Lawdragon Recognizes 10 Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Among 2026 Global Energy and Environmental Leaders

Troutman Pepper Locke’s nationally recognized energy and environmental practices again earned industry honors, with 10 partners selected by Lawdragon across two 2026 lists: 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers – The Green 500 and 500 Global Leaders in Energy.

The honorees reflect the firm’s depth within the environmental and energy landscape, spanning the full range of work that shapes both industries. Notably, Troutman Pepper Locke partner Gerry Pels is named to both 2026 lists, underscoring the firm’s cross-disciplinary strength within its energy and environmental platforms.

500 Leading Environmental Lawyers – The Green 500

Four partners in the firm’s nationally recognized environmental practice are among this year’s honorees: Elizabeth Mack, Gerry Pels, Susan Rainey, and Andrea Wortzel. The Green 500 list celebrates the elite U.S. lawyers shaping the future of the environment through strategic counsel of today’s most pressing environmental challenges. According to Lawdragon, honorees represent the best in the field, advising on sustainable practices, counseling communities seeking cleanups of toxic sites, and guiding companies as they transform brownfields into viable spaces.

Troutman Pepper Locke’s Environmental and Natural Resources practice is a national, coast-to-coast team advising clients on the full spectrum of environmental law — from project development and permitting to compliance, remediation, enforcement defense, transactions, crisis response, and bet-the-company litigation. The team frequently engages at the earliest stages of a project, helping to frame purpose and need, develop alternatives analyses, build durable agency records, obtain permits, and defend those permits when challenged. Learn more at https://www.environmentallawandpolicy.com.

500 Global Leaders in Energy

Seven partners from Troutman Pepper Locke’s award-winning energy platform have been recognized for their contributions to the energy sector. Partners Daniel Archuleta, Christine Byrnes, Brandon Marzo, Gerry Pels, Terry Radney, Bill Swanstrom, and Adrienne Thompson have been honored for their exceptional contributions to the fields of oil and gas, electricity, mining, nuclear power, as well as water, wind, solar, and emerging energy technologies. The list honors lawyers who litigate disputes, create the economic foundation for massive projects in traditional and new energy sources, and handle a maze of regulation and investigations.

Troutman Pepper Locke’s market-leading energy practices help clients with their most important and complex matters throughout the U.S. and beyond. From electric power, oil and gas, and emerging technologies to environmental and natural resources, the cross-discipline team is equipped to handle any related matters, drawing on the depth of the firm’s knowledge in the market. Troutman Pepper Locke regularly advises electric utilities, independent power producers, banks, upstream and midstream natural gas companies and service companies, private equity funds, and other large corporations. Learn more at energylawinsights.com.

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