Commercial Dispute Resolution > Hogan Lovells grows DC environmental strength
Published by: Robert Li at 08/04/2024
A former Department of Justice trial lawyer has left an in-house position to join Hogan Lovells, bringing substantial expertise in environmental regulation and litigation.
Hogan Lovells has hired Katherine Vanderhook-Gomez as a partner in its global regulatory and intellectual property, media and technology (IPMT) practice in Washington, DC.
Vanderhook-Gomez has arrived from 3M Company, where she spent three years as director and assistant general counsel of environmental compliance within the broader enterprise risk management function, advising on environmental compliance and enforcement, including issues arising from growing scrutiny of the hazards of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
She brings substantial experience in regulatory compliance and civil litigation under a raft of federal environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Vanderhook-Gomez spent 15 years of her early career as a trial lawyer and latterly senior counsel with the US Department of Justice (DoJ), frequently acting as lead civil enforcement counsel for the Environmental Protection Agency. Her highlights during this time included advising the appellant in the Third Circuit of the Court of Appeals case of US v EME Homer City Generation, concerning alleged permitting violations related to a coal-fired power generating facility.
She subsequently moved to environmental response trust Greenfield Environmental Trust Group as a senior legal strategist and litigator on CERCLA and RCRA matters for three years, before joining 3M.
In a statement, global regulatory and IPMT group head Janice Hogan hailed Vanderhook-Gomez as “one of the most in-demand environmental lawyers in the industry” on account of her “deep private and public sector experience on some of the nation’s toughest environmental challenges, including clean-ups under CERCLA and RCRA, and matters related to [PFAS].”
Environment and natural resources practice co-head Adam Kushner explained: “Our environmental practice is experiencing tremendous growth, particularly across the Americas region,” and described the new arrival as “a natural addition here”.
Earlier this month Hogan Lovells created a Paris-based energy transition practice with its recruitment of a contentious regulatory duo from local firm De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, while it poached a partner with substantial automotive industry experience from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Los Angeles in February.
Other former public servants on the move in Washington include a former head of the DoJ’s antitrust division’s criminal II section, who joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as a partner this month.
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