Environment and NaturalResources
Our lawyers combine substantive knowledge ofenvironmental law with their litigation, compliancecounselling, permitting, regulatory and legislative
advocacy, and commercial transaction experience.
You may be considering potential litigation. Or needpermitting advice for a large-scale project. Or you could
be in the midst of a complex enforcement action, facing
record-setting fines and long-term damage to yourbrand. All at a time of heightened media attention. The
environmental lawyers at Hogan Lovells can ably assist
with both your most complex legal challenges and theday-to-day issues that must be addressed to maintaincompliance and keep abreast of recent policy andregulatory changes.
We take a collaborative approach to working with you
and with regulators to solve your legal challenges. We
offer litigation, permitting, compliance counseling,
regulatory and legislative advocacy, and commercial
transactions advice. We have earned a reputation aseffective negotiators. Integrity is important to us.
Clients like that we are transparent in our problem
solving and provide practical advice.
And we know your industry. We have experience with
manufacturing, energy, transportation, chemicals,agriculture, and many other sectors. State and local
governments and trade associations also turn to us toaddress their environmental issues.

Key contacts
Adam M. Kushner,
Washington, D.C.

Scott H. Reisch,
DenverTrending Topics
Global Regulatory Team

Areas of focus
Auditing, Internal Reviews,Reporting, Self-Disclosure
Business Integrity and Sustainable
Development
Chemical and Product Regulation
Clean Air
Clean Water Act
Commercial Transactions and Due
Diligence
Environmental Litigation
Land Use and Project Development
Native Americans
Natural Resource Management
Permit Negotiations and Appeals

We have broad capabilities. Air and water issues.
Environmental audits. Enforcement matters.
Contaminated land liabilities. Product safetycontroversies. Waste management and disposal.
Hazardous and toxic substances. Natural resources andspecies. Toxic tort claims. No matter the challenge, weunderstand your needs and we provide creativesolutions.

Representative experience
Represented Hyundai in claims alleged by DOJ and EPA
regarding fuel economy estimates for its fleet of lightduty vehicles sold in the U.S.
Represented major refinery in lawsuit threatened byDOJ and EPA involving alleged violations of CAA’s fuels
standards at refineries and terminals throughout theU.S.
Successfully challenged, in federal district court, the U.S.
government’s decision to list Lesser Prairie Chicken asa threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Representing Inmar in investigation by California
prosecutors into hazardous waste management, and infederal/state efforts to reform hazardous waste laws
impacting retail sector.
Representing Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
before DOJ and EPA to address alleged noncompliancewith the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
Leading Delfin LNG’s efforts to obtain federal and state
approvals for first LNG Deepwater Port for export ofLNG from U.S.
Providing regulatory, compliance, and litigation counsel
to heavy-duty vehicle/engine manufacturer Daimler
Trucks North America on environmental/safety issues;
successfully challenged EPA actions in D.C. Circuit.
Assisting Railway Supply Institute Committee on Tank
Cars develop U.S./Canadian regulatory strategy for
crude-by-rail transport by working closely with U.S. andRulemaking and LegislativeAdvocacy
Site Remediation
Transportation Safety
Waste - RCRA - Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
Nuclear Decommissioning

Canadian transportation officials.
Advising Ecosystems Investment Partners, nation’slargest private equity firm investing in land-based
environmental offset markets, on regulatory,
policy/legislative, corporate/financial, tax, and realestate matters.
Filed precedent-setting crude-by-rail lawsuit for
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, against
BNSF Railway in U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, challenging surcharges.
Negotiated federal development approvals for North
Sky River wind farm, including 102 turbines on private
land near the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern California.
Representing Murray Energy in challenging the DOI’s
unprecedented expansion of its regulations governing
coal mining under the Surface Mining Control andReclamation Act.
Assisted a luxury ski resort with environmental
permitting, development of compliance programs, andself-audit submissions.
Represented Orbital Sciences Corporation inconnection with environmental issues in US$5bn
agreement to combine Orbital with Alliant Techsystems
Inc.'s aerospace and defense businesses.
Led environmental diligence and negotiated allocationof environmental liability for PPG Industries in
US$2.3bn acquisition of COMEX, a Mexican
manufacturer of coatings.
Representing apartment management REIT inchallenging state's decision to terminate participationin voluntary cleanup program and EPA’s listing ofproperty on National Priorities List.
Representing major and independent upstream oil/gas
producers regarding enforcement actions andresponding to information requests by state andfederal agencies related to air quality compliance.

Representing subsidiary of large steel/aluminumcompany in litigation over insurance coverage andcleanup liability regarding Lower Duwamish Waterway
Superfund Site in Seattle.

Awards and rankings
Practice Group of the Year, Law360, 2018
Ranked Band 1 for Natural Resources andEnvironment in Colorado, Chambers USA, 2020
Ranked Band 2 for Environment in the District ofColumbia, Chambers USA, 2020-2024
Ranked Band 3 for Environment Nationwide,
Chambers USA, 2015-2020
Ranked Tier 2 for Environment: Litigation
Nationwide, The Legal 500 US, 2015
Ranked Band 3 for Climate Change Global-wide,
Chambers Global, 2015
Ranked Band 3 for Climate Change Nationwide,
Chambers USA, 2015
Ranked Band 3 for Environment in Mexico, Chambers
Latin America, 2015
Ranked Band 3 for Regulatory: Environment Europewide, Chambers Europe, 2015
Ranked Band 2 for Energy and Natural Resources inVenezuela, Chambers Latin America, 2015
Ranked Band 4 for Environment in London,
Chambers UK, 2015

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