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… than 20 years of legal experience, Jaber partners with clients to obtain and defend permits, defend enforcement actions, and represent their interests in federal rulemaking proceedings and related Courts of Appeals litigation. His experience includes matters involving Clean Air Act programs, with a focus on the EPA’s New Source Review permitting program and regulation of hazardous air pollutants. Wood was recognized for environmental law and climate change. She guides clients through politically charged …

… infrastructure to implement the standards does not exist. Video of the hearing is available on the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission’s YouTube channel.

… address.” The court also found that the EPA plan “likely runs afoul of [the Clean Air Act’s] long-settled standards” and the stay applicants were likely to prevail. Partners Allison Wood and Makram Jaber led the McGuireWoods team, which included partners Jonathan Ellis and Aaron Flynn and associates W. Dixon Snukals and Charles Kuo. “Our clients are pleased that the Supreme Court granted the emergency stay application they sought. Environmental regulations generally have …

… women and Black professionals in private equity and finance, and pro bono projects — including partnerships with clients — that expand access to legal services for low-income individuals and families. The firm’s recent pro bono highlights include vacating a murder conviction for a client wrongfully incarcerated for over 20 years; partnering with three financial institution clients to conduct estate planning clinics for low-income veterans; and collaborating with clients to run virtual driver’s …

… defend enforcement actions, and represent their interests in federal rulemaking proceedings and related Court of Appeals litigation. His experience includes matters involving a broad range of Clean Air Act programs, with particular focus on EPA’s New Source Review permitting program and regulation of hazardous air pollutants.Wood was honored for environmental law and climate change, areas in which she is recognized as a national leader. She guides clients through politically charged, precedent-setting …

… recognized as a leader in the fields of climate change and environmental law and has represented clients in landmark Clean Air Act cases at the Supreme Court. She told USA Today that the West Virginia v. EPA case may lead environmental groups to work directly with businesses to improve environmental practices.“There are ways of getting at it through companies themselves,” she said.

E&E News quoted McGuireWoods partner Allison Wood in its coverage of oral arguments in a U.S. Supreme Court case testing the limits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.In West Virginia v. EPA, the high court will decide how the EPA can broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants. During oral arguments Feb. 28, 2022, the petitioners asserted that an EPA rule like the Clean Power …

Bloomberg Law interviewed McGuireWoods partner Allison Wood for a Nov. 1, 2021, story on an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that will test the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act.“This is probably the biggest climate case on the Supreme Court’s docket in a decade,” said Wood, a Washington, D.C., partner who has represented clients in every major case involving greenhouse gas regulation under …

… those and how are you describing those evaluations to clients? How are they represented in your marketing materials?” “I think we’ll see a lot of activity in this space,” said Hogan, who joined McGuireWoods in 2020 after serving as a senior officer at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. “It’s going to affect all sorts of clients in different ways.” That’s why the firm is taking “a very inclusive approach” to provide …

McGuireWoods Washington, D.C., partners Aaron Flynn, Makram Jaber and Allison Wood were profiled in the May 4, 2021, Bloomberg Law article titled “Lawyers Look Ahead to a Busy Year for Air and Climate Issues.”The partners, described in the article as a “powerhouse trio of Clean Air Act lawyers” who joined McGuireWoods’ regulatory and compliance team in 2020, discussed what’s ahead as President Biden unveils more clean air and climate actions.Jaber said …

… of Chicago North Carolina – Brian Barger and Bruce Steen of Charlotte Virginia – Dana Rust of Richmond Litigation: General Commercial Maryland – Ava Lias-Booker of Baltimore North Carolina – Douglas W. Ey Jr. and Bradley R. Kutrow of Charlotte Virginia – Jonathan Blank of Charlottesville Texas – Ronald Franklin of Houston Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense North Carolina – Mark Anderson of Raleigh Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Illinois – Christina Egan of Chicago Virginia – John Adams and Richard Cullen …

In an article titled “The Next Generation of ESG Disclosure Consumers,” published in the March/April 2021 issue of Corporate Counsel Business Journal, McGuireWoods partners Katherine DeLuca, Aaron Flynn and Allison Wood discussed the growing demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures and how disclosure requirements could change in the Biden administration. The trio covered a range of topics related to ESG disclosures, including the change in reporting practices due to the growing demand …

… leading sponsors and developers of solar, wind and thermal generation and financial institutions. The firm was named a finalist for best energy practice in The American Lawyer’s inaugural Corporate Departments of the Year awards.

… Richmond Environment North Carolina – David Franchina of Charlotte; Charles D. Case of Raleigh Virginia – John Lain and Dale Mullen of Richmond Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation Nationwide – James Neale of Charlottesville Healthcare Illinois – Scott Becker, James B. Riley Jr. and Amber McGraw Walsh of Chicago North Carolina – Bart Walker of Charlotte Intellectual Property Southern Virginia – David E. Finkelson, Janet P. Peyton and Brian C. Riopelle of Richmond Texas – Darren Collins of Dallas Intellectual Property: Patent …

National legal, environmental and energy-focused media covered the recent arrival of McGuireWoods partners Makram Jaber, Allison Wood and Aaron Flynn in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. The nationally recognized environmental litigators joined the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Department. The National Law Journal’s April 1, 2020, story on the trio’s arrival noted that they “have experience taming regulators and litigating environmental matters up to the U.S. Supreme Court level.” Todd …

… in cases alleging nuisance arising from greenhouse gas emissions across the nation, culminating in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut before the Supreme Court. She argued before the en banc D.C. Circuit in the litigation over EPA’s controversial Clean Power Plan. Wood also has testified before Congress on legal issues surrounding climate change.Flynn represents clients in major environmental litigation and regulatory matters throughout the country, with a focus on regional haze …