David Buente

Sidley Austin LLP

1501 K Street NW
Washington, DC
USA
20005
+1 202 736 8111
dbuente@sidley.com

Ranked In

District of Columbia
Environment (Band 1)
Nationwide
Product Liability & Mass Torts (Band 4)
Nationwide
Product Liability: Toxic Torts ( Spotlight Table )

Profile

Practice Areas: Partner in Sidley's Washington, DC office and head of the Environmental Practice. Represents clients in complex environmental litigation and rulemaking matters, with an emphasis on Clean Air/Water Acts, Superfund, environmental criminal and toxic tort matters. Represented a number of corporations in complex federal environmental enforcement matters with Justice and EPA, and advised trade associations on diverse environmental issues.

Professional Memberships: American Bar Association, Sections on Environment, Energy and Resources and Litigation; Environmental Litigation Committee; American College of Environmental Lawyers; Defense Research Institute.

Personal: University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD, 1975; Lehigh University, BS, 1968. Admission: District of Columbia.