Balch & Bingham LLP stands out for its expertise in handling a wide range of environmental matters, including regulatory issues, water quality disputes, waste management programs, climate change-related issues, and permit use, as well as emerging issues such as PFAS/forever chemicals. With a national outreach spanning coast-to-coast, this practice is heavily supported by a specialised team of environmental experts, such as Birmingham-based Grady Moore III, who focuses his practice on energy and manufacturing litigation. Working alongside Moore is Stephen Gidiere, an expert at federal district court litigation regarding natural resources cases, and Steven Burns, who advises a wide range of businesses and associations throughout their legal proceedings.
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Key clients
- Warren Paving
- Vistra Crop
- Mississippi Power Company
- Atlas Holding
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Luminant Generation
- PowerSouth Energy
- Alabama Power Company
- AEP Generation Resources
- Turlock Irrigation District
- Modesto Irrigation District
Work highlights
Supported in the closure and removal of an ash depository relating to a coal power plant in Mobile.
Represented an energy company in litigation against the U.S. EPA involving EPA's designation of Rusk and Panola Counties.
Represented a large multi-state energy company and are co-counsel for NRECA et al. in challenges in the U.S Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit to the U.S. EPA's rulemaking revising the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
Practice head
Grady Moore
Other key lawyers
Stephen Gidiere; Steven Burns