Pipeline & HazMat Safety Practice

Based in Washington, D.C., the Firm’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety practice represents clients on all types of pipeline safety and hazardous materials transportation matters. Led by former attorneys for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), our team leverages this experience to provide creative solutions to the most challenging pipeline and hazmat safety issues. Our clients include pipeline companies, utilities, LNG facilities, terminal operators, investors, trade associations, chemical companies, and other stakeholders in the energy and transportation industries. We partner with our clients on day-to-day regulatory compliance and strategic challenges, internal auditing and investigations, transaction due diligence, inspection preparation, PHMSA and state enforcement proceedings, and litigating challenges to agency action in state and federal courts. We also assist clients in obtaining special permits, responding to accidents and incidents, and in rulemaking and legislative development.