ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
OAL's Environmental Justice practice prosecutes landmark constitutional cases, defend communities facing environmental degradation, hold corporations and government accountable for environmental harm, and drive systemic policy change through strategic litigation and legislative advocacy.
WHAT WE DO
- Constitutional litigation establishing environmental rights
- Pollution liability claims against oil companies and industrial facilities
- Community representation in oil spill compensation and health impact claims
- Climate change litigation
- Environmental impact challenges
- Government accountability litigation
- Remediation claims
- Legislative advocacy for environmental law reform including constitutional amendments
- Policy research on environmental governance
- International environmental law advocacy
- Lead counsel in the landmark Opara v. Shell Supreme Court appeal establishing constitutional environmental rights
- Authors of constitutional amendment proposals incorporating environmental rights into fundamental rights provisions
- Environmental, Health & Safety regulatory compliance
- Environmental Impact Assessment preparation
- Environmental permits and licenses
- Compliance audits for ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
- Climate change regulatory advisory
- Occupational health and safety compliance
- Environmental due diligence for M&A transactions
- Oil spill response and NOSDRA compliance
- Gas flaring reduction
- Environmental enforcement defense
- Waste management licensing
