Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acts for clients across the energy, automobile, industrial, oil and gas, real estate sectors, assisting with a gamut of legal challenges surrounding natural resources, waste, chemicals, climate change and air and water contamination. It also regularly defends cases before the Circuit Courts of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. Practice heads Eric Murdock and Deidre Duncan co-lead the Washington DC-based team- the former, with deep experience environmental litigator, adeptly defends enforcement actions, challenges environmental permits and deals with disputes, while the latter is known for her deep knowledge of natural resources claims and regularly handles mandates under the Clean Water Act. Also in DC, F. William Brownell has experience litigating before the US Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court, and is a key point of contact for Clean Air Act proceedings affecting the energy sector. Clients praise Charles (Chuck) Knauss for his ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking and recommend Shannon Broome for her ’clever, creative, persistent and pragmatic’ approach to her work.
Testimonials
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‘Chuck Knauss - Chuck is the most creative, insightful and intelligent problem-solver I have ever worked with. He truly thinks “out-of-the-box,” unlike most others who merely talk about doing so.
- 'Shannon Broome - Shannon is clever, creative, persistent and pragmatic - everything one could hope for in a lawyer!’
Key clients
- NWP 12 Litigation Group
- 401 Rule Coalition
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation
- Cargill, Inc.
- Pinnacle West Capital Corporation/ Arizona Public Service Company
- Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association
- Defense of California and Federal Enforcement Against Racing Industry Suppliers, Including Kooks Custom Headers
- Boiler MACT Coalition
- Various Proposition 65 Matters
Work highlights
- Representing Marathon Petroleum Corporation in more than 20 climate change-related cases across various US jurisdictions.