The environmental team at Norton Rose Fulbright acts for industrial, utilities, retail and public agencies in matters concerning government enforcement actions, defense of administrative, civil and criminal proceedings. It is also particularly strong in Superfund site matters, handling toxic tort mandates across the US. Edward Lewis steers the group from Houston, handling incident response and governmental enforcement actions alleging environmental violations. In the Los Angeles office, Elizabeth M Weaver and Jeffrey Margulies are recommended, the former dealing with Superfund, toxic tort, water related issues and matters falling under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, while the latter is known for defending land and air contamination cases as well as those associated with hazardous waste.
Testimonials
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‘They get to know the client, the client's business and the client's culture. They have common sense and work efficiently in very complex matters. ’
‘They are all outstanding and I trust them implicitly to represent the company. ’
Key clients
- KMCO, LLC
- Vulcan Materials Company
- INEOS
- EOG Corporation
- Baze Chemical
- Marathon Oil Corporation
- Syngenta AG
- Logisnext Americas
- BHP Corporation
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- American Coatings Association
- California Retailers Association
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Goodman Global, a member of the Daikin Group
- National Oilwell
- Target Corporation
- Tarkett North America
- The Irvine Company LLC
- TriMas Corporation
- USA Waste of California, Inc.
- Shell Oil
- The TJX Companies, Inc.
Work highlights
- Representing Vulcan in connection with claims brought by the US Environmental Protection Agency and State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and various private parties, including Occidental Chemical Corporation, for past and future response costs and other damages arising out of alleged releases of hazardous substances into the Passaic River.
- Defending a nationwide multi-media enforcement investigation targeting five client mine and chemicals facilities in four states.
- Representing approximately 20 companies and are lead defense counsel in two industry-wide joint defense groups involving over 100 companies involved in manufacturing, distributing, retail sales and/or licensing polyester/spandex socks, sports bras, leggings and other apparel that are alleged to violate Proposition 65 by exposing individuals to bisphenol-A (BPA).
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Edward LewisOther key lawyers
Scott Burton, Elizabeth M Weaver, Jeffrey Margulies