Environmental Law We provide our business and underwriter clients with transactional services in a variety of marine and non-marine environmental matters, including: - Counseling businesses and underwriters regarding marine pollution prevention and response under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and California's Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act
- Counseling businesses regarding shore-side environmental matters
- Counseling business on environmental statutory compliance, e.g., California Environmental Quality Act, California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (known as "Proposition 65"), etc.
- Negotiation and drafting of vessel charter agreements for petroleum transportation
- Negotiation and drafting of environmental indemnity agreements
- Negotiation and drafting of pollution response agreements
- Drafting insurance policy provisions regarding pollution exclusions
Representative Matters - Headed transactional due diligence team investigating environmental conditions at 326 storage sites worldwide and over 100 solvent litigation matters in connection with a client’s acquisition of a major chemical storage and supply company.
- Lead environmental counsel for company forming new shipping line.
- Represented a financial institution in 10-year groundwater regulatory proceedings involving multi-million dollar cleanup of TCE solvent contamination and successfully obtained no further action resolution from regulators.
- Represented banking institution in environmental indemnity case against major chemical companies.
- Represent former gas station owner in regulatory proceedings before the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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