and matters that reshape the laws affecting our clients. Our lawyers have a depth of experience advising on compliance issues and policy and regulatory changes, complex environmental disputes, including defending civil and criminal enforcement actions, natural resource damage claims, challenges to regulations, permit litigation, administrative proceedings, internal investigations, and citizen suits.
Our team consists of former senior government officials from divisions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Interior (DOI), and also former industry executives and trade association specialists with decades of experience in environmental issues. We have relationships with policy and decision-makers at all government layers, including the executive branch and natural resource agencies, and elected federal, state, local representatives, along with public interest organizations. Our practice has been highly recognized by Chambers Global, Europe, USA, UK, and Latin America, The Legal 500, and was awarded “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 in 2018.
Chambers Review
Hogan Lovells is well placed to assist clients facing a broad array of high-stakes environmental and energy disputes. The team frequently offers guidance on renewable energy projects, as well as advising on environmental liabilities resulting from major corporate transactions. The firm also offers significant expertise in hazardous waste and contamination issues.
Work Highlights
- Hogan Lovells represents Leprino Food Company in the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission's rulemaking process over the state requirement for the industrial sector to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The knowledgeable people and the ability to achieve their clients’desired outcome is Hogan Lovells’ strength."
"Superior client service; they're the best firm we work with."
"Hogan Lovells has very strong, dynamic attorneys that make a substantial effort to understand the bigger picture."
"The knowledgeable people and the ability to achieve their clients’desired outcome is Hogan Lovells’ strength."
"Superior client service; they're the best firm we work with."
"Hogan Lovells has very strong, dynamic attorneys that make a substantial effort to understand the bigger picture."
Notable Practitioners
Scott Reisch offers market-leading expertise on contamination, whether in CERCLA matters, litigation or compliance advice in the context of corporate transactions.
"Scott Reisch is an incredibly talented environmental lawyer. He’s an invaluable resource and thinks creatively as to how to bring resolution. Absolutely critical to our work and our team."
"Scott has continuously demonstrated the professional skills and capability, in conjunction with a practical approach to problem solving, that gives us the result we are looking for."
"Scott is an amazing attorney. He always keeps his clients' need foremost in mind and is successful in meeting those needs. He is articulate, a good writer, and even better negotiator."
Emily Kimball has formed a strong practice at Hogan Lovells, with expertise in regulatory and compliance advising alongside enforcement action.
"Emily is a complete expert, she's able to communicate extremely complicated subject matter in a way that clients can understand."
"She is the most sought out attorney I know, nobody knows this space more than her."
Elizabeth Alice Och is forming a strong practice at Hogan Lovells, with expertise in CERCLA litigation and Superfund matters.
"Elizabeth is well-organized, intelligent and pleasant to work with."
"She is very diligent and accomplished. A key element of our team."
Ranked Lawyers at
Hogan Lovells
Colorado