Shannon Vreeland

• Representing an oil and gas company in damage claims asserted by property owners in Texas.
• Representing a carpet manufacturer and other industrial discharger in lawsuits filed by municipalities and individual plaintiff alleging that multiple defendants’ operations contaminated local drinking water sources with perfluorinated compounds, such as PFOA and PFOS.
• Representing an electric utility company in lawsuit alleging personal injuries and property damages arising from alleged groundwater and surface water discharges and air emissions. Constituents of concern include hexavalent chromium, arsenic, boron, and radionuclides.
• Representing a national food product manufacturer in civil litigation for alleged property damages and personal injuries in relation to waste disposal.
• Advising a national restaurant chain on environmental compliance programs for new supply warehouses and vehicle fueling and maintenance operations, including Clean Air Act requirements, management and handling of hazardous materials and waste, and vendor guidelines.
• Representing telecommunications company in land use administrative proceedings.
• Conducting due diligence for buyers in multiple real estate transactions.
• Representing clients disputing work authorization denials in the Northern District of Georgia as pro bono counsel.

Shannon Vreeland is an associate with Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group. Her practice includes representing clients in complex litigation across the environmental spectrum and counseling clients on federal and state regulatory compliance, including federal and state hazardous waste regulations, the Clean Air Act, and the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Shannon served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Duane Benton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she served as an articles editor for both the Vanderbilt Law Review and the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review. She earned her B.A. in economics and international affairs, summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia. She is actively involved in the community as a member of the Access to Justice Committee for the State Bar of Georgia.

Shannon is also an accomplished competitive swimmer. She was a collegiate All-American and a member of the U.S. national team, earning 19 international medals, including a gold medal for Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2019)
• University of Georgia (B.A., 2014)