Beverlee Silva is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Environmental and Land Development Group in the Atlanta office. Her practice focuses on representing clients with complex environmental matters, including litigation, compliance counseling and transactional work. Ms. Silva has extensive experience in environmental and toxic tort litigation and in the resolution of environmental enforcement actions brought at both the federal and state levels. She has successfully handled matters under all of the major environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act and RCRA, in a wide variety of administrative and judicial forums. Ms. Silva also regularly defends citizen suits brought under various environmental statutes as well as damage and toxic tort claims brought by individuals alleging injury to their property and health.

Additionally, Ms. Silva has broad experience in environmental regulatory and transactional matters. She assists clients with compliance counseling, audits, site remediation, and Brownfield redevelopment, as well as in procuring and defending environmental permits.

Beverlee Silva is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Environmental and Land Development Group in the Atlanta office. Her practice focuses on representing clients with complex environmental matters, including litigation, compliance counseling and transactional work. Ms. Silva has extensive experience in environmental and toxic tort litigation and in the resolution of environmental enforcement actions brought at both the federal and state levels. She has successfully handled matters under all of the major environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act and RCRA, in a wide variety of administrative and judicial forums. Ms. Silva also regularly defends citizen suits brought under various environmental statutes as well as damage and toxic tort claims brought by individuals alleging injury to their property and health.

Additionally, Ms. Silva has broad experience in environmental regulatory and transactional matters. She assists clients with compliance counseling, audits, site remediation, and Brownfield redevelopment, as well as in procuring and defending environmental permits. Her practice also involves the evaluation of environmental liabilities and negotiation of environmental agreements for real estate and business transactions.

Ms. Silva is a vice-chair of the ABA, Section on Energy, Environmental and Resources (“SEER”). In 2009, she co-chaired the ABA and EPA Region 4’s Environmental Conference. Ms. Silva regularly writes and speaks on environmental topics, most recently presenting at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Annual Environmental Conference and the annual ABA SEER meeting. She is also an active member of the Environmental Section of the Georgia Bar. In addition to Georgia, Ms. Silva is admitted to practice in California and Washington State.

Ms. Silva received her undergraduate degree, Phi Beta Kappa, and her masters’ degree, with honors, from the University of Chicago. She earned her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. Ms. Silva is active in the community and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Georgia Chapter of the American Constitution Society and on the national Board of Directors of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.