Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Environmental, Energy Litigation, Water, Natural Resources, Endangered Species Act

Counsel

Clients rely on Karma’s extensive experience with permitting, regulatory compliance, and litigation under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  Karma has been at the forefront of many precedent-setting cases in the natural resources sector.  She represents clients in high profile and complex litigation across the country on a wide range of issues, including the Nationwide Permits and the scope of federally regulated “waters of the United States” under the CWA, the criteria for designation of critical habitat and listing decisions under the ESA, and CEQ’s NEPA rules.  Karma’s clients include coalitions of national trade associations, pipelines, electric utilities, solid waste companies, developers and water agencies.  She is widely regarded for her ability to negotiate settlements with the Department of Justice in controversial matters, and clients value her ability to work collaboratively with industry coalitions, States, the federal government and technical consultants.  On the regulatory side, Karma has significant experience drafting comments on administrative rulemakings and advising clients and their technical consultants on the preparation of NEPA, ESA, and CWA permitting documents, including keeping clients apprised of continually evolving policy and regulatory requirements.

Admitted to the District of Columbia and Maryland State Bars

JD, The George Washington University Law School, with high honors, articles editor, The George Washington International Law Review; Order of the Coif, 2000 BA, Northwestern University, 1996