Practice Areas
- Administrative Litigation & Government Enforcement Actions
- Air Quality Issues
- Brownfields
- Climate Change
- Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions/Securities
- Energy
- Environmental
- Environmental Crimes
- Environmental Due Diligence & Transactions
- Environmental Litigation & Toxic Torts
- Financial Services & Insolvency Litigation
- Government, Internal Investigations & Criminal Defense
- International
- International Environmental Law
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- OSHA
- Permitting & Regulatory Compliance Advice
- Underground Storage Tanks & Petroleum Distribution
- Waste Management & Superfund Litigation
- Water Quality & Wetlands
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1996 cum laude
- M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1999 summa cum laude
- ABD,PhD, University of Aberdeen - Scotland, 2001
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 2004
- U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006
- U.S. Eastern District of North Carolina, 2005
- U.S. Western District of North Carolina, 2005
- U.S. Middle District of North Carolina, 2007
Michael (Mike) T. Champion
A former analyst and policy consultant, Mike Champion takes a holistic approach to litigation, regulatory, transactional, and legislative matters in the environmental and energy arenas. He has worked on a broad array of issues from environmental regulation and government contracting to homeland security and counter-terrorism.
Additionally, Mr. Champion has extensive experience litigating complex general commercial matters.
Mr. Champion has published numerous articles for academic journals and institutes, including the North Carolina Institute of Government, the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation and The Georgetown International Environmental Law Review.
Mr. Champion also serves on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Of Note
- Former analyst and policy consultant with the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina
- Former policy consultant with The George Washington University
- Former Executive Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation
- Former Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Law Symposium at the University of North Carolina School of Law
- Law School awards for Outstanding Oral Advocacy and Highest Merit for Professional Responsibility
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Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association