Arnold & Porter regularly advises on the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Oil Pollution Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Across 2024 Stacey Halliday, Brandon Neuschafer, and Jeffrey Talbert joined the experienced team co-chaired by the Washington DC-based duo Jonathan Martel and Allison Rumsey. With prior experience from the EPA, Martel is known by clients for regularly assisting on Clean Air Act regulatory matters, while Rumsey is active in state and federal regulatory enforcement actions and permits for large infrastructure. The DC office is also home to Ethan Shenkman, who has positioned himself as a key advisor on climate change policy and regulations, Lawrence Culleen who advises clients on chemical, pesticide, and antimicrobial regulations, as well as Halliday, formerly at Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., who represents electronics and textile clients on product compliance and global supply chain matters. Air quality is a key pillar of the firm’s practice and on this front, San Francisco-based Zachary Fayne is a key point of contact, as an expert on the Clean Air Act. The deep bench also includes Chicago’s Neuschafer, who joined in 2024 and advises clients on regulatory matters regarding food, agricultural, and chemical products, and Sarah Grey, who is noted for her work on energy transition, decarbonization, and climate change policy and regulation from the Denver office. Brian Israel  departed from the team in August 2024.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction

Key clients

  • Honeywell International
  • Donlin Gold
  • Barrick Gold
  • Cook Inlet Region Inc.
  • Growth Energy
  • Duke Energy
  • bp
  • POET
  • Iogen
  • Colonial Oil

Work highlights

  • Represents Honeywell with respect to the ongoing CERCLA remedial investigations and remedy selection processes at numerous mega-sites in the New York/New Jersey waterways, including Newark Bay, the Lower Passaic, Berry’s Creek, and the Gowanus Canal.
  • Advises Duke Energy on key federal rulemakings relating to power sector GHG emissions and the energy transition.
  • Counsels Barrick Gold with respect to several mining projects in the State of Nevada that raise multiple environmental issues, including related to the Endangered Species Act, NEPA, and CWA, as well as mining law and tribal issues.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jonathan Martel
Ethan Shenkman

Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Sarah Grey
Stacey Halliday

Practice head

Allison Rumsey; Jonathan Martel

Other key lawyers

Ethan Shenkman; Lawrence Culleen; Stacey Halliday; Brandon Neuschafer; Sarah Grey; Zachary Fayne