Eric Groten

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2801 Via Fortuna
Suite 100
Austin
USA
TX 78746-7568
(512) 542-8709
egroten@velaw.com

Ranked In

Texas
Environment (Band 2)

Profile

Practice Areas: Serves industrial and utility clients in managing their environmental issues, principally air quality, including permit application proceedings, defense of enforcement actions, environmental audits and investigations,compliance counseling, transaction of emission rights, advocacy in state and federal rulemakings and related litigation. Specially recognized by Texas Lawyer as one of the state's leading 'legal innovators' for facilitating the first-ever air emissions trading program across the Texas/Mexico border. Author of “Treatment of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act” (LexisNexis 2010).

Career: JD, The University of Texas School of Law, 1985; BA, Chemistry and Environmental Studies, Baylor University, 1981.