Due to an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, your environmental and land use issues are diverse and challenging. As a result, you often need strategic guidance in a timely manner to achieve your environmental objectives.
We know the law, science, and technical issues associated with environmental and land development permitting, and we know how to use all three to argue our clients’ cases effectively in court and before regulatory authorities to obtain necessary approvals in nearly every state.
Serving as a driving force to meet project deadlines, we protect our clients’ projects during the administrative process by ensuring all issues have been properly addressed in environmental impact reports (EIRs), environmental impact statements (EISs), and other environmental review documents.
We routinely manage high-profile and controversial land use projects while working seamlessly with project teams in a cost-effective manner, customizing our level of services and approach to the circumstances of each project.
We have decades of experience at both the trial and appellate levels so you can trust our Chambers-ranked environmental trial lawyers to handle the most complex environmental litigation. Our team has particular experience with multiparty Superfund litigation and citizen suits brought under the Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). We also defend claims brought under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Members of our team include a former acting general counsel and principal deputy general counsel of United States Environmental Protection Agency and former DOJ environmental prosecutors, which gives us inside perspective on how regulators think and helps us effectively manage environmental enforcement actions on behalf of our clients.
Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources
When you face environmental and land use issues, you need responsive and efficient legal guidance from a team that can provide strategic counsel on complex regulatory issues or litigation at local, state, and federal levels.
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Press Release January 7, 2025Alston & Bird Elects 20 New PartnersAlston & Bird announces the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners span seven offices and seven practice groups.Press Release January 7, 2025Alston & Bird Elects 20 New PartnersAlston & Bird announces the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners span seven offices and seven practice groups.
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Sustainability Spotlight December 20, 2024Sustainability Spotlight - Q3 2024Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions.Sustainability Spotlight December 20, 2024Sustainability Spotlight - Q3 2024Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions.
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Advisories December 12, 2024Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Advisory: Parties Seeking to Overturn Superfund PFAS Rule Explain Bases of Their ChallengeOur Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks a court challenge to the Superfund PFAS rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Advisories December 12, 2024Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Advisory: Parties Seeking to Overturn Superfund PFAS Rule Explain Bases of Their ChallengeOur Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks a court challenge to the Superfund PFAS rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Press Release December 12, 2024Navigating D.C. Power Shifts: Alston & Bird ResourcesSince the 2024 U.S. election, business executives, boards, and policy experts are moving quickly to understand and traverse changing economic and political dynamics. Global law firm Alston & Bird is uniquely positioned with extensive legal and policy expertise – with connections to the most influential players.Press Release December 12, 2024Navigating D.C. Power Shifts: Alston & Bird ResourcesSince the 2024 U.S. election, business executives, boards, and policy experts are moving quickly to understand and traverse changing economic and political dynamics. Global law firm Alston & Bird is uniquely positioned with extensive legal and policy expertise – with connections to the most influential players.
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In the News December 11, 2024POLITICO | E&E News: Supreme Court Offers Clues on New NEPA TestKevin Minoli is quoted on a Supreme Court case that involves federal agencies’ authority under the National Environmental Policy Act.In the News December 11, 2024POLITICO | E&E News: Supreme Court Offers Clues on New NEPA TestKevin Minoli is quoted on a Supreme Court case that involves federal agencies’ authority under the National Environmental Policy Act.
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General Publications December 6, 2024“What Bisphenol S Prop 65 Listing Will Mean For Industry,” Law360, December 6, 2024.This article discusses the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s addition of bisphenol S to the Proposition 65 list, as well as implications for businesses.General Publications December 6, 2024“What Bisphenol S Prop 65 Listing Will Mean For Industry,” Law360, December 6, 2024.This article discusses the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s addition of bisphenol S to the Proposition 65 list, as well as implications for businesses.
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Advisories November 22, 2024Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Advisory: Addition of Bisphenol S (BPS) to Proposition 65 List Has Sweeping Implications for IndustryOur Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s addition of bisphenol S (BPS) to the Proposition 65 list of reproductive toxicants.Advisories November 22, 2024Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Advisory: Addition of Bisphenol S (BPS) to Proposition 65 List Has Sweeping Implications for IndustryOur Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s addition of bisphenol S (BPS) to the Proposition 65 list of reproductive toxicants.
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Press Release November 20, 2024Alston & Bird Represents Veritiv in Acquisition of PAX GlobalAlston & Bird represented Veritiv, a leading provider of packaging and portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in its acquisition of PAX Global, a distributor and converter of custom packaging products.Press Release November 20, 2024Alston & Bird Represents Veritiv in Acquisition of PAX GlobalAlston & Bird represented Veritiv, a leading provider of packaging and portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in its acquisition of PAX Global, a distributor and converter of custom packaging products.
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In the News November 20, 2024The New York Times | Trump Promises Clean Water. Will He Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’?Kevin Minoli is quoted on the Trump Administration’s potentially pausing funding for the Biden Administration program to remove lead pipes used for drinking water.In the News November 20, 2024The New York Times | Trump Promises Clean Water. Will He Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’?Kevin Minoli is quoted on the Trump Administration’s potentially pausing funding for the Biden Administration program to remove lead pipes used for drinking water.
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In the News November 14, 2024E&E News| Zeldin Fought Trump Cuts to EPA Water Funds. What Now?Kevin Minoli is quoted on Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.In the News November 14, 2024E&E News| Zeldin Fought Trump Cuts to EPA Water Funds. What Now?Kevin Minoli is quoted on Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Alston & Bird Elects 20 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners span seven offices and seven practice groups.
Alston & Bird Represents Veritiv in Acquisition of PAX Global
Alston & Bird represented Veritiv, a leading provider of packaging and portfolio company of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in its acquisition of PAX Global, a distributor and converter of custom packaging products.
Alston & Bird Earns 126 Tier-1 Rankings in 2025 Best Law Firms
Alston & Bird has been honored as one of the nation’s top law firms in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers. The firm received 25 national tier-one practice rankings and 101 metropolitan tier-one practice rankings across all U.S. offices.
Alston & Bird Represents Christie’s in Acquisition of Gooding & Company
Alston & Bird represented the international auction house Christie’s in its acquisition of Gooding & Company, a leading international auction house in the classic-car market. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of 2024.
Jeffrey Dintzer Recognized Once Again as a “Top 100 Lawyer” by Daily Journal
Jeffrey Dintzer, partner in Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group, has been named one of California’s “Top 100 Lawyers” by Daily Journal for the third year.
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