• Obtaining a No Further Action letter for a contaminated property in New Jersey.
• Obtaining a Remediation in Progress waiver for a property located in New Jersey.
• Supervising the remediation of contaminated properties in Connecticut.

• Advising clients in the petroleum and petrochemical industries regarding compliance with the Clean Air Act.
• Advice on the trans-boundary shipment of hazardous waste to Europe.
• Advice regarding the importing and exporting of hazardous waste based on the Basel Convention and the La Paz Agreement between the United States and Mexico.
• Advice regarding the applicability of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requirements to a laboratory.
• Review of company compliance plans to achieve OSHA compliance.

• Representation of French communes in litigation arising out of the grounding of the Amoco Cadiz off the coast of France.
• Representation of a foreign state oil agency in litigation brought by class-action claimants arising out of the blowout of the Ixtoc I oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Successful representation of a defendant in a criminal action alleging failure to comply with mitigation requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act.
• Representation of a barge owner in criminal enforcement action regarding alleged violation of the Clean Water Act prohibition against dumping.

• Represented complainant in major arbitration regarding environmental indemnities involving environmental compliance and remediation issues in the U.S., Europe, Mexico and Canada.
• Represented respondent in major arbitration involving environmental compliance and remediation issues in Mexico.

Enforcement Matters

• Advice in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice of violations of the fuels provisions of the Clean Air Act.
• Negotiating a settlement of a Toxic Substances Control Act matter based on failure to file a Premanufacture Notice ultimately resulting in no fine.
• Representation of a manufacturer in an action brought by a public interest group alleging violations of toxic release or “Form R” reporting requirements for certain toxic chemicals.
  

Environmental Audits

• Participation in proposed privatization of petrochemical assets, including involvement in government environmental audits and structuring the allocation of environmental liabilities.
• Advice regarding the applicability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s self-audit and self-disclosure of violations policy.
• Supervision of environmental audits at three facilities in the Northeast.

Acquisitions

• Negotiate sale of assets with environmental issues located in California, Germany and France.
• Negotiations regarding an acquisition of a manufacturing company with facilities located throughout the United States, including review of individual state environmental requirements, clean-up of sites before closing, confirmation of permit status, and research on liabilities associated with formerly owned sites.
• Advising a client in an acquisition of a manufacturing plant in Canada requiring environmental audits, permit transfers and familiarity with Canadian federal and provincial environmental law.
• Negotiations for a multimillion dollar acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Texas, including environmental audits and drafting contract terms.
• Representation of the purchaser of a maquiladora in Matamoros, Mexico, including conducting an environmental audit and a permit and records review.
• Advice regarding a joint venture between a chemical manufacturer and a hazardous waste recycler for the recycling of hazardous waste in Texas.

Partners & Counsel
The following partners and counsel practice in this area:

• Gary Cutler (New York)
• T. Barry Kingham (New York)
• Andrew D. Otis (New York)
• Joseph D. Pizzurro (New York)