Susan Richardson
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Environment
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About
Provided by Susan Richardson
Practice Areas
Environment & Product Regulation
Government & Regulatory
Litigation
Career
Susan Hearne Richardson concentrates her practice in the area of environmental law, including regulatory and compliance counseling, due diligence for real estate and corporate transactions, permitting, enforcement and hazardous site remediation. Ms. Richardson has significant experience in advising clients with regard to wastewater permitting and enforcement issues, particularly as applicable to municipal governments.
Ms. Richardson was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law in 2022 and the 14 years immediately preceding. She was also named a 2022 "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Environmental Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America®. Ms. Richardson is listed in the 2022 and the 13 years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA for Environmental Law.
Personal
Tulane University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif (1991)
University of Tulsa, B.S., Biology, cum laude (1988)
Chambers Review
USA
Susan Richardson handles transactional due diligence as well as permitting and regulatory enforcement. She is particularly well versed in wastewater issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."