Hunton & Williams LLP Named a Top Environmental Firm for Third Consecutive Year by Law360

WASHINGTON — January 11, 2013 — For the third year in a row, Hunton & Williams LLP was named a Law360 Environmental Group of the Year, due largely to its lead role in several precedent setting matters, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cross-state air pollution rule and its pioneering work developing a cap-and-trade program for nutrients entering the Ohio River. A profile describing the environmental practice can be found here on Law360's website (subscription).

Internationally recognized for its vast experience, the environmental practice has approximately 70 lawyers devoted to matters related to air, water, natural resources, and waste, among other areas. According to William L. Wehrum, head of the firm’s administrative law group and co-chair of the environmental group, the group is gratified by this honor and will continue to work hard to serve our clients’ needs. Brooks M. Smith, group co-chair, adds, "I am so proud of our outstanding team, and we’re going to be well positioned to help our clients as they face continually more complex environmental issues."

Hunton & Williams advises clients at all stages of an environmental issue, from initial legislative and policy development, through implementation, compliance, and court challenges. Our lawyers help clients understand the effects of new legislation and court decisions, and work with them to determine the best course of action in response to environmental challenges. The group's water practice was named "2013 Law Firm of the Year" by U.S. News – Best Lawyers^®. Chambers and Partners rates Hunton & Williams a top environmental practice in its 2012 Chambers Europe and Chambers USA guides.

About Hunton & Williams LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and data security.