With over 25 years of experience litigating and arbitrating complex environmental and commercial matters, Tony represents clients in federal and state courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings. His work includes disputes under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), environmental enforcement defense, challenges to agency regulations and actions, and commercial disputes.

Tony develops and implements strategies to achieve the client’s business objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner, whether through a favorable ruling, settlement, or regulatory action. Tony also serves as an independent arbitrator.

Tony employs a creative, principled approach to resolving complex disputes favorably. He fosters productive working relationships with regulators, technical and academic experts, and other stakeholders to advance a client’s interests. Tony previously served as national co-chair of the Firm’s litigation and appellate litigation practices.

Examples of his work include:

• Serving as lead counsel in complex arbitration matters, resulting in some of the most significant data compensation rulings in the history of FIFRA.
• Bringing, defending, and intervening in administrative litigation to defend client regulatory approvals and challenge invalid regulations and other agency actions.
• Advising and defending clients in EPA enforcement actions, regulatory investigations, and citizen suits.
• Advising on regulatory compliance, including under FIFRA and the Clean Air Act.
• Working with technical experts to prepare substantive comments on regulatory proposals.
• Preparing and advising on the terms of commercial agreements relating to corporate governance, intellectual property, and related matters central to clients’ freedom to operate.
• Forming and advising coalitions of large and small companies to satisfy common regulatory requirements and advocate regulatory positions before federal agencies.

Select Cases

• Ellis v. Housenger, 252 F. Supp. 3d 800 (N.D. Cal. 2017) 
• Am. Trucking Ass’ns v. EPA, 600 F.3d 624 (D.C. Cir. 2010)
• NRDC v. EPA, 676 F. Supp. 2d 307 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)
• O’Brien v. Appomattox County, 293 F. Supp. 2d 660 (W.D.Va. 2003)
• Baker v Potter, 212 F.R.D. 8 (D.D.C. 2002)