Brook's practice focuses on climate change, renewable energy, and environmental litigation.
Brook helps his clients to navigate domestic and international climate change programs, develop renewable energy projects, and generate carbon offsets. He helps his clients to negotiate, structure, and implement transactions related to carbon offsets and renewable energy, and works with clients during all phases of renewable energy and carbon offset project development. Brook also represents clients during complex environmental litigation, having served as litigation and appellate counsel during dozens of proceedings in state and federal courts across the country.
Prior to joining the firm, Brook was an associate in the environmental department of a large international law firm.
Brook served as a law clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, where he worked on a range of legal issues arising under federal environmental law, including Clean Water Act (CWA) wetlands jurisdiction, liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) compliance, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
Brook also maintains an active pro bono practice, counseling individuals and non-profit entities on a range of legal matters in Massachusetts.
SERVICE AREAS & INDUSTRIES
- Air, Climate Change
- Litigation
- Renewable Energy
More Legal and Business Bylines From Brook J. Detterman
- Mitigating “Greenwashing” Litigation Risk in the U.S. and Beyond - (Posted On Thursday, April 18, 2024)
- EU Cracks Down on Environmental Claims - (Posted On Wednesday, March 20, 2024)
- Changing Climate for Corporate Disclosures: SEC Mandates Climate Disclosures for Public Companies - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 2024)
- Pacific Northwest Climate Law Update: Recent Developments Cloud the Future of Oregon and Washington Climate Programs - (Posted On Thursday, January 04, 2024)
- California Requires Disclosures for Voluntary Carbon Offsets and Climate-Related Claims Beginning in 2024 - (Posted On Friday, October 27, 2023)
- California to Require Climate Disclosures from Large Companies - (Posted On Tuesday, September 26, 2023)
- Ecology to Consider Expanding Carbon Offsets Available Under Washington State’s “Cap-and-Invest” Program - (Posted On Monday, September 18, 2023)
- EU Approves Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - (Posted On Friday, May 05, 2023)
- EU Parliament Approves Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - (Posted On Wednesday, April 26, 2023)
- DC Circuit Delivers Valentine to Solar-Battery Hybrids - (Posted On Friday, February 17, 2023)
The National Law Review names Beveridge & Diamond a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of environmental law for the year 2022. Authors Eric L. Christensen, Brook J. Detterman, David M. Friedland, Jennifer J. Leech, and Zachary B. Pilchen authored the article "Key Takeaways from U.S. Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA," detailing the considerable importance of this landmark SCOTUS ruling for environmental and administrative law. Their thought leadership saw significant readership throughout the year, demonstrating the high quality and timeliness of their work.