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September 14, 2021
Matthew Morrison of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP represented the Renewable Fuels Association before the U.S. Supreme Court and helped Valero Energy Corp. negotiate a $2.85 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over refinery pollution, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Environmental MVPs.
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September 13, 2021
Jonathan Kidwell of Kirkland & Ellis LLP had a busy year advising clients through the environmental side of large deals, including private equity shop KKR & Co. LP's more than $4 billion purchase of an airport services provider and the complex restructurings of Murray Energy and Chesapeake Energy, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Environmental MVPs.
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September 10, 2021
Hunton Andrews Kurth's environmental practice leader Deidre Duncan led the firm on several important and high-profile matters over the last year, including winning at the U.S. Supreme Court in an important Clean Water Act permit battle and representing Enbridge Inc. in its ongoing fight to complete a controversial pipeline project, earning her a place among Law360's 2021 Environmental MVPs.
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August 30, 2021
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2021 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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October 23, 2020
Paul J. Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC's environmental practice has shown his chops this year by negotiating a partial settlement worth around $600 million for residents of Flint, Michigan, whose water has been tainted by lead for years, and by representing 31,000 utility customers in a drinking water contamination case, earning him a spot as one of Law360's Environmental MVPs.
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October 22, 2020
Rene Rocha of Morgan & Morgan's environmental practice has made a name for himself defending the little guys, including when he helped soybean farmers secure a $400 million deal to settle claims that Monsanto's weedkiller dicamba ruined their crops, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.
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October 21, 2020
David Henkin of Earthjustice scored a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in a long-running Clean Water Act case that ensures polluters aren't handed a giant loophole to get around the law, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.
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October 20, 2020
Ann D. Navaro is co-leading a Bracewell LLP team that persuaded a federal judge to reject multiple efforts by cities, counties and others to halt construction on a major natural gas pipeline project in West Texas, landing her among Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.
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October 19, 2020
Beveridge & Diamond PC's Jimmy Slaughter defended a landfill owner against hundreds of millions of dollars in fees desired by Los Angeles County and helped a waste-to-energy company sink Baltimore's attempt to clamp down on air emissions, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2020 Environmental MVPs.
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October 04, 2020
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2020 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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December 11, 2019
Shannon S. Broome of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented a manufacturing industry group as it successfully urged the D.C. Circuit against reviewing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rescinding of a decades-old "once in, always in" policy regarding the classification of major polluters, placing her among Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.
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December 10, 2019
Paul Tanaka of Kirkland & Ellis LLP led a team of attorneys managing the Rowan Co. PLC's $12 billion combination with Ensco PLC, a deal that created one of the largest and most geographically diverse offshore drillers in the world, along with several other multibillion-dollar deals, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.
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December 09, 2019
Eric Garner of Best Best & Krieger LLP wrote the book on California water law and has used his decades of experience in the sector to help clients navigate long-running and complex water rights disputes in the state, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.
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December 06, 2019
Carol Wood of King & Spalding LLP helped convince an international tribunal that a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for environmental damage in Ecuador was based on fraud, and she's defending ConocoPhillips against a series of groundbreaking climate change lawsuits, earning her a spot among Law360's 2019 Environmental MVPs.
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November 08, 2019
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2019 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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December 17, 2018
Justin Savage of Sidley Austin LLP was able to help reach a settlement with The Sierra Club on a case over standards for formaldehyde in wood products, making him one of Law360's Environmental MVPs for 2018.
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December 14, 2018
Mayer Brown LLP's Timothy Bishop prevailed in a jurisdictional dispute over the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule taking the matter to the Supreme Court for a definitive solution on the same day he had a second case accepted by the high court for review, making him one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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December 13, 2018
Vinson & Elkins LLP's Jeremy C. Marwell has helped clients in the energy industry defend project approvals and challenge federal regulations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's so-called sham recycling rule, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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December 12, 2018
Theodore Leopold of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC racked up a number of impressive wins this year, in one case swatting down an effort by DuPont to escape a class action over allegations it dumped hazardous chemicals into the water supply while lying to regulators, earning him honors as one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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December 11, 2018
Tracie Renfroe, partner at King & Spalding, steered a ConocoPhillips affiliate toward a $380 million win and Chevron away from billion-dollar losses in disputes over Ecuador's natural resources, making her one of Law360's 2018 Environmental MVPs.
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November 21, 2018
The elite slate of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2018 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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December 18, 2017
Blank Rome LLP’s Robert Scott had a hand in a number of important environmental matters this year, including leading the defense of Eastman Chemical Co. in a West Virginia coal-processing chemical spill class action and helping secure the development of a $6 billion ethane gas complex in western Pennsylvania for a Royal Dutch Shell PLC unit, earning him a place as one of Law360’s 2017 Environmental MVPs.
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December 15, 2017
In the last year, Bracewell LLP's Kevin Ewing has advised Statoil on its winning bid for a highly competitive federal wind lease and secured a ruling that clarifies the scope of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, landing him among Law360's 2017 Environmental MVPs.
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December 14, 2017
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP’s James J. Dragna has helped various clients navigate complex environmental proceedings in the past year on issues ranging from a natural gas leak in California to a case involving the allocation of cleanup costs at a San Diego site, landing him a spot among Law360's 2017 Environmental MVPs.
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December 13, 2017
McGuireWoods LLP's Gregory Evans has helped his longtime client Asarco LLP deal with its CERCLA liability by quickly settling with the government and then pursuing other potentially responsible parties in the wake of its bankruptcy, winning appeals court cases that have solidified the approach and landing among Law360's 2017 Environmental MVPs.