USA – TEXAS Trends and Developments Contributed by: Gerald J. Pels, Gerald D. Higdon and Elizabeth Corey Troutman Pepper Locke Troutman Pepper Locke helps clients solve complex legal challenges and achieve their business goals in an ever-changing global economy. As a firm of more than 1,600 lawyers in 30+ offices, including the 10 largest US legal markets, the firm serves clients rang- ing from multinational companies to new market en- trants across all major industry sectors. Troutman Pepper Locke’s environmental team includes dedi- cated practitioners who understand the many dimen- sions of environmental laws and the different ways
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these laws affect business. The lawyers’ extensive environmental experience helps clients navigate and respond effectively to regulatory permitting and com- pliance issues, environmental liability concerns, civil and criminal enforcement actions and litigation. The firm has one of the nation’s leading practices repre- senting developers and operators within the energy industry including in connection with the state, per- mitting, compliance, and management of energy pro- jects of all kinds. brownfield redevelopment and the development and scaling of energy projects. He regularly advises members of the energy industry regarding the management of environmental issues. Jerry routinely defends clients in state and federal environmental enforcement proceedings; develops and implements environmental permitting and planning strategies to facilitate a rapid response to changing business climates and growth opportunities; and assesses, structures and negotiates the allocation of environmental risk-affecting transactions.
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Gerald J. Pels is a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s environmental practice group and has been a leader in the Texas environmental legal community for over 40 years. His diverse practice
focuses on environmental compliance, permitting, counselling and enforcement defence as well as environmental risk mitigation, Superfund matters, and litigation. While Gerry’s practice has emphasised air emissions compliance for the energy industry, his experience also includes agency negotiations; assessing and counselling on air, water, storm water and waste permit compliance; representing clients at contested permit, enforcement and other hearings; and internal environmental investigations.
Elizabeth Corey focuses her practice as an associate at Troutman Pepper Locke on complex environmental matters impacting industrial concerns and the oil and gas industry ranging from overall regulatory compliance to
Gerald D. Higdon is an accomplished environmental partner at Troutman Pepper Locke with 33 years of experience representing private and public parties in connection with avoiding, managing and resolving
permitting, litigation and transaction-related issues. She advises clients on a variety of issues involving, for example: emission compliance, permitting, and additional regulatory compliance; site remediation; reporting and risk mitigation; water resource development; complex international waste transportation and management issues; facility auditing; and TSCA compliance.
environmental liabilities, and facilitating environmental sustainability solutions through
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