Peter L Gray

Peter L. Gray is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Dentons US LLP. He chairs the firm's Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group. Mr. Gray has focused his practice on environmental law for 30 years. Over this period, he has handled virtually every imaginable environmental issue, including legal challenges to state and federal environmental regulations; state and federal enforcement cases involving charges of improper hazardous waste management, effluent discharges, air...See more

Peter L. Gray is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Dentons US LLP. He chairs the firm's Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group. Mr. Gray has focused his practice on environmental law for 30 years. Over this period, he has handled virtually every imaginable environmental issue, including legal challenges to state and federal environmental regulations; state and federal enforcement cases involving charges of improper hazardous waste management, effluent discharges, air emissions, release reporting, and pesticide sales; arbitration between companies over compensation owed for use of scientific data supporting pesticide registrations; pre-acquisition due diligence; and climate change advocacy and planning. A constant focus throughout Mr. Gray's career, however, has been representation of companies in disputes relating to cleanup of contaminated property, which can arise under CERCLA, RCRA, and/or their state counterparts. Mr. Gray writes extensively in the environmental area. He has authored leading treatises on environmental law, including the American Bar Association's Basic Practice Series on CERCLA (2008) and EPCRA (2002). Since 2012, he has been recognized by Chambers USA as a Leading Environmental Attorney in the Washington, D.C., area and by Super Lawyers as a leader in the field of environmental law. Mr. Gray is a cofounder of the Association of Climate Change Officers and is a member of the Environmental Law Institute Leadership Council. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from The University of Maryland, College Park; his master's degree in environmental science from George Washington University; and his law degree from the George Washington National Law Center (Order of the Coif). He is admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and numerous federal circuit courts. See less