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June 02, 2022
Holland & Knight LLP senior associate Meaghan A. Colligan has helped lead the firm's efforts to advise the chemicals industry on national regulatory framework for recycling and other key developments, earning her a spot among the environmental attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 01, 2022
Kyle J. McGee of Grant & Eisenhofer PA frequently partners with state attorneys general to hold large polluters accountable, including repeatedly going toe-to-toe with Monsanto over alleged environmental damage caused by man-made chemicals and helping secure upward of $100 million in settlement funds from the company this year alone, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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May 31, 2022
Stacey Sublett Halliday's deep knowledge of corporate and governmental processes and environmental justice issues has made her a valuable asset at Beveridge & Diamond PC, where she leads the firm's environmental justice practice and helped oversee Volkswagen's compliance with a historic settlement with the federal government, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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May 30, 2022
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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June 17, 2021
Zachary Fayne of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP represented British Petroleum as the oil giant dealt with the immediate aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the plethora of litigation that followed, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 16, 2021
Kerry L. McGrath of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has scored victories for clients in cases tackling key aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act and other major federal laws, making her one of the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 15, 2021
Kegan Brown of Latham & Watkins LLP provides his clients with comprehensive guidance through a whole host of environmental issues, including being on the front lines of a burgeoning crop of complex and evolving "forever chemical" contamination matters, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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June 14, 2021
Julius M. Redd of Beveridge & Diamond PC has advised clients on environmental justice issues and other major challenges, including as part of the monitoring team appointed in the wake of Volkswagen AG's emissions scandal, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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June 11, 2021
David Fotouhi recently rejoined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP after working in the highest legal echelons of former President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he led teams of attorneys working on game-changing regulations and litigation, earning him a spot among the top environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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May 28, 2021
We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2021, our list of 180 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.
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August 06, 2020
Kirk Maag of Stoel Rives LLP leverages his first-hand knowledge of the effects policy and law can have on his natural resource industry clients to advocate for their livelihood both in and out of court, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars.
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August 05, 2020
Rene Rocha of Morgan & Morgan has helped plaintiffs score major settlements in high-stakes environmental litigation, including helping soybean farmers secure a $400 million settlement over Monsanto's dicamba pesticide, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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August 04, 2020
Manko Gold Katcher & Fox LLP partner Diana Silva has provided counsel on major Pennsylvania environmental projects including the multibillion-dollar Mariner East pipeline system that stretches across the entire Keystone State, earning her a spot among environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 03, 2020
Samuel L. Brown of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP draws from his deep expertise in environmental and natural resource regulation developed during his time as an EPA lawyer to advise clients through complex and oftentimes multifaceted compliance matters, earning him a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 Rising Stars.
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July 31, 2020
Jillian Kirn of Greenberg Traurig LLP has served as an independent monitor overseeing Duke Energy's multibillion-dollar effort to comply with cleanup plans stemming from water pollution litigation and on the coordinating committee for defendants facing claims over "forever chemicals," among other things, earning her a spot among the environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 02, 2020
We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2020, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.
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September 13, 2019
WilmerHale’s Bonnie Heiple successfully guided Vermont through the thorny, yearslong process of shutting down a nuclear power plant and helped Vail Resorts navigate the environmental implications of buying a host of ski resorts across the country, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360’s Rising Stars.
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September 12, 2019
Over the past year, Vinson & Elkins LLP's Margaret Peloso has led a team helping Citigroup draft a climate disclosure report, defended a coal plant in a $1 billion property damage lawsuit and helped turn back proposed financial assurance regulations for the hardrock mining industry, earning her a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 11, 2019
Nossaman LLP partner Brooke Wahlberg has established herself as the go-to authority on guiding wind energy projects through the maze of wildlife and environmental compliance, making her one of five environmental attorneys under 40 selected for Law360's Rising Stars.
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September 10, 2019
Eubanks & Associates LLC's William S. Eubanks II has battled on behalf of environmental clients and conservation groups, winning precedent-setting rulings on the reach of the Endangered Species Act and when controversial projects must be analyzed in-depth by the federal government, earning him a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 09, 2019
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Jonathan Kidwell has been responsible over the past year for handling the environmental side of large deals, such as private equity firm GTCR LLC's acquisition of defense and aerospace battery manufacturer EaglePicher Technologies LLC, earning him a spot as one of five environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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September 06, 2019
We're pleased to announce Law360's Rising Stars for 2019, our list of 175 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.
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August 10, 2018
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner Yardena Zwang-Weissman’s work defending Southern California Gas Co. and Sempra Energy following the massive Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2015 helped earn her a spot as one of four environmental lawyers under age 40 selected by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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August 09, 2018
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP partner William C. Petit has scored wins for the likes of Union Pacific Railroad in complex environmental litigation and served as go-to counsel to clients on environmental permitting and compliance matters, making him one of four environmental attorneys under 40 named to Law360's list of Rising Stars.
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August 08, 2018
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Alexandra Farmer helps clients navigate the environmental components of dozens of deals a year and recently guided The Blackstone Group through the complexities of a joint bid to acquire Midwest power plants for more than $2 billion, earning her a spot as one of four environmental law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.