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Deidre Duncan is a partner and co-leader of the environmental practice in the Washington, D.C. office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.

Deidre represents clients on permitting, compliance and litigation relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental statutes. Deidre's clients include development companies, oil and natural gas pipelines, electric utilities, agricultural interests, and state and local governments. She frequently counsels clients on administrative rulemaking and policy, providing regulatory clarifications when necessary, and drafting federal and state legislation on myriad intricate issues. She is also well known for negotiating and obtaining permits for complicated energy and development projects, including Corps civil works and other infrastructure projects.

Hunton Andrews Kurth's global environmental practice of nearly 60 attorneys has helped clients in energy, automobile, chemical, manufacturing, oil and natural gas, commercial real estate, mining and mineral extractive industries navigate regulatory, permitting, compliance and enforcement matters across air, water, waste and natural resource law for more than 45 years. The practice and many of its lawyers are ranked Band 1 nationally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, as well as by many other reputable ranking publications.

Hunton Andrews Kurth is a global law firm of more than 1,000 lawyers handling transactional, litigation and regulatory matters for clients in myriad industries including energy, financial services, real estate, retail and consumer products and technology. Areas of practice focus include capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, P3, labor and employment, public finance and infrastructure, and privacy and cybersecurity. With offices across the United States and in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are aligned with our clients' businesses and committed to delivering exceptional service.