Brian Israel
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Band 1 : Environment
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About
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Brian Israel is Co-Chair of the Environmental Litigation practice at Paul Hastings, and he is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles offices. Brian's practice focuses broadly on environmental litigation, crisis management, and counseling—including climate-related issues—and he is one of the nation's leading lawyers for Natural Resource Damages (NRD) claims.
Over the course of his career, Brian has successfully litigated and/or resolved over one hundred environmental matters. Among other areas, he specializes in cases brought under federal and state environmental laws related to contaminated sites, including toxic tort lawsuits. Brian represents multiple Fortune 500 companies in some of the largest and most complex environmental matters across the country.
Education
New York University
J.D. (cum laude)
1995
University of South Florida
B.A.
1991
Chambers Review
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Brian Israel is co-chair of the firm's environmental practice group. He is highly capable of handling natural resource damages cases as well as contaminated site issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Brian is my go-to thought partner and adviser on cutting-edge arguments and issues, and he truly understands our business, chemistry and manufacturing operations."
"Brian has a lot of experience and brings the federal government perspective."
"Brian is my go-to thought partner and adviser on cutting-edge arguments and issues, and he truly understands our business, chemistry and manufacturing operations."
"Brian has a lot of experience and brings the federal government perspective."
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