By Babst Calland
Jordan N. Brown recently joined law firm Babst Calland’s Washington, D.C. office as an associate in the Environmental Group. Ms. Brown counsels clients in a broad range of environmental matters arising under federal and state environmental programs, with a primary focus on regulatory compliance and permitting. She regularly advises companies on day-to-day operational compliance and represents clients in enforcement defense actions brought by federal and state regulators. Ms. Brown also conducts environmental due diligence for corporate transactions to help clients identify and manage environmental risks.
Ms. Brown has experience with a wide array of environmental statutes, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and related laws and regulations. She has advised on wetland permitting and Clean Water Act compliance, provided Clean Air Act counseling for the railroad industry, and defended enforcement actions under the Toxic Substances Control Act involving PFAS operations. She has worked on matters involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice, as well as various state environmental agencies.
Prior to joining Babst Calland, Ms. Brown was an associate with WilmerHale. She is a 2022 graduate of Duke University School of Law.
About Babst Calland
Babst Calland was founded in 1986 and has represented environmental, energy, and corporate clients since its inception. Our attorneys concentrate on current and emerging needs of clients in a variety of industry sectors, with focused legal practices in aerospace, aviation and airports; construction; corporate and commercial; data center development; emerging technologies; employment and labor; energy and natural resources; environmental; litigation; pipeline and hazardous materials safety; public sector; real estate, land use and zoning; and transportation technology and energy. Babst Calland has been ranked in the 2025 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in eight practice areas and regionally in 38 practice areas.
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