Representative Matters
- Counseling a major industrial company in investigation, remediation, and litigation regarding hexavalent chromium and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in groundwater at a major Superfund site in Southern California.
- Representing a railroad transportation company regarding investigation, remediation, and litigation of abandoned uranium mines in New Mexico.
- Counseling a railroad transportation company in investigation and CERCLA litigation matters arising from historic activities at several sites in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.
- Representing railroad transportation companies in prosecution and defense of cost recovery and breach of contract claims related to environmental contamination.
- Defending a Fortune 500 company in dozens of lawsuits by public and private water districts alleging contamination of drinking water with an agricultural fumigant.
- Counseling railroad transportation companies, engineering firms, oil recycler, and renewable energy and wine industry trade groups in administrative advocacy before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California State Water Resources Control Board and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, Air Pollution Control Districts, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and local Certified Unified Program Agencies.
- Counseling Fortune 500 and start-up companies in environmental due diligence and real estate transactions.
- Counseling and defending of 20+ businesses in defense of Proposition 65 lawsuits, and implementation of Proposition 65 compliance programs.
- Successfully prosecuted insurance coverage claims on behalf of individuals (arising from the Ghost Ship Fire tragedy in Oakland, CA) and on behalf of businesses (numerous), including in federal court.
- Representing quasi-public water utility in affirmative and defensive enforcement matters arising under federal and state environmental laws.
- Counseling an international environmental non-profit on a cutting-edge credit exchange program in California to provide habitat and mitigation credits for endangered species.
- Representing businesses and individuals in civil and criminal litigation, including citizen suits alleging violations of federal and state environmental laws.
- Pro bono work on behalf of: mountain bike access advocacy groups in San Francisco, California; community groups in CEQA, species, wetlands, and public review processes; and individuals seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and asylum.
