Energy Environmental Litigation

King & Spalding’s Environmental Litigation Practice is staffed with lawyers who know the energy industry and have technical backgrounds in engineering, chemistry, biology, land use and environmental policy. The firm’s lawyers function well at the intersection of law and science, present the issues in plain English, and work with clients to find solutions. They have experience with state and federal agencies and know how to communicate with regulatory officials as well as with courts. King & Spalding has a broad range of experience throughout the U.S., and has demonstrated a record of achieving success for its clients.

Areas of expertise

• Advice and defense on climate change issues
  
  
• Defending permits on appeal
  
  
• Defense of agency enforcement actions
  
  
• Defense of class actions based on environmental law, nuisance, and trespass
  
  
• Defense of toxic tort and property damages claims
  
  
• Negotiation to address environmental issues in energy transactions
  
  
• Permitting and compliance of energy facilities
  
  
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  
  
• Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Recognitions

• King & Spalding is recognized for its “first-class energy team” and ranks as one of the top energy and natural resources firms in the United States in the 2010 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
  
  
• King & Spalding was named one of the top energy and natural resources firms nationally (Chambers USA 2010).
  
  
• Chambers USA 2010,ranks Patricia Barmeyer as the number-one environmental lawyer in Georgia, in the “Star” category, and gives high marks to four other King & Spalding attorneys.