Mr Matthew Leopold > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

The highly specialised environmental law practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP‘s provides comprehensive advice to its corporate client roster based in the United States and abroad, but is perhaps best known for its involvement in high-profile litigation, environmental rulemakings and regulatory developments. With a deep bench of lawyers in Washington DC and San Francisco, the practice is singled out for its experience with air-related matters, having advised numerous energy and chemicals clients on regulatory compliance, enforcement actions, policy issues, waste management and site clean-up. Furthermore, its broad service offering also covers multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues involving natural resources, climate change and water on behalf of clients from a myriad of industries, including manufacturing, real estate development and mining. The environmental group is jointly led by Washington DC-based Eric Murdock and Deidre Duncan, the latter of whom is a preeminent figure for water and natural resources regulations. Chuck Knauss, who maintains a broad environmental practice focused on the oil and gas, and transportation sectors, is another noteworthy practitioner in DC. Former general counsel for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Matthew Leopold is ‘incredibly knowledgeable and experienced‘ in major federal environmental statutes in the permitting, compliance and enforcement contexts. Also in DC, Kerry McGrath is frequently retained by major industrial groups in relation to matters under the federally regulated “waters of the United States” and NPDES permitting issues. On the West Coast, Shannon Broome is recommended for Clean Air Act matters, energy transition and climate change. She sits in San Francisco.