Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that the firm was honored as a finalist for the People of Purpose: Team of the Year category at the 2026 Reuters Events Energy Industry Awards. This is the firm’s third year to be recognized at the awards event, earning a finalist spot at the 2024 inaugural event and a “Highly Commended” recognition in 2025.
Reuters says that “dynamic and flexible teams are critical in delivering the new energy mix,” and touts the People of Purpose: Team of the Year award as celebrating “those who consistently deliver high-performing projects, drive innovation, and empower others through their expertise and vision.”
The firm’s multidisciplinary Energy Transition team includes attorneys from the energy, environmental, corporate and regulatory practices. The wide array of diverse experience allows this collaborative team to help clients identify and weigh strategic options and navigate and overcome legal and regulatory challenges to accomplish their objectives with long-term, sustainable solutions. The team’s key proficiencies include advising clients on development and deployment of new infrastructure and technology; carbon capture and sequestration; decommissioning older facilities and units; environmental, social and governance considerations, including environmental justice; climate change; natural resource conservation; and compliance with the full regime of state and federal environmental laws, among others.
A full list of the 2026 Energy Industry Awards finalists can be found here.