DOUGLAS CLOUD

Partner

Doug's environmental practice centers on regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters, with special focus on Superfund, RCRA, and other regulatory cleanups, brownfields and VRP programs, and Clean Air Act matters.  Doug defends clients in federal and state enforcement proceedings, provides representation in critical agency rulemakings, and supports in-house compliance training and audits.  His experience includes having managed the environmental aspects of a wide variety of corporate, real estate, and financing transactions. He was a leading drafter of the widely used Georgia Voluntary Remediation Program Act enacted nearly unanimously in Georgia.  

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Doug is a member of the Planning Commission of the City of Chattahoochee Hills.  He supports the City’s transferable development rights programs (TDRs, PDRs, DTCs) through his work with the Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy and has been instrumental in preserving open spaces in the city under the Georgia Uniform Conservation Easement Act.  Doug is Recognized in Best Lawyers®2006 to present, including “Lawyer of the Year Environmental Law" (2019), and "Lawyer of the Year Environmental Litigation Atlanta" (2017), and in Chambers, USA® Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 to present. 

Experience

Partner

Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP
Jan 2010 - Dec 2021
Greater Atlanta Area
Doug was a founding partner of KMCL Law. His environmental legal practice covered the representation of clients in complex regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters.

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Partner
Alston & Bird
Mar 1990 - Dec 2010
Atlanta, Georgia

Associate
Jones Day/Hansell Post
1988-1990

Education
Cornell University School of Law 
J.D. 1988

KIMBERLY TAYLOR-CLOUD

Partner