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49 Lawyers and 18 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2020

Apr 23 2020
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP is pleased to announce that 49 attorneys and 18 state-level practice areas have been ranked in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. This includes three attorneys who have been recognized in Chambers’ High Net Worth (HNW) Guide. Six practices earned Band 1 rankings, and 11 lawyers received one or more Band 1 rankings.
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SCOTUS Muddies All The Waters

Apr 23 2020
In a decision which seems likely to inject yet more uncertainty into whether the introduction of pollutants to surface waters via groundwater triggers the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), a majority of United States Supreme Court Justices have determined that the CWA “requires a permit when there is a direct discharge from a point source into navigable waters or when there is the functional equivalent of a direct discharge.”
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Attorneys Share Takeaways From Specialty Chemicals Conference

Mar 17 2020
A delegation of Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys attended the Specialty and Custom Chemicals Conference held by Chemicals America and SOCMA in February. Over the course of the two-day event we had opportunity to chat with many of the nearly 1,300 specialty chemicals manufacturers and other industry-related companies in attendance. What we heard is that the industry is thriving and evolving, but there are challenges and many in the industry are keeping their eyes on the horizon.