What Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. does

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is the largest U.S. environmental law firm, with over 170 lawyers across seven U.S. offices (Washington DC headquarters, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle). Founded in 1970 alongside the early development of U.S. environmental law — by lawyers including the first EPA Administrator and first commissioner of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation — the firm provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional counsel under all major environmental statutes (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, TSCA, RCRA, CERCLA, NEPA), plus related practice areas including ESG and sustainability, toxic tort defense, occupational safety, product regulation, international environmental law, Superfund/site remediation, and emerging areas such as data centers, battery lifecycle compliance, and electric vehicles.

The firm operates a sales-led professional services model, acquiring clients through reputation, professional referrals, industry relationships, and sustained Band 1 / Tier 1 rankings in Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Law360, and Vault. Revenue is generated through billable hours for legal services rendered to enterprise corporate clients, industry associations, and municipal and state governments; entry-level associate compensation is a $180,000 base salary plus $7,500 productivity bonuses per 50-hour increment above 1,850 annual billable hours, with attorney billing rates not publicly disclosed.

B&D has deployed an AI-enabled legal technology platform under CIO David Carns's Innovation Delivery Team, including AI-driven discovery workflows, agentic document modeling for review prioritization, privilege workflow enablement, GenAI-enabled drafting and research support with lawyer oversight, and AI due diligence tools. Nearly two-thirds of the firm's lawyers have prior U.S. state or federal government experience and nearly one-third hold scientific or technical degrees, supporting the firm's differentiated capability in technically complex regulatory and litigation matters.

Name

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Legal name

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Website

https://bdlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Beveridge & Diamond is the largest U.S. environmental law firm, providing regulatory, litigation, and transactional counsel to large corporations, industry associations, and municipal and state governments across seven U.S. offices with 170+ lawyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB), Regulatory & Compliance Law (BPAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Environmental law services
• Environmental litigation
• Regulatory compliance counsel
• Toxic tort defense
• ESG advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Beveridge & Diamond generates revenue through billable hours for legal services rendered to clients. Attorneys bill clients for time spent on regulatory counseling, litigation, transactions, enforcement defense, and other legal matters. The firm is the nation's largest and top-ranked environmental law firm, serving the world's largest companies, industry associations, and municipalities. Compensation includes base salary plus productivity bonuses based on billable hours (e.g., entry-level associate base $180,000; bonus of $7,500 for each 50-hour increment above 1,850 billable hours).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. provides comprehensive legal services focused on environmental and natural resources law, representing corporations, industry associations, and municipalities on regulatory counseling, litigation, enforcement defense, transactions, and project development across all major environmental statutes. With over 170 lawyers across seven U.S. offices, the firm delivers specialized practice areas including air and climate change, water and wetlands, waste and recycling, chemicals and product regulation, renewable energy, toxic tort defense, ESG and sustainability advisory, occupational safety, international environmental law, and Superfund/site remediation.

Product overview

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is a top-ranked environmental regulatory and litigation law firm offering comprehensive legal services across all major environmental disciplines. The firm provides a unified platform of legal services organized by service areas (regulatory counseling, litigation, enforcement defense, transactions, and crisis response) and industry sectors (chemicals, energy, manufacturing, technology, agriculture, food, transportation, and more). Key practice areas include Air & Climate Change, Water & Wetlands, Waste & Recycling, Chemicals & Product Regulation, Renewable Energy, Toxic Torts, ESG Advisory, Occupational Safety, International Environmental Law, and Superfund/Site Remediation. The firm operates across seven U.S. offices with over 170 lawyers and has been recognized by Chambers USA (Band 1), Best Lawyers (Law Firm of the Year), and The Legal 500 (Tier 1).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Regulatory & Litigation Services Comprehensive environmental law representation including regulatory counseling, litigation defense, and transactional support across all major environmental statutes including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, TSCA, RCRA, CERCLA, and NEPA, for corporate enterprises, industry associations, and municipal/state government clients.
• Air & Climate Change Practice Counseling and litigation on air quality regulations, emissions permitting, climate change, and carbon markets compliance for regulated industries and corporate clients.
• Water & Wetlands Practice Advising and litigating on groundwater and drinking water contamination (including lead and legionella), discharge permits, municipal water supply and treatment, and interbasin transfers.
• Waste & Recycling Services Counseling on hazardous and solid waste regulations, waste treatment, recycling compliance, and disposal services for industrial and commercial clients.
• Chemicals & Product Regulation TSCA compliance, chemicals regulation, product stewardship, global supply chains, and international chemical and product regulations for chemical manufacturers and product companies.
• Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Development Regulatory, permitting, transactional, and litigation support for developers, landowners, and utilities on renewable energy, storage projects, and infrastructure development.
• Toxic Torts & Environmental Tort Defense Defense against civil suits, enforcement actions, toxic tort lawsuits, and environmental tort claims including class actions for corporate defendants and trade associations.
• ESG & Sustainability Advisory Counseling on ESG challenges, sustainability reporting, environmental justice, SEC reporting, and stakeholder engagement for corporate clients and investors.
• Occupational Safety & Health Compliance counseling and incident response for U.S. federal and state occupational health and safety regulations for employers and operators.
• International Environmental Law Representation at treaty conventions, implementation advice, and cost-effective management of multi-jurisdictional international environmental legal projects for multinational clients.
• Superfund & Site Remediation Counseling on contaminated site cleanup, CERCLA liability, natural resource damages, and Superfund matters for potentially responsible parties and project developers.
• Consumer Products & Marketing Claims Counseling and defense on product labeling, advertising, green marketing claims, and consumer product regulations for companies that make, distribute, transport, or sell consumer products.
• Batteries Lifecycle Compliance Environmental compliance advisory for battery industry stakeholders covering raw material sourcing, product design, manufacturing, distribution, and end-of-life management.
• Data Centers Practice Environmental regulatory counsel for data center development including water quality, energy, and permitting matters for developers and operators.
• Oil, Gas & Pipelines Counseling on flaring enforcement, emissions permitting for refiners, and pipeline safety for energy and chemical companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won landmark Clean Water Act case in U.S. Supreme Court for City and County of San Francisco
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and ResourcesminorOthersB&D is a Sponsor of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, participating in programming, CLE, and industry advocacy. ABA-SERR is a leading national organization for environmental law practitioners.
• American Chemistry CouncilminorOthersB&D is an Associate Member of the American Chemistry Council, providing legal counsel to the leading U.S. trade association for the chemical manufacturing industry.
• Association of Corporate Counsel Environmental & Sustainability NetworkminorOthersB&D is a Sponsor of the ACC Environmental & Sustainability Network, connecting with in-house counsel at corporations managing environmental and sustainability legal matters.
• Defense Research Institute (DRI) — Toxic Tort and Environmental Law CommitteeminorOthersB&D holds the Chair position on DRI's Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee, a leading organization for defense attorneys in environmental and toxic tort matters.
• Environmental Law Institute (ELI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB&D is a Star Sponsor of ELI and serves as pro bono General Counsel for ELI. B&D collaborates with ELI on numerous programs and initiatives including the Diversity in Environmental Law Series. ELI is a leading non-profit organization advancing environmental law.
• Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) — Environmental Compliance NetworkminorOthersB&D is an Environmental Compliance Network Sponsor of RILA, connecting with retail industry leaders on environmental compliance issues.
• Law Firm Sustainability Network (LFSN)minorOthersB&D Principal Brook Detterman serves as President of LFSN, a non-profit founded in 2011 to develop key performance indicators, foster knowledge-sharing, and develop best practices for environmental sustainability in law firms. B&D is a Leadership Council member.
• Corporate Environmental Justice NetworkcoreOthersB&D organizes and facilitates this client roundtable, providing a forum for corporate counsel to share experiences and best practices on environmental justice issues.
• China EHS RoundtablecoreOthersB&D organizes this client roundtable, led by Weiwei Luo, providing a forum for companies to discuss environmental, health, and safety regulatory developments in China.
• Information Technology Environmental, Sustainability, and Supply Chain Counsel RoundtablecoreOthersB&D organizes this client roundtable for IT sector counsel to discuss environmental, sustainability, and supply chain regulatory and compliance issues.
• Pharmaceutical EHS RoundtablecoreOthersB&D organizes this client roundtable for pharmaceutical industry EHS and regulatory counsel to discuss emerging issues and compliance strategies.
• Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy (LSE)minorOthersB&D participates in the Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy initiative, having provided more than $2 million in pro bono legal services in support of environmental sustainability since 2019.
• U.S. EPA Green Power PartnershipminorOthersB&D participates at the 'Leadership' level in EPA's Green Power Partnership, purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates equivalent to 100% of its electricity usage across all offices nationwide.
• Environmental Law Institute (ELI) — Pro Bono General CounselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB&D serves as the pro bono General Counsel for the Environmental Law Institute, collaborating on programs and initiatives including the Diversity in Environmental Law Series.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight: U.S. national firm with established environmental and land use practices. Overlaps with B&D on regulatory, permitting, and litigation matters, particularly in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
• Latham & Watkins: Global full-service firm with a top-tier environmental, land use, and energy regulatory practice. Competes with B&D for sophisticated environmental litigation and project development work for large corporate clients, while offering adjacent corporate, finance, and disputes capabilities.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a leading environmental and climate change practice. Comparable to B&D in regulatory depth and government-credentialed talent, but serves clients through a much broader full-service platform across more geographies, including EU and UK.
• White & Case: Global firm with an environmental, climate, and ESG practice serving energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable to B&D for project development and cross-border environmental work, with a broader geographic platform.
• Gibson Dunn: Global firm with a top-ranked environmental practice and active Supreme Court environmental litigation. Direct competitor for high-stakes appellate and Clean Air/Clean Water Act matters for large enterprise clients.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm with a significant environmental, health, and safety practice. Competes with B&D in international environmental law, ESG, and cross-border regulatory matters, particularly for energy and infrastructure clients.
• Sidley Austin: Major international firm with a longstanding and highly ranked environmental practice. Overlaps with B&D on regulatory counseling, enforcement defense, and environmental litigation for large enterprise and chemical/pharma clients.

Direct peers

• Bracewell LLP: Houston-rooted firm with a strong environmental practice focused on energy, oil & gas, and chemicals. Direct competitor for refinery, pipeline, and Clean Air Act enforcement work, with comparable government-experienced partner ranks.
• Vinson & Elkins: Houston-headquartered firm with a notable environmental and land use practice serving energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable to B&D in environmental regulatory and litigation depth within the energy sector.
• King & Spalding: Atlanta-based firm with a recognized environmental and toxic tort practice serving energy, chemicals, and manufacturing clients. Most direct competitor in the environmental litigation and CERCLA space, with similar high-stakes matter profile.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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