Paul Hastings Lures Arnold & Porter Environmental Chair Israel

Paul Hastings has hired litigation partner Brian Israel to serve as co-head of its environmental litigation practice, adding to the firm’s streak of recent lateral partner hires.

Israel, based in Washington and Los Angeles, joins from Arnold & Porter, where he has spent his past 20-plus years in private practice and roughly a decade as chair of the firm’s environmental practice.

A prominent figure in environmental law, Israel represented BP in its environmental dispute resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including at trial over its Clean Water Act penalty. He has represented a slew of major companies, including Chemours ...