Hunton & Williams Expands West Coast Environmental Practice, Adds Samuel L. Brown in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — September 3, 2014 — Hunton & Williams LLP announces Samuel L. Brown has joined the environmental practice as a senior attorney in its San Francisco office. Brown joins the firm from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, where he had been a lawyer since 2007, most recently in the Office of Regional Counsel in San Francisco (2010-2014) and previously in the Office of General Counsel in Washington, DC (2007-2010).

Throughout his career at the EPA, Brown represented the agency in a variety of actions, including notice and comment rulemaking; responses to petitions for adjudicative or regulatory actions; issuance and defense of EPA issued permits before the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board; development of regulations; and work with state regulators on the implementation of delegated federal environmental regulatory programs. Brown also advised EPA’s Administrator and its General Counsel regarding the national implementation of federal environmental laws and regulatory programs; led investigations for violations of federal environmental laws; and pursued administrative and civil enforcement actions.

“Sam’s experience in the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Regional Counsel of the EPA will add another dimension to our client service,” says William L. Wehrum, chair of Hunton’s environmental team. “We welcome him to the team and to our West Coast footprint.”

Hunton & Williams’ internationally recognized environmental practice has nearly 60 lawyers devoted to air, water, natural resources, waste and other related matters. The group advises clients at all stages of environmental issues, from initial legislative and policy development through implementation, compliance and court challenges. The practice received the 2014 Chambers USA Award of Excellence: Environment, Climate Change and, for the fourth year in a row, was designated one of this year’s Law360 Environmental Groups of the Year.