Senior Counsel

John S. Hahn

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

“methodical, strategic and experienced attorney.”
Chambers USA 2019

Overview

For over 40 years, John Hahn's practice has encompassed a variety of high-stakes environmental counseling and litigation matters. These have involved defense against federal and state enforcement actions and challenges to rulemaking authority, as well as private-sector disputes over contaminated sites and issues of successor liability. He has extensive experience with challenges to real estate development and the allocation of environmental liabilities in corporate and real estate transactions. John is recognized by Chambers USA for Environmental Law. In Chambers USA 2018, sources describe him as “"'[e]xtremely knowledgeable and hardworking[,]' and say [he] is a 'tireless negotiator' who regularly defends clients in enforcement actions." John received the Oak Leaf Award from The Nature Conservancy in 1991 for his pro bono work in support of TNC's conservation projects.

John served as Special Master to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MO for In Re: Dicamba Herbicides Litigation, consolidated multi-district litigation involving claims concerning the application of dicamba and the sale of dicamba-resistant seed (from June 2018).

He is a Certified Mediator for NC Superior Courts and resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Education

  • Yale Law School, JD, 1977
  • Duke University, AB, magna cum laude, 1974

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • North Carolina

Courts

  • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Languages

  • English

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
  • Board of Visitors (Emeritus), Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
  • NC Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section, Co-Chair Agriculture Law Committee
  • American Agricultural Law Association
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