Mr Casey Hopkins > Vinson & Elkins LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vinson & Elkins LLP Offices
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WASHINGTON, DC 20037-1701
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Casey Hopkins
Work Department
Environmental & Natural Resources
Position
Casey advises and represents clients in a wide variety of matters relating to environmental laws. In transactional contexts, he has structured allocations of liability in mergers and acquisitions, assisted clients in creative approaches to restructuring environmental requirements, and led the conduct of diligence and negotiations on environmental requirements in connection with asset sales and project financings within the United States and internationally.
In addition, he has advised clients on environmental issues in connection with securities offerings and private placements, and represented various companies in obtaining environmental approvals required for energy infrastructure projects. Casey has also defended environmental remediation claims, toxic tort lawsuits, civil and criminal cases related to alleged violations of environmental laws, and numerous administrative enforcement investigations and proceedings. Casey also advises companies on federal and state regulation of pipelines, bulk storage terminals and the supply of fuels.
Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 1985
- Tufts University, B.A. cum laude, 1981
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government contracts
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism