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Rich Alonso, Former Senior EPA Clean Air Enforcement Official, Joins Bracewell & Giuliani's Environmental Strategies Group

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 09:00 CST

Richard Alonso has joined Bracewell & Giuliani as Counsel in the firm's Environmental Strategies Group (ESG) in its Washington, D.C. office.

Before joining Bracewell, Mr. Alonso was the Chief of the Stationary Source Enforcement Branch at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. In this capacity, he was EPA's second-ranking official for Clean Air Act enforcement. He managed the national air enforcement program for power plants and manufacturing facilities and was a leading participant in the national regulatory development process. Mr. Alonso handled permitting, compliance and enforcement issues relating to the New Source Review (NSR) Program of the Clean Air Act (CAA), and is a nationally recognized authority on NSR issues.

"Rich has unsurpassed experience in dealing with enforcement and compliance issues related to the Clean Air Act," said Jeffrey R. Holmstead, head of Bracewell & Giuliani's Environmental Strategies Group. "He is the first senior EPA enforcement official to enter private practice in several years and will be able to provide a unique perspective on a wide range of issues related to clean air and climate change. We sought him out because he is a perfect fit for our Environmental Strategies Group and will help us to provide clients with the broadest possible understanding of regulatory, compliance, and enforcement issues."

During his tenure at EPA, Mr. Alonso was responsible for CAA enforcement cases of national significance representing billions of dollars in injunctive relief and involving alleged non-compliance by companies in numerous industries. Before becoming branch chief, Mr. Alonso was the lead staff attorney on EPA's national enforcement initiative to address alleged New Source Review non-compliance within the coal-fired utility sector. Earlier in his career, he also served as a staff attorney in EPA's Water Enforcement Division.

Bracewell & Giuliani's Environmental Strategies Group offers a combination of strategic guidance and practical advice on environmental and energy issues, spanning law, business, and public policy. ESG is comprised of nationally-recognized attorneys and communications and government relations professionals who understand the perspective of senior executives and have the insight of preeminent regulatory authorities. This gives them a real-world understanding of complex regulatory issues.

Mr. Alonso received his J.D. degree from Syracuse Law School in 1996 and also has a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering from Syracuse University. He was associated with Bracewell's Washington, D.C. office before leaving in 2001 to accept the position of staff attorney with the EPA's Air Enforcement Division.

About Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is a prominent international law firm. With more than 400 lawyers in Texas, New York, Washington DC, Connecticut, Dubai, Kazakhstan and London, we serve clients concentrated in the energy and financial services sectors worldwide. In 2005, former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the firm as a senior partner. His reputation for leadership and problem solving is a unique asset for our clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, leading private investment funds, governmental entities and individuals. For more information about Bracewell, visit www.bgllp.com.

Source: Business Wire

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