Headquartered across California, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Washington DC, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP boasts a nationwide practice, with a team equipped to handle a wide spread of enforcement actions and hazardous waste lawsuits, regularly assisting clients in remediation matters and natural resource damages claims. James Dragna, of the Los Angeles office, is a key point of contact for energy, aerospace and manufacturing clients seeking aid with hazardous waste proceedings, Princeton-based John McGahren is a key name for mandates under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, while Stephanie Feingold, also based in Princeton, represents major corporations like chemical and energy companies in investigations and enforcement actions brought by environmental agencies. Over in Washington, Duke McCall is known for his knowledge of issues under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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Key clients

  • Shell USA Inc.
  • Southern California Gas Company and Sempra Energy
  • Verizon Communications Inc., and GTE Operations Support Incorporated, GTE Sylvania Incorporated and Sylvania Electric Products Inc. (GTE Sylvania Defendants)
  • C&I Leasing
  • BKK Joint Defense Group
  • Philips
  • Handy & Harman
  • Chemours
  • ExxonMobil
  • Honolulu BWS

Work highlights

  • Assisted Shell USA Inc. in an environmental cost recovery lawsuit.
  • Served as strategic coordinating, litigation, and regulatory counsel for Sempra Energy and SoCalGas in  litigation and regulatory proceedings stemming from a natural gas leak at its Aliso Canyon facility in Porter Ranch, California, in 2015 and 2016.
  • Represented Verizon in litigation seeking costs to install new wellhead treatment due to the presence of PFAS in certain wells; removed the case to the Eastern District of New York and defeated a remand motion.

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James J. Dragna, John McGahren