Hogan & Hartson - Practice Areas

Environmental

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Proactive anticipation and resolution of compliance matters is the goal of Hogan & Hartson's environmental practice group. Our lawyers provide regulatory compliance counseling, legislative and regulatory advocacy, enforcement defense, permit negotiation and appeals, remediation, commercial transaction advice, and litigation representation worldwide. We obtain favorable and innovative outcomes for our clients by leveraging our work with regional, national, and international regulatory policy makers as well as our experience in complex civil and criminal enforcement cases. As described in Chambers USA 2004/2005, the environmental practice's "strong national presence, international network and corporate expertise are all felt to give it a distinct advantage in this field."

With the experience gained from holding high-ranking positions in industry and government, and as litigation counsel, our lawyers and regulatory specialists have garnered comprehensive scientific and technological knowledge as well as diverse litigation experience. Through these roles, we have developed and maintained invaluable relationships so our clients get timely information and access for their environmental concerns. We also develop cost-effective compliance and expansion options through strategic regulatory planning for our diverse clients.

Former Leadership Positions

Paul Rogers, former Chairman of the U.S. House of Representative subcommittee on Health and Environment and author of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Radiation Health and Safety Act
Patrick Raher, former Co-chairman of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Act Subcommittee on New Source Review (NSR) Reform and former Co-chairman of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Government Lawyer, EPA Committee that resulted in adoption by the EPA of the first negotiated rulemaking program of any agency
Scott McInnis, former Chairman of the U.S. House Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health; former member of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means and the U.S. House Resources Committee
Jim Banks, former Vice President and General Counsel of one of the world's largest hazardous waste management companies and former Senior Attorney and Director of the Clean Water Project for the Natural Resources Defense Council; former Advisor to the United States Sentencing Commission on guidelines for sentencing organizations convicted of environmental crimes
Ken Kastner, former Assistant General Counsel of the Chemical Manufacturers Association (currently the American Chemistry Council)
Andy Spielman, current Chair of the Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC), former Associate Director of the EPA’s Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities, Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, and former Special Assistant to the EPA’s Deputy Administrator
Rebecca W. Watson, former Assistant Secretary for Land Minerals Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) over Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Mineral Management Service (MMS), and Office of Surface Mining (OSM), which together manage public energy resources from oil, gas, and coal to geothermal, wind, and biomass. She also managed multiple-use public lands policy on 261 million acres of western landscape
Douglas Wheeler, former California Secretary for Resources
Dennis Arfmann, former Chair, Denver Regional Air Quality Council
Jackie Glassman, former Acting and Deputy Administrator and former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Representative Clients