Kevin Minoli leads Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group in Washington, D.C. and is a member of the firm’s COVID-19 Response & Relief team. Before joining Alston & Bird, Kevin spent 18 years with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), most recently serving as acting general counsel and principal deputy general counsel—the highest-ranking career attorney position in the EPA. In this role, Kevin served as legal counsel on the EPA’s programs nationwide. Kevin also worked extensively with the EPA’s regional offices and spent several years as the EPA lead on congressional oversight matters, including preparing senior agency officials for hearings and other engagements with congressional committees. Kevin’s responsibilities at the EPA extended to working with a number of other agencies, including the Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of Agriculture.
Kevin has substantial experience with environmental laws and the regulations that implement them, including those related to clean air, climate change, clean water and safe drinking water, chemicals, pesticides, and toxic substances. Through the knowledge, relationships, and experience he gained during his tenure at the EPA, Kevin effectively represents and advocates on behalf of clients before the EPA, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and other federal and state government agencies.