Milieuregelgeving - Ontwikkeling en rechtszaken

When your company is facing enforcement actions under state and federal environmental laws, we can help. Our team can navigating complex regulatory landscapes and has successfully negotiated numerous consent decrees with the U.S. EPA and state agencies.

We can assist you with:

• Onderzoek naar en reactie op kennisgevingen van overtredingen en vragen van instanties
• Interne onderzoeken uitvoeren en adviseren over de implicaties daarvan
• Verdediging van handhavingsmaatregelen in federale en staatsrechtbanken, en onderhandelen over de oplossing van handhavingskwesties, waaronder consent decrees (schikkingsovereenkomsten).
• Het aanpakken van kwesties met betrekking tot de uitvoering van schikkingen en aanvullende handhavingskwesties die zich tijdens de uitvoering voordoen

Our Environmental Regulation attorneys have represented clients as intervenors in challenges to environmental permits, including Section 404 permit appeals before federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

We have defended enforcement cases under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, EPCRA, CERCLA, FIFRA, RCRA, and TSCA. Our environmental enforcement, litigation, and internal investigations experience includes representation of power generators, engine manufacturers, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers, oil and gas pipelines, and pulp and paper manufacturers.