Ed focuses his practice on environmental law, leveraging his more than 30 years of experience to advise business enterprises in transactional, litigation, and counseling matters.
Ed represents clients from a number of industries in mergers, sales, acquisitions, and financings. He has counseled purchasers, sellers, investors, and borrowers on environmental due diligence, contract negotiations, financing, and post-closing issues such as indemnity claims.
Ed also represents clients on compliance and enforcement matters at the state and federal levels. He has provided counsel in multiple industry sectors on all of the major federal environmental statutes (CERCLA, RCRA, CAA, CWA, TSCA, FIFRA) and numerous state statutory schemes regarding air emissions, waste disposal, and water and stormwater discharges.
Ed has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts and before administrative tribunals across the country. His cases include a broad range of environmental issues, including cost recovery claims at Superfund sites, and citizen suit claims under RCRA, as well toxic tort, nuisance, and other claims.