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Environment > Environment: regulatory Tier 1

Boutique firm Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. remains a dominant force within the environmental sector, offering domestic and multinational clients alike nationwide expertise across contamination, ESG, circular economy, plastic waste, sustainability and environmental justice issues. Leadership of the practice is shared between Washington DC-based Paul Hagen, who is known by clients for his work on global supply chain issues and product stewardship, and former EPA regional counsel Allyn Stern, who with deep industry experience, is well equipped to handle a wide range of environmental regulation, compliance and enforcement mandates from Seattle. In Washington DC, James Slaughter and John Cruden deal with environmental law and natural resources regulation and compliance. Austin-based Karen Hansen co-leads the firm’s water practice and is widely experienced handling Texas water law, including regulation, permitting and compliance issues.

Environment > Environment: litigation

The environmental litigation group at Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. assists clients in the waste management, oil and gas and chemical industries seeking assistance with a spread of toxic tort, contamination, product liability claims. John Cruden co-steers the group from the Washington DC office, expertly navigating high-stakes environmental and natural resources claims as well as civil and criminal enforcement mandates, alongside New York’s Daniel Krainin, an expert on product liability matters. Also in New York is Megan Brillault, who is known for her work defending class and mass action environmental and toxic tort claims. The deep bench includes Austin’s Bina Reddy, who is known for defending citizen suits under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act in addition to the New York-based John Paul, who is an expert in environmental and energy law; he routinely deals with enforcement matters relating to waste management and disposal, waste water and emissions. Other names to note are Maddie Boyer, of the Austin office, who is known for her environmental enforcement work and the New York-based Katrina Krebs, whose focus lies within class action defense and waste management and recycling mandates.