Matthew Dobbins > Vinson & Elkins LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Vinson & Elkins LLP’s environment and natural resources group is led by Washington DC-based Ron Tenpas and advises on a diverse array of regulatory and transactional matters in the environmental domain, spanning from asset acquisitions and sales to project development, financing, and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, the team regularly manages crucial permits for development projects, addressing contested air, water, and wetlands permits for power plants, alongside overseeing water supply and wastewater discharge permits. Houston’s Matthew Dobbins is a key contact for permitting issues related to carbon capture and sequestration projects, negative emissions projects, and renewable fuels and credits, while, from the New York office, Corinne Snow assists in drafting and negotiating environmental terms in purchase and sales contracts.

Manufacturing, oil and gas, mining companies turn to the environmental & natural resources team at Vinson & Elkins LLP for its ability to handle high-stakes contamination cases. Ronald Tenpas leads the group from Washington DC, representing clients in criminal investigations related to environmental violations. The deep bench fields Matthew Dobbins , of the Houston office, whose handles indemnification claims and industrial incidents, Washington DC’s Corinne Snow, who is sought after for her experience challenging as well as defending federal regulations and the Houston-based Brandon Tuck, whose background in environmental and natural resources law, equips him to handle a spread of environmental issues surrounding project development and enforcement defense mandates.

The environment and natural resources department at Vinson & Elkins LLP is a key point of contact for clients seeking assistance with investigations, permitting, incident response, as well as litigation. Practice head Ronald Tenpas leads from Washington DC, working with energy, oil and gas, manufacturing and chemicals companies on enforcement, prosecutions and investigations and violations of the CAA. In the Houston office, Brandon Tuck deals with natural resources law, handling a spread of project development and permitting matters for clients within the infrastructure, energy and maritime sectors, alongside Matthew Dobbins, whose focus lies within regulatory counselling and transactional matters, particularly relating to energy transition.