AGG Adds Former DOJ Attorney Tanya Nesbitt as Co-Chair of Environmental Practice

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ATLANTA, November 9, 2026 – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG) welcomes Tanya C. Nesbitt as a partner and co-chair of the Environmental practice and a member of its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Atlanta offices. Previously a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Tanya adds to AGG’s deep bench of former government attorneys. She joins the firm as companies are facing PFAS restrictions, extended producer responsibility laws, and climate disclosure requirements that change how they manufacture products, manage facilities, and plan for growth.

“Tanya brings substantial experience defending environmental litigation and a forward-looking practice focused on sustainability and product regulation,” said Elizabeth B. Davis, co-chair of AGG’s Environmental practice. “Her background complements our existing capabilities in environmental compliance, permitting, and remediation while creating new opportunities to serve clients across the firm. I am thrilled to lead the practice with Tanya as we expand the ways we support clients, from proactive compliance and product stewardship to environmental litigation and dispute resolution.”

Tanya represents manufacturers, consumer products and food and beverage companies, aviation and energy businesses, real estate developers, and financial institutions. Her national practice includes environmental and toxic tort litigation, regulatory enforcement, permitting, and cost-recovery disputes. She has served as lead counsel in federal PFAS multidistrict litigation and represented a chemical shipper in train derailment litigation that resulted in the dismissal of claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

In her sustainability and product stewardship work, Tanya helps companies develop compliance programs that cover the full product lifecycle: how products are made, marketed, sold, and disposed of. Her work spans PFAS restrictions and reporting and labeling requirements, microplastics regulation, extended producer responsibility, environmental marketing and greenwashing claims, greenhouse gas reporting, and climate-related financial disclosures. She advises multistate and multinational businesses on compliance strategies that account for differing requirements across jurisdictions and how those requirements affect product development, packaging, recycling, and operational costs.

Before entering private practice, Tanya served as a trial attorney in Washington, D.C. with the DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, where she defended federal agencies in litigation involving public lands, permitting, and environmental reviews. That experience informs her ability to help clients assess potential disputes, identify opportunities for early resolution, and craft strategies to mitigate litigation risk when possible.

“I was drawn to AGG by the opportunity to work with Beth and colleagues who share my approach to client service,” Tanya said. “I believe clients receive the best solutions when people with different experiences and perspectives come together. AGG’s collaborative spirit, combined with its forward-thinking leadership and commitment to innovation, creates tremendous opportunities to continue growing the environmental and sustainability services we offer our clients.”

Tanya earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and her undergraduate degree from Smith College.

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