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Hunton Andrews Kurth Expands National Environmental Practice with EPA General Counsel Matthew Z. Leopold

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Monday, October 5, 2020
Consulting, Legal, Professional services, Environment, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Natural environment, Nature, Articles, Environmental protection, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Matthew Leopold, Matt Leopold, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Matthew Z. Leopold, former general counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPs nationally recognized environmental practice as a partner.

Key Points: 
  • Matthew Z. Leopold, former general counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPs nationally recognized environmental practice as a partner.
  • Based in Washington, D.C., Leopold will focus his practice on assisting clients with high stakes environmental litigation, emerging environmental policy and regulations, navigating federal and state permitting, and chemical licensing.
  • As EPA General Counsel from January 2018 to September 2020, Leopold oversaw one of the largest environmental legal departments in the country.
  • As general counsel for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from 2013 to 2015, Leopold was responsible for managing an office of 40 lawyers on all environmental and most natural resource litigation in the state.

Hunton Andrews Kurth and Dominion Energy Pro Bono Attorneys Partner to Deliver Veterans a Major Victory

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Monday, August 26, 2019
Legal, Utilities, Public policy, Government, Energy, Other Philanthropy, Professional services, Defense, Philanthropy, Other Defense, White House, Federal Government, Andrews Kurth, Pro bono, Hunton, Kurth, Hunton & Williams, Draft:Frank E. Emory, Jr., Dominion Energy, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

The court reversed a decision by the VAs Board of Veterans Appeals and ordered the board to recalculate BOs entitlement to GI Bill benefits.

Key Points: 
  • The court reversed a decision by the VAs Board of Veterans Appeals and ordered the board to recalculate BOs entitlement to GI Bill benefits.
  • Attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Dominion Energy, the appellants pro bono counsel, estimate that the decision impacts millions of veterans affected by the VAs illegal practice and those who would have been affected.
  • The legal team also included Dominion Energy Senior Counsel David J. DePippo, as well as lawyers and staff with Hunton Andrews Kurths Veterans Pro Bono Program.
  • Hunton Andrews Kurth is proud of its community service and leadership among law firms in the United States, where the firms tradition of pro bono service is well recognized.