
Environment, Energy & Resources
Navigating complexity, delivering clarity in environmental law.
Experienced in permitting large projects, advising on challenging contaminated sites, and litigating sophisticated matters and valued for high-performance and standard-setting regulatory compliance and auditing programs, Perkins Coie’s 90 Environment, Energy & Resources lawyers navigate clients across the complicated statutory and regulatory framework of environmental, energy, and natural resource law in the United States.
Our team’s excellence led to being named Environment Law Firm of the Year by Chambers USA in 2023. We advise, litigate, and help shape environmental policy at the federal, state, and local levels. Our lawyers have the experience, depth, and breadth to address any environmental or natural resource issue for our clients, whose work spans a range of industries.
Perkins Coie's environmental lawyers provide comprehensive legal services, supporting clients across various sectors with proactive and reactive environmental needs.
How we help clients
- Environmental compliance and enforcement.
- Remediation and development of contaminated properties.
- Project permitting and development.
- Environmental litigation.
- Policy, legislation, and rulemaking.
Areas of Focus
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Remediation and Development of Contaminated Properties
Project Permitting and Development
Environmental Litigation
Policy, Legislation, and Rulemaking
Energy & Natural Resources
Environment, Energy & Resources Services
Our Team

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Awards and Recognition
- Named Environment Law Firm of the Year – Chambers, 2023
- Named Natural Resources Law Firm of the Year – Best Lawyers, 2023, 2021, 2019, and 2017
- Named Environment Law Firm of the Year – Best Lawyers, 2020
- Ranked by Chambers USA: Recognized as a leading practice in environmental law (2010-present)