Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Environmental Member Lesley A. Firestone was selected as a Charleston Regional Business Journal 2024 Women of Influence Award winner. Honorees will be formally recognized during a ceremony on Oct. 24 and in a special section of the publication.
The Women of Influence Awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women from various industries and sectors, including business, entrepreneurship, public service, education, and community engagement. Honorees are women who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, resilience, and innovation, paving the way for future generations.
In her practice, Firestone handles complex environmental law matters in all types of business transactions in and around the Charleston region. She provides clients with guidance in the purchase or sale of contaminated properties and permitting, regulatory compliance counseling and the resolution or avoidance of environmental enforcement issues. Firestone also regularly brings and defends challenges to permitting decisions before government agencies and the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, and has handled matters before the South Carolina Court of Appeals, where she previously worked as a staff attorney, and the South Carolina Supreme Court.
As an advocate for Charleston’s civic and business health, Firestone also continually seeks and acts on opportunities to serve around the region. Her legal practice lets her weigh in on important environmental matters that affect and benefit the state of South Carolina. Further, she is a proven leader in Charleston’s legal community, she is a member of the Charleston Chapter of the Industrial Network Group, and participated as a member of Leadership Charleston’s 2020 class, as a past auction chair of a Wine, Women & Shoes event in Charleston, which benefits the Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina, and in a past participant in a Charleston Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy, among various other commitments.
About Moore & Van Allen
Moore & Van Allen PLLC (www.mvalaw.com), founded in 1945, has over 400 attorneys and professionals serving clients in over 90 areas of focus. The attorneys at Moore & Van Allen provide sophisticated legal services within nationally recognized Corporate, Financial Services, Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Real Estate law practices for international banks and financial services companies, domestic and global manufacturers, retailers, individuals, and healthcare and technology organizations. The firm has been ranked consecutively over the past 25 years on the prestigious “Am Law 200” list and earned both regional and national recognitions in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®.
