January 27, 2011
Sidley Austin LLP convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to hear game-changing global warming litigation and secured a win for Duke Energy Corp. that could impact the enforcement of the Clean Air Act, earning it a place among Law360's Environmental Groups of 2010.
January 26, 2011
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's environmental litigators won a sweeping appellate victory for Dow Chemical Co. in the Rocky Flats radioactive waste case last year, while its transactional team smoothed the path out of bankruptcy for two chemical companies, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Environmental Groups of 2010.
January 25, 2011
With courtroom victories in the closely watched tri-state water wars cases and the defeat of landmark climate change litigation against several major oil and gas companies, King & Spalding LLP has earned a spot among Law360's Environmental Groups of 2010.
January 24, 2011
Jones Day won court victories in tough Clean Air Act and global warming fights, including major rulings for Midwest Generation LLC and Xcel Energy Inc., earning it a reputation as a top environmental litigation firm and a place among Law360's Environmental Groups of 2010.
January 21, 2011
Hunton & Williams LLP saved the Tennessee Valley Authority from spending more than $1 billion to install emissions controls at four coal-fired power plants and helped the American Farm Bureau Federation and others invalidate a policy directive that would have subjected millions of acres of farmland to regulation under the Clean Water Act, earning it a spot among Law360's Environmental Groups of 2010.
January 20, 2011
In the face of burgeoning nuisance litigation over climate change and pollution suits seeking billions of dollars in damages, some law firms' environmental practices stood out by helping major corporations toss cases brought by federal regulators, state governments and conservation groups, earning them a spot among Law360's Environmental Groups Of 2010.