Emily C.R. Bittner

Emily Bittner represents corporate clients on environmental regulatory issues related to real estate transactions, corporate compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and development projects. She also advises on local government law in Virginia and is familiar with issues affecting clients doing business in Virginia’s localities.

Emily’s clients range from large international manufacturers to family businesses, trusts, and investment firms. She counsels on complex compliance issues involving various environmental statutes and emerging regulatory concerns, including PFAS reporting and labeling requirements, Extended Producer Responsibility laws and permitting and compliance under the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and related state statutes. 

Emily previously worked in the county attorney’s office for one of the largest jurisdictions in Virginia. She guides clients’ involvement with Virginia’s local government departments, elected officials and public bodies and helps ensure compliance with local codes, zoning ordinances and the Freedom of Information Act.

She is appointed to the Virginia State Bar’s Bench-Bar Relations Committee and frequently presents on topics related to the ethics of Virginia’s legal profession. She formerly served on the VSB’s Board of Governors of the Environmental Law Section and the Virginia Bar Association’s Environment, Natural Resources & Energy Law Section Council.