Mr F. William Brownell > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr F. William Brownell

202.955.1555 bbrownell@huntonak.com View profile

Work Department

Energy, Energy Sector Security Team, Telecommunications, Environmental, Air, Climate Change, Coal, Natural Resources, Environmental Compliance, Litigation and Defense, Energy Litigation, PFAS Interdisciplinary Team

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Brownell is the former chair of the firm’s executive committee and former head of its administrative law and environmental practice groups. Mr. Brownell has been lead counsel on some of the most important and precedent-setting environmental cases of his time. With decades of experience representing clients in a broad range of environmental litigation, regulatory, legislative, transactional, and compliance matters, he is repeatedly before the US Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. He also manages proceedings before federal and state agencies and courts and represents clients before State Attorneys General around the country. These representations include proceedings on greenhouse gas emissions, defense of public nuisance and enforcement litigation, and compliance counseling on clean air, chemical, and waste issues. Mr. Brownell partners with Fortune 500 clients to build durable strategies for future growth.

Languages

French

Memberships

Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar

Education

• JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
• MS, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, 1978
• BS, Georgetown University, 1974