Mark A. Thimke est associé et avocat spécialisé en droit de l'environnement chez Foley & Lardner LLP. Son domaine d'activité couvre tous les principaux programmes environnementaux, notamment les déchets dangereux, le Superfund, la loi sur la qualité de l'air, les polluants atmosphériques et les eaux usées. Mark a participé à des dossiers Superfund portant sur des décharges, des champs de captage municipaux, l'étude et le nettoyage de zones de remédiation des sédiments fluviaux et portuaires, la représentation de responsables de rejets dans des affaires liées aux limitations des substances toxiques dans l'eau, l'élaboration d'une politique détaillée de lutte contre la dégradation et plusieurs actions importantes en matière d'application de la législation sur la qualité de l'air. Il est membre du groupe de pratique en réglementation environnementale et de l'équipe chargée du secteur de l'énergie du cabinet.
Mark helped secure the first Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) permit in Wisconsin, for Bemis Co. Inc. A PAL permit applies an annual emissions limit for pollutants to an entire facility, eliminating the need for multiple limits throughout the facility and more crucially, allowing companies to avoid going through the time-consuming NSR permitting process each time it expands operations.
Expérience des représentants
Mark has been involved in a number of criminal investigations in the environmental area, and regularly conducts internal investigations in connection with alleged criminal activity. The following are several investigations in which Mark has been involved:
- Criminal investigation associated with the alleged burial of waste-containing drums prior to plant inspection by senior management
- Criminal investigation associated with the falsification of wastewater discharge monitoring reports
- Internal investigation and grand jury investigation into the alleged use bypassing of wastewater discharge monitoring devices
- Criminal investigation alleging improper removal of asbestos
Prix et reconnaissance
- Named to The BTI Consulting Group’s coveted BTI Client Service All-Stars list for 2014; This elite group of standout attorneys — identified solely through unprompted client feedback — are recognized as delivering the absolute best client service
- L'examen par les pairs est classé AV Preeminent®, la plus haute note de performance dans le système Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™.
- Sélectionné par ses pairs pour figurer dans Les meilleurs avocats d'Amérique© dans les domaines de :
- Environmental Law (1989 – 2022)
- Litigation – Environmental (2011 – 2022)
- Natural Resources Law (2012 – 2022)
- Selected for inclusion in the list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers® (2005 – 2008 and 2010 – 2016)
- Recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Natural Resources & Environment (2010 – 2021)
Affiliations
- Member of the Environmental Law Section of the Wisconsin Bar
- Member of the Natural Resources Section of the American Bar Association
Leadership éclairé
Mark has participated in several small group workshops with personnel from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which developed recommendations for improving the Superfund cleanup process, cost allocation, and dispute resolution methods. At the state level, he has served on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources NR 700 External Advisory Committee, which worked for two years on the development of a comprehensive state cleanup code. He continued his work in this area as a member of a select focus group that worked on the development of soil cleanup standards and a comprehensive remedy selection process.
Mark has lectured on environmental matters throughout the country and was a principal instructor during a week-long session on environmental compliance at a federal facility in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He also is an author of the Wisconsin section of the Matthew Bender publication, State Environmental Laws.
Les avocats de Foley reconnus dans 2022 Best Lawyers in America
Foley & Lardner figure parmi les meilleurs cabinets d'avocats du pays dans l'édition 2021 de Chambers USA
Réintroduction de la clause générale
U.S. EPA Formalizes Reversal of “Once In/Always In” Emission Permitting Policy
Les avocats de Foley figurent sur la liste The Best Lawyers in America 2021
