Mark A. Thimke é sócio e advogado ambientalista da Foley & Lardner LLP. A sua prática abrange todos os principais programas ambientais, incluindo resíduos perigosos, Superfund, a Lei do Ar Limpo, tóxicos atmosféricos e águas residuais. Mark tem estado envolvido em questões relacionadas com o Superfund, desde aterros sanitários, campos de poços municipais e a investigação e limpeza de áreas de remediação de sedimentos de rios e portos, representação de descarregadores em questões envolvendo limitações de tóxicos na água e o desenvolvimento de uma política detalhada anti-degradação, além de trabalhar em várias ações importantes de fiscalização do ar. Ele é membro da Prática de Regulamentação Ambiental e da Equipa da Indústria de Energia da empresa.
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.
Experiência de representação
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
Prémios e reconhecimentos
- 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
- Avaliação pelos pares classificada como AV Preeminent®, a classificação de desempenho mais elevada no sistema Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
- Selecionado pelos seus pares para inclusão na Os Melhores Advogados da América© nos domínios 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)
Filiações
- Member of the Environmental Law Section of the Wisconsin Bar
- Member of the Natural Resources Section of the American Bar Association
Liderança de pensamento
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.
Advogados da Foley reconhecidos nos Melhores Advogados da América em 2022
Foley & Lardner entre os principais escritórios de advocacia do país reconhecidos em 2021 pela Chambers USA
Revival of the General Duty Clause
U.S. EPA Formalizes Reversal of “Once In/Always In” Emission Permitting Policy
Advogados da Foley reconhecidos na lista The Best Lawyers in America 2021
