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Environmental

Practical Solutions for Complex Environmental Challenges

Sheppard’s environmental lawyers deliver strategic solutions that support businesses nationwide in complex litigation, regulatory compliance matters and transactions.  

Our versatile team helps clients address complicated environmental issues while managing risk, resolving disputes and advancing business goals. 

Comprehensive Environmental Counsel Across Industries and Issues

Our Environmental practice spans the full spectrum of environmental law and our practitioners stay ahead of ever-emerging issues, both nationally and internationally.

Sheppard’s litigators are trial lawyers who represent clients in high-stakes litigation involving air and water quality and soil and groundwater contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and other hazardous sources. We have defended companies in Superfund actions, class actions and regulatory enforcement proceedings, achieving favorable outcomes. 

We also guide clients through regulatory compliance and permitting matters before federal, state and local agencies. Our team advises on Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act issues, greenhouse gas regulation and climate initiatives. We help companies in energy, real estate, manufacturing, aerospace, technology, food and beverage and consumer products secure approvals and stay ahead of evolving requirements. 

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Areas of Focus

Cleanup and Remediation
Litigation
Permitting and Development
Proposition 65
Regulatory
Transactional Due Diligence