The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) has elected McGuireWoods partner Allison D. Wood to be a fellow of the organization, an honor reserved for prominent environmental law practitioners in private practice, academia, nonprofit organizations and the government.
The ACOEL is a professional association of approximately 320 distinguished lawyers. Membership is by invitation only.
Based in Washington, D.C., Wood is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of environmental law, particularly in the areas of air and climate change regulation under the Clean Air Act. She has guided clients through complex and politically charged precedent-setting cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and several U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, including regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, permitting, state emissions testing laws, compliance with environmental statutes and regulations, and defending companies from “nuisance” environmental tort suits.
“I am honored to join the distinguished lawyers elected as fellows of the American College of Environmental Lawyers and look forward to collaborating with them to advance the organization’s mission,” said Wood. “I am grateful to clients who have entrusted me to guide them through some of the most challenging environmental issues of our time.”
Benjamin L. Hatch, chair of the firm’s Environmental & Mass Tort Litigation Department, said Wood’s election to the ACOEL “is a testament to her outstanding contributions to environmental law.”
“Her leadership and ability to stay ahead of emerging regulatory trends have positioned her as one of the foremost practitioners in this rapidly evolving area of the law,” Hatch said.