Striving to Deliver Timely, Pragmatic Solutions to Complex Legal Challenges

Capabilities and Services

EHS Transactional Practice

Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

I advise clients on all aspects of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues associated with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and related corporate transactions, including:

Negotiation of EHS-related Provisions in Operative Agreements, and Related Schedules, Shared Services and Facilities Agreements, and Transition Services Agreements
Assessment and Analysis of EHS-Related Risks and Liabilities
Management of the Transition and Integration of Acquired Assets

Real Estate Transactions

I focus on advising clients on all aspects of environmental issues associated with real estate transactions, including

Environmental Provisions of Purchase and Sales Contracts
Voluntary Cleanups and Brownfield Redevelopment

Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessments and Related Due Diligence Activities

Environmental Compliance Practice

I provide legal advice on a wide range of environmental compliance issues, including:

Air Pollution Control
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Financial Assurance Compliance
Water Pollution Control
USEPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule
Contaminated Property (Federal Superfund, State-Level Programs for Inactive Sites, Brownfields, and Voluntary Cleanup)
Product Stewardship
Environmental Management Systems
Compliance Auditing
Release Reporting
Agency Investigations (Including Multi-Media Investigations) and Enforcement

Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Practice

I advise clients on occupational health and safety compliance issues, including:

Compliance With General OSHA Standards
OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard
Facility Siting
Hazard Communication

Workplace Illness and Injury Recording and Reporting Requirements
Access to Employee Medical and Exposure Records
OSHA Investigations and Citations

Corporate Legal Practice

I provide a wide range of service to corporate legal departments on EHS-related matters, including:

Augmenting the EHS Legal Function of Corporate Legal Departments
Assessing, Establishing, and Reviewing Reserves for Contingent Legal and Environmental Liabilities, and EHS-Related Asset Retirement Obligations
Assessing, Establishing, and Reviewing Disclosure Language for EHS-Related Risks

EHS Litigation Practice

I support litigation teams on a whole range of EHS-related litigation in the following areas:

Conduct of Discovery
Conduct of Expert Depositions
Preservation of Evidence
Selection and Preparation of Experts

Review and Preparation of Expert Reports
Insurance Coverage Issues
Motion Practice
Trial Preparation and Support