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I am a Harvard trained lawyer with 20 years of experience in environmental law.

Biography

Scott Deatherage is a partner in the Environmental Law Practice Group at Thompson & Knight, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas, and the head of the Firm's Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice Group. He received his law degree, cum laude, in 1987 from Harvard Law School. His practice includes permitting, compliance counseling and auditing, and administrative and judicial litigation in air, water, hazardous waste, and toxic substance matters before local and state environmental agencies, the EPA, and state and federal courts. He advises clients in environmental due diligence in corporate, real estate, oil and gas, and lending transactions. His practice further extends to adivising clients on environmental corporate governance, environmental financial disclosure, and environmental management.

Interests

I am interested in environmental law and the impact on social, economic, and corporate behavior.