Brigid Landy Khuri

Profile

Brigid is a seasoned administrative law attorney and litigator focused on environmental regulation and land use appeals. She regularly guides businesses through complex government agency decisions that may impact their operations.

Environmental compliance and enforcement response

Brigid provides strategic legal guidance to businesses across a variety of industries, helping them navigate complex air, water, waste, and environmental permitting and remediation issues. She represents clients in administrative proceedings and assists with responses to enforcement actions brought by state and federal agencies. Brigid is regularly invited to speak at the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s annual Environmental Law Forum and has contributed to several environmental law treatises, including Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Practice.

Appellate litigation

She has significant experience in Pennsylvania’s appellate courts, including the Commonwealth Court, where she has secured injunctions to stop the implementation of regulations and other actions by several government agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Brigid also brings experience arguing cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Land use and private property rights

Brigid works alongside McNees’ Real Estate and Construction attorneys to represent businesses and commercial property owners in appeals of land use and zoning decisions. She has been recognized as a thought leader regarding Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, known as the “Environmental Rights Amendment,” and its intersection with property rights.

More about Brigid

Prior to joining McNees, Brigid was an associate at a global Am Law 100 firm where she primarily advised large energy clients. Early in her legal career, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable J. Michael Eakin of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and in the chambers of U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge Timothy R. Rice. While in law school, Brigid interned at the Pennsylvania DEP. Prior to that, she spent time at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Philadelphia Defenders Association.

Brigid was born and raised in Bradford County, PA. She now lives in Camp Hill with her husband, three sons, and rescue dog. When not working, Brigid enjoys introducing her boys to the sport of baseball (specifically the New York Yankees), baking, and spending time with her very large Irish and Lebanese extended families.