Featured Articles: Environment

Roundtable: Environment 2011

The International Who’s Who of Environment Lawyers has brought together two of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today.

For many in the legal community, the financial crisis resulted in an end to the flow of repeat corporate business that would come through into the office. One group, however, that could be said to have regarded the disruption in the financial markets with more optimism than most, were litigators.

An interview with Theodore Garrett: Environment Award Winner 2011

Theodore Garrett is the winner of the environment lawyer of the year for the seventh year running, meaning he has been the only recipient of the award since its inception in 2005.

Developing the Market and Infrastructure for Carbon Capture and Storage

Matthew Townsend - Allen & Overy LLP

As governments around the world look at various solutions to ensure low carbon growth, the development of commercially viable Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has become a pressing concern for many.

Roundtable: Environment

We bring together four of the leading environmental lawyers to discuss regulatory changes, litigation, due diligence and other areas of work.

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Analysis: Environment

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Florida 2007 - Environment

The research for this chapter identifies 36 highly rated environment experts from 17 firms. The practice of environmental law is diverse, the individuals featured offering advice on transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. Almost half of the 36 practise out of state capital Tallahassee, a centre for regulatory and lobbying activity. A number of the firms also focus on transactions, advising on environmental risks associated with M&A, the structuring of deals to allocate risk, environmental due diligence and parent successor liability. There is also a sizeable contingent that covers litigation involving toxic tort defence, Superfund cases, defence of enforcement actions, as well as claims against insurance carriers and government investigations. Land use is another prominent theme, a number of the leading practitioners spending significant time in that field. No matter the speciality, however, it is evident that Florida is home to some of the US’s leading environmental attorneys.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: California 2007 - Environment

The practice of environmental law is booming in California – our research has uncovered a wealth of talent within the state. In total 49 individuals from 25 firms are listed. Myriad state and federal environment laws dictate that the individuals featuring in the chapter focus on a variety of areas. A number of firms deal solely with environmental litigation involving toxic tort defence, Superfund cases, the defence of enforcement actions, claims against insurance carriers and government investigations.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Texas 2007 - Environment

Texas boasts the second-largest economy in the United States and according to Fortune magazine’s 2007 ranking of America’s largest corporations by revenue, it is home to over 10 per cent of the Fortune 500. Many of these corporations operate in environmentally sensitive areas. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the largest comprehensive state environmental agency in the US, with approximately 2,900 employees, 16 regional offices and an operating budget of $480.7 million for 2007.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Illinois 2006 - Environment

The research for this chapter identifies 36 highly rated environment experts from 18 firms. The practice of environment law is, however, diverse, with experts offering advice to clients on transactional, litigation and regulatory matters.

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Featured Articles: Environment

Matthew Townsend - Allen & Overy LLP

Analysis: Environment

All Lawyers in Environment (Listed Alphabetically)