May 18, 2023
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Attorney Walter Wright presented this week at the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s Air Seminar. Walter provided an update on the top air court decisions of the year.
Walter has more than 30 years of experience in environmental, energy and water law. His expertise includes counseling clients on issues involving environmental permits, compliance strategies, enforcement defense, property redevelopment issues, environmental impact statements and procurement/management of water rights. He routinely advises developers, lenders, petroleum marketers and others about effective strategies for structuring real estate and corporate transactions to address environmental financial risks. A unique part of his practice has been drafting and the negotiation of a variety of specialized agreements involving the sale or consignment of motor fuels along with the ancillary agreements associated with the upstream segment of the petroleum industry. Since 1989, Wright has served as an adjunct professor of Environmental Law and Hazardous Substances Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law. He is also the author of the Arkansas Environmental, Energy and Water Law blog.
About the Arkansas Environmental Federation
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) was incorporated in 1967 when the Arkansas State Chamber saw a need to support industries that fall under environmental regulation. Its members are manufacturers, lawyers, lobbyists, consultants, power companies, municipalities, construction companies, hospitals and colleges. The AEF represents a vast range of interests with a common goal: sensible regulation that simultaneously promotes economic growth and environmental protection.
About Mitchell Williams
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service corporate law firm with Arkansas roots and national reach. For 70 years, the firm has provided sophisticated legal counsel to individuals, entities and corporations for everything from day-to-day business needs to the most complex, specialized corporate matters. From offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro, Arkansas and Austin, Texas, we leverage the power of experience. Learn more at www.mitchellwilliamslaw.com.