City and County governments oversee environmental remediation, hazardous waste compliance, and storm water and wastewater compliance. This panel will focus on local authority to compel compliance. The panelists will discuss both the administrative enforcement process and enforcement in the courts.
Among other topics, the speakers will provide practical tips for attorneys representing entities that are involved in an enforcement action, and they will also discuss some recent actions and the lessons learned.
Topics
- The legal authority and range of environmental issues handled by local
government - Practical tips for attorneys representing clients involved in local enforcement
actions - Recent trends and future directions in local environmental enforcement
This is the third of a three part-series on environmental enforcement.
The Environmental Enforcement Series: Enforcement of State Laws available by webcast.
The Environmental Enforcement Series: Enforcement of Federal Laws available by webcast.
Speakers
Jake Madden
San Mateo County Health
Casey Fitzgerald
City of San Jose Pretreatment Program, Division Manager
Gregory Alker
Assistant District Attorney
Special Prosecutions Unit, White Collar Crime Division
San Francisco District Attorney’s Office]
Moderator
Leah Goldberg
Cooper White & Cooper LLP
Section Chair
Catherine W. Johnson, Environmental General Counsel LLP
For a printable flyer, click here.
Lunch: This is a brown bag luncheon.
Event Code: G202904