Mr. Mason Buck Dixon

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

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Buck assists clients from numerous industries navigate regulatory, transactional, and litigation challenges arising in the complex and dynamic environmental law landscape. From identifying environmental issues and crafting unique mitigation strategies to advising clients on enforcement and compliance matters, Buck is results-driven and has a reputation for efficiency, thoroughness, and client care.

 

Buck counsels major financial institutions with respect to risk management and mitigation of environmental issues identified in large loan and commercial mortgage portfolios. Buck also helps electric utilities, waste companies, and other industries address the unique environmental challenges they face. His experience spans multiple statutory and regulatory schemes, including RCRA, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, the Coal Combustion Residuals Rule, and their state counterparts.

 

As part of a full range of services, Buck:

• Analyzes potential environmental concerns and develops creative remediation and mitigation strategies during the course of due diligence;
• Identifies potential compliance issues arising under federal and state environmental laws and crafts solutions to regulatory hurdles;
• Represents clients during enforcement actions by constructing defenses, appealing decisions, and when necessary, negotiating penalties; and
• Navigates clients through federal and state rulemaking processes by drafting comments to proposed rules and judicially challenging final rules.

In his pro bono work, Buck has helped young children facing deportation gain asylum.

Before joining Troutman Pepper, Buck was an Analyst for the Georgia House of Representatives Budget and Research Office. There, he specialized in natural resources and environmental policy.