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Practice Areas :
Environmental Law
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Environmental Litigation
Patton Boggs litigates a wide variety of cases involving environmental issues. We defend companies when EPA or state environmental authorities threaten or bring civil or criminal enforcement actions for alleged environmental law violations. In those situations, Patton Boggs attorneys, many of whom formerly served in the federal government, often can utilize their knowledge of the enforcement agency’s procedures and personnel to resolve the alleged violation without resort to litigation. In instances where litigation is unavoidable, though, the firm is adept at, and has experience, defending civil or criminal actions brought under all of the extensive environmental statutes.
We also frequently litigate on behalf of companies involved in energy or other development projects. Often, project opponents bring litigation challenging environmental permits or other authorizations for development. By devising creative solutions, the firm is often able to attain favorable settlements of these challenges and avoid litigation. Patton Boggs litigators also handle high-profile, cost-recovery actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). In a number of these cases, we have successfully pursued creative new theories of liability to reduce or eliminate claims against our clients. In addition, we have extensive experience dealing with the federal Oil Pollution Act, particularly in claims for environmental cleanup costs and natural resource damages brought by federal and state agencies under that statute.
Regardless of the size of the company, the industry of which our client is a part, or the law under which litigation is brought, Patton Boggs is able to marshal its top-flight litigation skills, trial experience, and aggressive creativity to achieve optimum results for our client when litigation becomes necessary.
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practice AREA BREAKING NEWS
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Contingency Planning - Lessons Learned - The Environmental Forum
September/October 2010
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ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALERT: American Bar Association’s Environment, Energy, and Resources Year in Review 2009 - Superfund and Natural Resource Damages
June 15, 2010
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ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALERT: Potential Criminal Liability Awaits Chief Executive Officers of Oil and Gas Operators on the Outer Continental Shelf
June 14, 2010
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ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALERT: Dismissal of Climate Change Lawsuit
June 7, 2010
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Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation - Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2009
May 2010
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EMPLOYMENT LAW CLIENT ALERT: Another Firefighter Ruling from the Supreme Court
May 28, 2010
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ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALERT: Proposed NEPA Guidance on Consideration of GHG Emissions
March 22, 2010
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HIGHER EDUCATION CLIENT ALERT: Recent Lawsuit Highlights Significant Environmental Enforcement Risk for Colleges and Universities that Operate Heating and Electricity Generation Plants
March 8, 2010
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Nuclear Commission Transfers Authority - New Jersey Law Journal
March 1, 2010
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ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALERT: The SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change
February 26, 2010
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