- Environmental
- Air Quality Practice
- Clean Water Act
- Hazardous Materials Transportation
- Pesticides/FIFRA
- Water Supply Permitting/Water Rights
- Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
- Privatization
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1993
- B.A., University of North Carolina, with honors and highest distinction,1990
- Georgia
- American Bar Association, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section
- State Bar of Georgia, Past Chair of the Environmental Law Section
R. TODD SILLIMAN
Partner, Atlanta
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 5300
Atlanta, GA 30308
TEL: 404.527.4914
FAX: 404.527.4198
EMAIL: tsilliman@mckennalong.com
PROFILE
Todd Silliman practices in the environmental law group. He concentrates on advising and representing clients in regulatory matters, environmental litigation and transactions involving commercial real estate.
Todd assists clients in obtaining water supply, industrial wastewater discharge and air pollution control permits and defends clients in regulatory enforcement actions. He is a member of the legal team representing the State of Georgia in interstate water allocation negotiations with the States of Alabama and Florida and in related litigation in Atlanta and Washington, DC against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerning operation of Lake Lanier to meet Atlanta's water supply needs. He has significant experience in cost recovery actions associated with contaminated sites throughout the country. Todd also advises local governments on environmental issues related to privatization of water and wastewater treatment systems.
Chambers USA named Todd as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" and Atlanta Magazine recognized him as a "Georgia Super Lawyer" in the area of Environmental Law in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Todd was the Chair of the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia for 2001. Todd was a member of the second class of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL), sponsored by the Governor's Environmental Advisory Council and the JW Fanning Institute for Leadership at the University of Georgia. Todd currently serves on the Board of Directors for IGEL.
Immediately following his graduation from law school, Todd clerked for The Honorable Robert G. Doumar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
COMMUNITY AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Georgia Conservancy, Board of Trustees
- Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta, Inc., pro bono environmental counsel
- Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL), Board of Directors
- Metro Atlanta Chamber Environmental Committee