Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Georgia
Band 3
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Provided by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
The forces that threaten the environment are coming into sharper focus, with many businesses embracing innovation that mitigates damage and represents tremendous commercial opportunity and still others pushing to ease burdensome environmental restrictions. Along with long-term business imperatives, companies must also contend with regulatory regimes tasked with conflicting mandates and pursuing vastly different agendas. Kilpatrick Townsend’s attorneys support clients in meeting health, safety, and environmental challenges throughout the United States and around the world. We have experience in almost every state in the nation and have worked on projects in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Chambers Review
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton advises on a broad spectrum of litigation, compliance and transactional issues within the domain of environment law. Its areas of specialty include liability management and dispute prevention strategies for private and public entities.
Work Highlights
- Kilpatrick Townsend advised Rubicon Global on recycling regulations and laws in 50 states, including reporting and notification requirements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kilpatrick's lawyers are experts and excellent communicators."
"The team is very business-savvy and practical. They respond promptly and comprehensively each time I contact them."
"Kilpatrick's lawyers are experts and excellent communicators."
"The team is very business-savvy and practical. They respond promptly and comprehensively each time I contact them."
Notable Practitioners
Susan Richardson handles transactional due diligence as well as permitting and regulatory enforcement. She is particularly well versed in wastewater issues.
"Susan is an outstanding attorney. She has a comprehensive understanding of relevant legal issues and is collaborative with co-counsel and clients."
"Susan is excellent to work with."
"She provides consistently excellent representation in unique negotiations with regulators."
Gary Sheehan's broad practice involves advising clients on a range of regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. He is particularly adept at providing counsel on issues related to the Clean Air Act.
"Gary is our go-to environmental expert."
"Gary boils down the risks into what really matters for business going forward."
"He is very knowledgeable in the environmental area."