Services Energy & Environmental Litigation

Located in the hub of the United States energy corridor, where the energy industry, environmental law, and litigation converge, our go-to Energy & Environmental litigation teams zealously represent energy and petrochemical clients in state and federal lawsuits as well as before numerous administrative agencies. Kean Miller represents energy companies in a wide variety of litigation matters and oversees numerous dockets and individual cases involving climate change, coastal and wetlands damages, groundwater and soil contamination, onshore and offshore operations, oil spills, pipeline and facility releases, compliance orders, orphan wells, oilfield site restoration, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) exposure, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and other incidents. Kean Miller also assists our clients in managing regulatory enforcement actions, permitting and compliance disputes, real estate/land issues, and related contacts and transactions. In these matters, Kean Miller works closely with in-house counsel and business executives to develop goal-oriented strategies that encompass client priorities and to deploy sophisticated tools, experts, and techniques to manage risk and drive successful outcomes in both individual cases and dockets.

Kean Miller takes pride in the firm’s trial results. The firm’s unmatched record of favorable trial outcomes is in large part the result of building litigation teams with proven first-chair trial counsel and working with experienced litigators, who support one another and work closely with in-house teams to ensure outcomes that are consistent with client expectations.

Kean Miller manages complex matters involving massive amounts of electronically stored information (ESI), historical documents, expert testimony, and multiple parties. Kean Miller has a dedicated discovery management team that focuses exclusively on coordinating and managing data in an effective and cost-efficient manner. Further, Kean Miller is experienced in all aspects of cost-recovery including insurance coverage and contractual indemnity.

Beyond success in the courtroom, Kean Miller’s appellate team has leveraged the firm’s environmental law and energy industry expertise to create legal defenses that have been adopted by the highest courts and have had the effect of limiting the damages and scope of claims available to plaintiffs. In that regard, the appellate team is frequently retained by industry organizations to file amicus briefs in support of industry positions in significant litigation.