Mr Matthew Leopold > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices
1111 BRICKELL AVENUE
MIAMI, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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Mr Matthew Leopold
Work Department
Environmental
Position
Partner
Career
Matt advises and defends clients across industries with the strategic insights as the former General Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a former environmental litigator at the U.S. Department of Justice, and the former General Counsel for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Clients turn to Matt to tackle some of the biggest risks related to EPA regulation and enforcement facing the energy, mining, chemical, agriculture, and development industries. This includes major litigation challenging the waters of the United States regulation, charting a course through the multiple emerging PFAS regulations, advising on the developing environmental justice policies, and defending major environmental enforcement actions. His in-depth experience and knowledge on pivotal recent changes in environmental regulation for air, water, and chemicals, as well as his contacts in the federal government, enable the highest quality regulatory advocacy.
Matt also provides pragmatic and strategic compliance solutions for projects and operations throughout the country. Matt is able to provide deep insight into Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act permitting processes of federal and multiple state agencies, enabling clients to navigate compliance.
Matt is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the DC and Sixth Circuits.
Memberships
Admitted to the District of Columbia and Florida State Bars
Education
- JD, Florida State University College of Law, cum laude, 2004
- BA, History and Philosophy, University of Florida, 1999
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Environment > Environment: regulatory
The environmental group at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is a key point of contact for clients within the energy, industrial, manufacturing and real estate sectors, seeking assistance with natural resources, air, water, chemicals and climate change mandates. The practice is co-chaired by the Washington DC-based duo Eric Murdock and Deidre Duncan. The former is best known for his knowledge of environmental risk management, while the latter specializes in water and natural resources compliance issues. Also practicing from Washington DC is Matthew Leopold, who handles water regulation, waste, chemicals and hazardous substances, Kerry McGrath, natural resources and environmental lawyer, who works with clients from across the mining and utilities sectors and Chuck Knauss, who predominantly assists automotive, manufacturing and oil and gas clients with environmental and energy compliance, risk management and enforcement. Over in San Francisco, Shannon Broome co-leads the ESG and climate change practice, aiding clients in the renewables, oil and gas sectors with environmental regulation, counseling and risk assessment alongside Clare Ellis, whose in depth knowledge of climate change secures her a range of clients from within the transport and energy sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings