David Van Slyke Named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers – The Green 500
Preti Flaherty’s David Van Slyke has been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the top 500 environmental lawyers in the U.S. This marks the fourth time he has been named to this prestigious list since its first publication in 2021, when Lawdragon launched an exclusive platform highlighting leaders in environmental law.
In their announcement, Lawdragon said the impressive group of lawyers honored this year are those “who spend their lives helping address our world, whether on behalf of a corporation that delivers energy or develops homes, or an organization that fights for endangered species and to protect open land.” Selections are made through a time-honored vetting process of researching veteran environmental lawyers who helped establish the field in the 1970s and 1980s, natural resource lawyers at the forefront of renewable and sustainable advances, conservation lawyers who protect air, water, wildlife, and forests, environmental justice attorneys, and many more.
David led the firm’s Environmental Practice Group for over 20 years before serving as Managing Partner from 2020 to mid-2024. Now, he has returned to Chair the firm’s thriving environmental practice once again. Prior to joining Preti, David built a distinguished career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
See the complete 2025 list here.