Moore & Van Allen Member Lesley Firestone Named a Charleston Regional Business Journal “Women of Influence” Honoree
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.