Mark Talty, a member of the firm’s Environmental, Safety and Incident Response group, spent nearly a decade working in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Drawing upon his invaluable government experience, Mark advises clients facing complex environmental challenges and assists them at every step of the regulatory process through regulatory advocacy, compliance counseling, and litigation. He assists companies and national trade associations across the manufacturing, chemical processing, landfills, and energy sectors, including extensive work on renewable fuels.
During his time at the EPA, Mark counseled program staff and senior leadership in the development of regulations and policies with agency-wide scope and significant external impact across each of the Agency's substantive statutes. He also worked closely with the Department of Justice, including the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), in challenges to EPA actions and in high-profile litigation with EPA equities.
In addition to his service at the EPA, Mark previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Maryland Attorney General. In this role, he represented the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Maryland Critical Area Commission in litigation before administrative boards and Maryland state courts, as well as advised on enforcement and compliance requirements of environmental land-use and natural resource laws.
While at EPA
