Cases
Representative Matters: Regulatory compliance advice
defense of agency enforcement actions on behalf of chemical manufacturer.
Advice regarding environmental due diligence, environmental compliance issues, transfer of environmental permits,
negotiation of agreements in connection with purchase of industrial facility
business in southern Louisiana.
Advice regarding environmental due diligence, transfer of environmental permits,
negotiation of agreements in connection with purchase of closed industrial manufacturing facility in northern Louisiana.
Advice regarding environmental issues, transfer of environmental permits,
negotiation of agreements in connection with sale of greenfield site on Mississippi River in southern Louisiana.
Advice regarding obtaining of air, water,
other permits for $600-million storage tank facility for crude oil, petroleum products,
other liquid fuels on the Mississippi River in St. James, Louisiana. Successful defense of litigation seeking reversal of LDEQ's issuance of air permit. In the Matter of: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Permitting Decision: Regarding State (Synthetic Minor Source) Permit No. 2560-00292-00 to Petroplex International, LLC) , 2010 CA 1194 (La. App. 1 Cir. 3/25/11), 58 So.3d 1155
Advise regarding environmental transactional issues, wetl
s,
permitting in connection with proposed purchase
reopening of automobile manufacturing facility in northern Louisiana.
Advise regarding environmental transactional issues, permit transfers,
obtaining of bona fide prospective purchaser letters from LDEQ in connection with purchase of poultry facilities in northern Louisiana.
Air permitting advice to company proposing to construct new petroleum refinery in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
Advice regarding obtaining permits from LDNR, Office of Conservation, for facility to treat
dispose of oilfield exploration
production wastes in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
Advice regarding environmental due diligence, permitting, development issues,
related matters, for $300-million storage tank facility for crude oil, petroleum products,
other liquid fuels on the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Successful settlement of litigation seeking reversal of LDEQ's issuance of air
water permits. In the Matter of: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Permitting Decision: Regarding State (Synthetic Minor Source) Permit No. 2580-00051-00
Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) Permit to Safel
s Storage, LLC D/B/A Angelina Tank Farm , Docket No. 563,770, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Environmental due diligence, permitting,
related advice to company regarding purchase of property
construction
operation $100-million manufacturing facility near Alex
ria, Louisiana.
Negotiation
h
ling of purchase of portion of environmentally-affected property in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, including obtaining of comfort letter
waiver of lien rights from LDEQ.
Negotiation
h
ling of purchase of property bordering environmentally-affected water body in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Advice to owners of former Superfund site regarding future sale, lease, or use of property.
Lead permitting attorney in obtaining RCRA, Clean Air Act,
Clean Water Act permits for former commercial hazardous waste incineration facility. Successful defense of lawsuits seeking reversal of permits. Coalition for a Good Environment, et al v. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality , 99-2843 (La. App. 1st Cir. 10/18/00), 772 So.2d 715, writ denied, 2001-0129 (La. 4/12/01), 789 So.2d 589
2001-0130 (La. 4/12/01), 789 So.2d 590.
Supervision of risk assessment of alleged hazardous waste disposal site,
negotiation of consent decree with DOJ, EPA,
LDEQ regarding client's potential liability for response costs.
Representation of customer of commercial hazardous waste incineration facility as intervenor in federal litigation brought by EPA, LDEQ,
DOJ. After jury trial, judgment rendered in favor of client holding that its material processed separately was a product
no longer subject to regulation as a hazardous waste. United States v. Marine Shale Processors, Inc., et al , CV90-1240, U.S. District Court, Western District of La. (transferred to the Eastern District of La.). Judgment in favor of client reversed
rem
ed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal,
thereafter settlement reached with all parties, United States v. Marine Shale Processors, Inc. , 81 F.3d 1361 (5th Cir. 1996).
Defense of enforcement actions by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
EPA based on alleged violations of Clean Water Act wetl
s regulations
Swampbuster regulations.
