We represent clients in such high-stakes matters as emerging torts relating to greenhouse gas emissions; site-based mass tort claims, such as the Flint, Michigan, water cases and PFAS litigation; issues of first impression under the Clean Water Act; challenges to US EPA regulations under the Clean Air Act; criminal environmental prosecutions and complex environmental cleanup projects involving the application of cutting-edge remediation technologies. We litigate and win significant cases, and we have unparalleled experience handling high-profile environmental cases. Our team includes some of the most distinguished environmental lawyers in the country. Indeed, two of our partners were recently named Energy & Environmental Trailblazers by The National Law Journal, which recognizes lawyers who “continue to make their mark in various aspects of legal work in the areas of energy and environmental law.”

Our firm’s recognition in the field is extensive. Mayer Brown was honored to be named a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year” for four of the past five years. We are continuously recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 USA as a top environmental practice. Chambers USA notes, “The team is very strong with responsive advisers. They produce top-notch quality work.” Legal 500 quoted clients who said, “‘Mayer Brown’s service is extremely good,’ [they have] ‘both depth and breadth’ and ‘a consistent track record of providing high quality representation.’”

We have extensive experience in the following areas of Environmental law:  

• Environmental Litigation and Enforcement
• Environmental Compliance, Permitting and Counseling
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Environmental Due Diligence in Transactions