Brittany Pemberton > Bracewell LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP
2001 M STREET, NW, SUITE 900
WASHINGTON DC 20036
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Work Department

Environmental

Position

Brittany Pemberton helps a variety of energy and industrial clients with compliance and strategy, enforcement and policy issues under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and related to climate change. She advises on an array of stationary source regulations as well as traditional fuel quality and clean fuels matters under the CAA before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state agencies. Brittany’s practice also includes regulatory advocacy, representing clients seeking advice or practical solutions or participating in the federal rulemaking process before EPA, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Interior. She frequently assists clients challenging final agency actions in the D.C. Circuit, other federal courts and administrative appeals. Additionally, Brittany has helped major infrastructure projects obtain and defend federal and state authorizations and assisted clients with matters at the intersection of bankruptcy and environmental law.

Memberships

  • Women’s Energy Network DC Chapter, Executive Membership Coordinator, 2024
  • Women’s Energy Network DC Chapter, President, 2023
  • Women’s Energy Network DC Chapter, Board of Directors, 2018 – 2023

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2013, with honors
  • James Madison University, M.M., 2004
  • University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, B.M., 2002, summa cum laude

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Environment > Environment: regulatory

Bracewell LLP provides clients with a coast-to-coast regulatory practice that covers climate change, infrastructure development, particularly within the renewable energy sphere, ESG, hazardous waste, chemicals and contamination in addition to incident response. The group is co-led from Washington DC by Jason Hutt , who specializes in energy and environmental matters, and Jeffrey Holmstead , an experienced climate change lawyer, whose extensive experience in the Clean Air Act secures him a spread of work from the energy and industrial sectors. Over in Austin, Timothy Wilkins is a name to note for matters relating to the energy transition and ESG, while Brittany Pemberton, of the Washington DC office, attracts clients from the industrial and energy sectors for her experience handling regulatory compliance and enforcement mandates.