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Major Accident and Incident Response
- Provided immediate on-site response to chemical release and multiple fatalities at chemical plant, including handling government interviews and investigations (OSHA, EPA, CSB, TQEC), performing a privileged investigation into areas of potential liability, and litigating resulting OSHA citations.
- Provided immediate on-site response to oil refinery fire and multiple fatalities at downstream refinery, including handling government interviews and investigations (OSHA, EPA, CSB) and performing internal root cause analysis investigation.
- Provided immediate on-site response to explosion and fatality at manufacturing facility, with surrounding personal property damage.
- Managed OSHA inspection and citation at plastics manufacturer after employee amputation incident, assisting with internal root cause analysis investigation.
- Provided on-site support at upstream oil well site after abandoned well leak, including overseeing legal issues relating to re-plugging and abandonment.
- Provided on-site support at chemical manufacturing facility after fire incident involving contractors, including handling government interviews and investigations (OSHA and EPA) and resulting OSHA citation dispute.
- Provided on-site support at chemical manufacturing facility after tank explosion incident, including handling government interviews and investigations (OSHA and EPA); no citation issued.
- Provided on-site support after fire and fatality incident at international production and shipping facility, including managing civil and personal injury plaintiffs’ counsel and experts during site and evidence inspections.
- Provided support for large explosion and fire incident at chemical processing facility, including performing privileged investigation into areas of potential liability and handling resulting OSHA citation dispute.
- Provided support for fire and fatality at oil storage and water separation facility, including handling resulting OSHA citation dispute and personal injury litigation.
- Provided support for fire incident at downstream oil refinery focusing on mechanical integrity topics.
- Provided support for pipeline rupture incident and resulting OSHA investigation.
- Representation of a chemical manufacturer in connection with investigations by the CSB, OSHA, the EPA, and other agencies into a multiple fatality accident resulting from the release of toxic chemicals, including subsequent enforcement and criminal allegations.
- Representation of an integrated energy company following a refinery fire and contractor injuries, including before the CSB, the EPA and state agencies, including subsequent enforcement and civil litigation.
Additional Investigations
- Defending chemical manufacturer against retaliation complaint filed with and investigated by OSHA.
- Performed internal company investigation relating to OSHA investigation of an 11(c) whistleblower complaint.
- Performed internal company investigation and provided risk assessment and recommendations to client relating to potential white-collar crimes, including antitrust violations.
- Investigated client's business formation and structure as it related to potential liability for breach of fiduciary duties and usurpation of corporate opportunities.
Litigation
- Represents energy industry clients in climate change litigation across the United States.
- Defends multiple oil refineries, chemical plants, and midstream oil and gas companies against OSHA citations alleging violations of process safety management standard and other safety regulations, including related civil litigation.
- Defended chemical plant against Clean Water Act citizen suit litigation.
- Defended LNG company against challenges to notice of construction permit before Pollution Control Hearings Board.
- Represented aggregates producer in product liability and breach of warranty action, involving illegal contracts and federal environmental regulations.
- Represented international shipping client through the bankruptcy and restructuring process, while navigating jurisdictional issues, claims for breach of contract, a workplace fatality, and environmental violations.
- Represented oil and gas industry client in prosecuting claim for breach of a Purchase Sale Agreement relating to disputed decommissioning liabilities.
Environmental, Health, and Safety Compliance
- Manages EPA RMP inspections and enforcement.
- Provides health and safety compliance information to clients, such as reporting obligations, methods of abatement, potential liability, and recommendations.
- Performs environmental due diligence in connection with corporate transactions.
- Reviews environmental reporting in corporate 10-Qs, 10-Ks, and sustainability reports.
- Provides guidance on greenwashing topics and best practices.
- Educates clients on the voluntary carbon credit market.
- Prior member of the Court Appointed Monitor team for a Fortune 500 international tourism and transportation conglomerate.