Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Environmental Jodi focuses her practice on environmental General Counsel compliance under most California and federal laws and transactional matters, Jodi Smith 2120 University Ave. including cleanup and redevelopment of Berkeley, CA 94704 contaminated property, Prop 65 and Chair [email protected] product compliance laws, and www.egcounsel.com management of environmental liabilities Tel. 510.495.0239 through environmental insurance and ​ other tools.

Alison finds solutions for business and industry clients to comply with federal, state and local environmental and energy Nixon Peabody laws, as well as defending against regulatory enforcement and evaluating Alison One Embarcadero Center, 32nd and negotiating environmental risk in large Torbitt Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 M&A transactions. She is particularly [email protected] active with the real estate and tax credit Vice Chair www. nixonpeabody.com teams, conducting due diligence and Tel. 415.984.5008 ​ providing in depth assistance with EH&S Tel. 805.252.3349 compliance, brownfields, permits, and ​ Fax 866.256.1329 more, including successful oversight of ​ remedial actions across the state and country. John has wide experience in environmental, health and safety law, regulatory compliance, transactions, permitting and entitlements, administrative enforcement, cleanups, John Buchalter cost recoveries, agency oversight, and renewable energy projects. His practice Epperson 55 Second St., Ste. 1700 includes the Clean Water Act, RCRA, San Francisco, CA 94105-3493 CERCLA, green chemistry and Treasurer [email protected] sustainability, Proposition 65, and OSHA www.buchalter.com investigations, inspections, and Tel. 415.227.3549 enforcement. He is an adjunct professor ​ at Golden Gate University School of Law and a former member of the Executive Committee of the California Bar’s Environmental Law Section.

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Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​ Ladd represents clients in a range of matters involving environmental due diligence and impaired property Ladd 601 Montgomery St., Ste. 1200 transactions, brownfields property San Francisco, CA 94111 redevelopment, environmental insurance Cahoon [email protected] procurement, administrative agency www.edgcomb-law.com proceedings, and impacted site Secretary Tel. 415.399.1560 remediation. He also represents and ​ ​ Fax 415.399.1885 advises clients in connection with USTs, ​ ​ storm water, wetlands, land use, CEQA, and mining issues.

Environmental Catherine co-founded Environmental General Counsel General Counsel in 2017. EGC handles a broad range of compliance, and Catherine 2120 University Ave. transactional matters, with an emphasis in Johnson Berkeley, CA 94704 cleanup and development of [email protected] Immediate contaminated properties, Prop 65 matters, www.egcounsel.com permitting and regulatory matters, and Past Chair Tel. 510.495.1406 ​ complex real estate transactions.

Jim established The Arnold Law Practice in 1998. He represents private clients in lawsuits, agency hearings, transactions, due diligence, insurance, and regulatory James R. compliance. Recent client matters include storm water compliance and lawsuits, Arnold toxics fraud in a real estate sale, CERCLA One Sansome St., Ste. 3500 with DTSC and US Army, UST Member San Francisco, CA 94104 Fund/SCAP/EAR grant programs, Prop. 65, [email protected] CLRRA, CEQA, AQMD defense, www.arnoldlp.com title/roads/easements issues, Phase Tel. 925.284.8887 I/Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, ​ ​ Fax 925.284.1387 and resolving environmental cleanup liens. ​ ​

Dave focuses his practice on complex Superfund sites, water quality, site David remediation, permitting and litigation Metres 600 Montgomery St., Ste. 525 under CEQA/NEPA, defense and San Francisco, CA 94111 prosecution of environmental and white Member [email protected] collar crimes and civil actions, Prop 65 www.bargcoffin.com matters, and the federal and California Tel. 415.228.5488 Endangered Species Acts. ​

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Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​ Sarah’s practice includes litigation and ​ counseling in NRD assessments and Sarah litigation, enforcement and cost recovery Peterman 235 Montgomery St., 17th Fl. actions, citizen suits, water quality Bell San Francisco, CA 94104 matters, and complex toxic tort actions. [email protected] She has represented clients in proceedings Member www.fbm.com and negotiations with administrative Tel. 415.954.4450 boards, utility districts, and other ​ Fax 415.954.4480 municipal entities. ​ Rich represents the USEPA in administrative and judicial litigation and regulatory compliance matters involving all aspects of federal environmental law. US EPA Region 9 Rich also teaches environmental law as an Rich adjunct professor at the Golden Gate 75 Hawthorne St. School of Law. Rich is completing his third Campbell San Francisco, CA 94105 term as Chair of the Planning Commission Member [email protected] for the City of Pacifica. Prior to joining Tel. 415.972.3870 USEPA, Rich was in private practice for six ​ Fax 415.947.3570 years in Phoenix, Arizona where his ​ practice focused on compliance with local, state, and federal land use and environmental regulatory requirements, as well as water rights. Dee Dee’s practice focuses on environmental matters such as enforcement, cleanup of contaminated Dorothy Environmental properties, stormwater and development projects. As a former co-counsel to the San “Dee Dee” General Counsel Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Dickey 2120 University Ave. Control Board she advised Board members Berkeley, CA 94704 and staff on legal issues related to all of Member [email protected] the Board’s regulatory, planning and enforcement programs. Dee Dee also CLE http://www.egcounsel.com Tel. 510.495.0109 served as Deputy Chief Counsel to the ​ Committee California Coastal Commission where she gained extensive experience with onshore and offshore energy projects as well as other complex development proposals.

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Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​ San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Karen’s practice focuses on land use,

water rights, water quality, and ​ ​ C​ ommission Karen ​ ​ administrative law and public agencies. Donovan [email protected] She is an attorney with the S.F. Bay http://www.bcdc.ca.gov Conservation and Development Member 455 Golden Gate Ave., Commission, focusing on enforcement. Ste. 10600 Karen has extensive experience with CEQA CLE San Francisco, CA 94102 and NEPA and the state and federal Committee Tel. ​415.352.3628 Endangered Species Acts, and she ​ previously represented several water districts throughout the state.

In Leah ‘s 30 years of experience in environmental law, she has worked both in public and private practice representing Port of Oakland Leah Fortune 500 companies, individual Deputy Port Attorney landowners, and public agencies. Goldberg Currently, Leah focuses on brownfields, [email protected] hazardous waste, storm water, Member Tel. ​510.282.5897 wastewater, clean air issues, climate ​ change, and utilities for the seaport, airport and commercial real estate departments at the Port of Oakland.

Arielle provides litigation and advisory services to private clients and public agencies with an emphasis on land use entitlements, affordable housing and State Density Bonus laws, environmental review Arielle under CEQA/NEPA, the public trust Harris doctrine, the California Coastal Act, th endangered species, and historic and 1331 North California Blvd., 5 ​ Fl. ​ Member Walnut Creek, CA 94596 cultural resources. In addition to representing clients in administrative [email protected] proceedings, Arielle also represents clients www.msrlegal.com in state trial and appellate courts in both Tel. 925.941.3236 ​ ​ ​ writ of mandate actions and civil litigation Fax 925.933.4126 ​ matters.

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Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​

Sean represents public agencies and private businesses involved in complex environmental and land use matters, with a focus on regulatory compliance and Sean related litigation involving surface and groundwater quality and use. His work Herman th 425 Market St., 26 ​ Fl. often involves the Clean Water Act, ​ Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, Member San Francisco, CA 94105 [email protected] SGMA, CEQA, Endangered Species Act, Barristers Rep www.hansonbridgett.com RCRA, and CERCLA. Outside the office, Tel. 415.995.5899 Sean is an adjunct professor at Golden ​ Gate University School of Law, where he helps teach administrative law and environmental law moot court.

Kamran helps businesses deal with environmental challenges. He defends clients in litigation involving contamination and counsels companies on compliance Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Kamran ​ with environmental laws and regulations. Fl. Javandel He’s helped obtain project permits and San Francisco, CA 94111 entitlements, and advised on Member [email protected] environmental aspects of real estate www.allenmatkins.com transactions. In a prior career as an Tel. 415.273.7473 ​ environmental consultant, he managed Fax 415.837.1516 investigation and cleanup of contaminated ​ properties.

Karl practices entirely in the field of environmental law, including litigation/counseling on compliance, Law Offices of governmental regulation, permits, Karl Karl R. Morthole endangered species, hazardous waste site 1914 17th Avenue cleanups, cost recovery, real estate Morthole agreements involving contamination, San Francisco, CA 94116 mining issues, clean air issues, fuel issues, [email protected] Member environmentally-related railroad safety & Tel. 415.759.8059 ​ operations, hazardous materials Cell: 415.517.7292 ​ transportation contracts, and environmental impact review (NEPA & CEQA).

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Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​ Anna works with clients on environmental, land use, and real estate law issues, specializing in land acquisition, redevelopment, and environmental Anna 3640 Grand Ave., Ste. 200 cleanup and litigation. She handles a Nguyen Oakland, CA 94610 broad range of environmental matters [email protected] from toxic torts to Superfund cleanup on Member www.ww-envlaw.com the federal, state and appellate levels. She Tel. 415.465.5750 ext. 5 also manages development projects, ​ focusing on due diligence, regulatory permitting, and insurance procurement and negotiation.

Jon represents clients in all areas of environmental and land use law. He is also 44 Montgomery St., 36th Fl. the Chair of the firm’s Prevailing Wage Jon Practice Group and is recognized as one of Welner San Francisco, CA 94104 [email protected] the foremost prevailing wage practitioners www.mintz.com in the State. Jon serves on the Advisory Member Board of the Environmental Law Section of Tel. 415.432.6093 ​ the California Lawyers Association, and is a Councilmember of the Town of Tiburon.

Justin’s practice focuses on land use, administrative compliance, and environmental law for development projects in San Francisco, Oakland, and the Justin greater Bay Area. His land use entitlement Zucker One Bush St., Ste. 600 experience includes commercial, San Francisco, CA 94104 mixed-use, industrial, and residential Member [email protected] projects as well as historic renovation and MYERs Forum www.reubenlaw.com conversion projects. Justin has expertise Committee Tel. 415.567.9000 with environmental review under the ​ California Environmental Quality Act Fax 415.339.9480 ​ (“CEQA”), zoning, property-specific due diligence, accessory dwelling units, and approval of formula retail projects.

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Environmental Law Section | Executive Committee Roster | 2021 ​ ​ ADVISORY BOARD Adam represents private and public clients, and focuses his practice in environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, and the redevelopment of Adam Baas impacted properties. Notable topics of

representation include, cost recovery 555 Mission St., Ste. 2400 Advisory actions, natural resource damage claims, Member San Francisco, CA 94105 toxic torts, CERCLA, RCRA and CEQA [email protected] matters, vapor intrusion, large heritage www.dlapiper.com site cleanup, municipal redevelopment, Tel. 415.615.6015 ​ dry cleaner properties and cases involving Fax 415.659.7447 storage tanks and pipelines. ​ Josh is a Principal in Meyers Nave’s statewide Land Use and Environmental Law Practice Groups. He has more than 25 Environmental years of experience in all areas of state Josh General Counsel Bloom and federal environmental and natural 2120 University Ave. resources law, including complex environmental litigation, compliance Berkeley, CA 94704 Advisory counseling, brownfields redevelopment, [email protected] Member criminal and civil defense matters, and http://www.egcounsel.com environmental aspects of transactional Tel. 510.495.0418 ​ matters, such as risk transfer issues and insurance negotiation and claims disputes. Josh also represents clients regarding consumer protections laws.

Barry’s practice focuses on land use, natural resources, water rights, renewable and conventional energy, and environmental law. Areas of expertise Barry include: Surface and ground water rights, Epstein water supply, and water quality; Energy th generation and transmission facility siting 3 Embarcadero Center, 12 ​ Fl. ​ Advisory San Francisco, CA 94111 and development, transactions and regulation; Land use regulation and Member [email protected] development entitlements; California www.allenmatkins.com Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Tel. 415.273.7469 ​ ​ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Fax 415.837.1516 ​ Conservation easements and transactions for habitat and agricultural land mitigation.

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