The market-leading environmental practice at Arnold & Porter offers clients assistance across a gamut of regulatory and enforcement matters, spanning the Oil Pollution Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, as well as the Endangered Species Act. The deep bench fields the deeply experienced Brian Israel , whose practice is split between Washington DC and Los Angeles, and is sought after for his experience handling Natural Resource Damages claims. The DC office is home to Jonathan Martel, whose specialty lies within matters relating to the Clean Air Act, Ethan Shenkman, who adeptly handles a range of mandates including climate change policy and biofuels regulation and Emily Orler, who assists clients across the lifecycle of environmental review and permitting, as well as Stacey Halliday, who has notable expertise in dealing with social corporate responsibility, corporate governance and environmental justice matters. Over in the California office, Zachary Fayne aids clients with regulatory counseling, with a special focus on air quality compliance, while Sarah Grey, of the Colorado office, is noted for her work with clients from the fuels, energy, automotive and manufacturing spheres. Her wide practice encompasses high-value brownfield developments, contaminated sites work and environmental auditing policies.

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Key clients

  • Atlantic Richfield Honeywell International The Chemours Company Donlin Gold Ford Growth Energy

Work highlights

  • Served as lead environmental counsel on a range of regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters relating to the discovery of chemicals in the Cape Fear River in North Carolina attributable to the client’s facility, including a chemical referred to as GenX.
  • Advised AT&T in relation to its response to a Wall Street Journal article alleging that AT&T’s legacy lead-clad cables have and are causing environmental and public health harm.
  • Represented Honeywell with respect to the ongoing CERCLA remedial investigations and remedy selection processes at numerous mega-sites in the New York/New Jersey waterways, including Newark Bay, the Lower Passaic, Berry’s Creek, and the Gowanus Canal. Our firm serves as lead counsel to Honeywell on all aspects of these matters, including litigation, regulatory matters, and mediation and negotiation with other parties.

Lawyers

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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Brian Israel

Other key lawyers

Jonathan Martel, Ethan Shenkman, Lawrence Culleen, Zachary Fayne, Sarah Grey, Judah Prero, Emily Orler, Stacey Halliday