Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins LLP‘s environmental & natural resources group is turned to by energy, oil and gas, and manufacturers on complex contamination mandates. Ronald Tenpas  leads the group from Washington DC, representing energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing clients in civil and criminal environmental violation investigations and enforcement. The group fields Houston-based Brandon Tuck , who combines a natural resources law background with a broad practice, including representing companies on pipeline development projects’ permitting and statute issues, and DC’s Corinne Snow, whose broad practice handles environmental compliance, regulatory changes, and internal investigation. Over in Texas, Matthew Dobbins is a leading name across a comprehensive environmental practice, with experience spanning to permitting issues in connection with carbon capture and sequestration projects to environmental liability management.