With an active regulatory compliance counseling practice, Morrison Foerster is well-prepared to issues related to hazardous waste management, government reporting obligations, hazardous materials in products and packaging, air emissions, energy, and water quality. The team is led from the San Francisco office by William Tarantino and Susan Mac Cormac , with the former focusing his practice on environmental and consumer protection law, while the latter chairs the ESG, social enterprise and impact investing sub practice, with experience extending to corporate governance and corporate transaction matters. While chiefly focusing on environmental, climate, and green claim issues, San Diego-lawyer Krista deBoer is also a key advisor on regulatory approvals, compliance, and risk mitigation.
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Clients clés
- Mars
- Thinx
- Commerce Trust Company
- Seagate Technology
- The Nature Conservancy
- Revlon
- Burchell Nursery, Inc.
- Clearwater Seafoods
- Nouryon
- Harbor Freight Tools
Points forts
- Advising Revlon in relation to compliance with the California Air Resources Board regulations governing volatile chemicals, and compliance with state and federal laws related to environmental sustainability.
- Represented Seagate Technology in negotiating its sale of property impacted by hazardous material contamination, requiring close work with state regulators to establish deed restrictions protective of human health and the environment as a condition of the sale.
- Advising The Nature Conservancy and its client, the Bahamas Ministry of the Environment, on legislative drafting and regulatory rulemaking pertaining to plastics restrictions and environmental impact assessments.
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
William F. Tarantino; Susan Mac Cormac
Autres avocats clés
Krista deBoer