Projects

Prosecute and defend multiple hazardous waste litigation matters involving CERCLA, RCRA, the Polanco Act, nuisance, and other state law claims
Negotiate investigation and remedial strategies and closure plans with regulatory agencies
Defend eminent domain case involving contaminated property

Conduct insurance archaeology projects and reports for companies big and small on matters involving environmental and asbestos claims
Negotiate terms of defense and indemnity obligations with insurance carriers
Litigate with insurance carriers on a multitide of issues

1996 - Design and conceptualization - Multnomah County Regional Multimodal Transit Center
2003-2007 - Sustainably Designed Business School Building, Ithaca College
Advisor to Malama Kaua'i, a non-profit organization designing master planned community strategies on Kaua'i, Hawai'i

Advisor to Coleman Natural Foods on development of comprehensive Sustainability Management System, Environmental Management System, and comprehensive EHS compliance programs
EHS compliance and environmental performance advisor to Nektar Therapeutics
Advisor to BMW Group; Genencor, International, Inc.; E&J Gallo Wineries; Coleman Natural Foods; and other firms in implementing SMS programs based on the SMS Guidance Document^©
EMS Advisor to the United States Forest Service, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Applied Materials, Inc.; Benziger Family Winery; NVIDIA Corporation; Genentech, Inc.; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.; Novellus Systems; Quantum Corporation; Allergan, Inc.; and Sun Microsystems, Inc., among others
Advisor to the University of California system (10 campuses) on development of integrated EHS Management System (ISEM) and an EHS compliance framework.
Lead Team of EMS Advisors for Multi-Facility EMS registration project on behalf of Western Digital Corporation (including facilities in Santa Clara, California, and Singapore and Malaysia)

Advise and represent as special counsel Tulane University and University of South Carolina on development of university-wide EMS and EHS compliance programs
Global EHS compliance advisor to NVIDIA Corporation and EHS/EMS/SMS advisor to Gallo Family Vineyards.
EHS program development and auditing advisor to Applied Materials, Inc.

Non-financial report design and development advisor to Applied Materials, Inc., Cisco Systems, Genentech, Inc., Suncor Energy, Electrolux AG, LP Corporation, and (previously) Quantum Corporation and Allergan, Inc.
Counsel MRT System International AB on domestic and international product labeling and environmental attribute regulations
Past advisor to the California Environmental Protection Agency on the Sustainable California initiative, designed to re-orient California's environmental regulatory regime to encourage the private sector to take up Agenda 21 and related sustainability efforts
Past advisor to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in implementation of a State-wide EMS for the state of Wisconsin
Past advisor to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on establishment of an EMS auditing framework to support the Clean Texas^® Initiative

Negotiate purchase and sale transactions involving commercial properties including environmental due diligence
Litigate nondisclosure cases regarding obligations of seller and agent
Litigate CEQA cases on various land use development projects
Draft and analyze general plan updates to include sustainability strategies

Work with landowners, redevelopment agencies, and municipalitiesdevelopers to develop strategies for addressing contaminated sites for redevelopment and urban in-fill
Identify potentially responsible parties and historical insurance assets and develop strategies to recover investigation and cleanup costs
Negotiate purchase and sale contracts relating to Brownfield sites
Counseling regarding pollution liability policies to facilitate transfer of risk concerning the purchase of contaminated properties
Represent client at design review and city council meetings relating to development projects
Advise regarding historical building designation