Eric counsels and represents clients in a variety of industries in aspects of environmental law, including transactional matters such as real estate transfers and day-to-day compliance counseling. He has extensive experience in Superfund litigation as well as environmental regulatory expertise in the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, compliance counseling, enforcement defense, mergers & acquisitions, permitting issues, RCRA, release reporting, agency submittals and environmental audits.
Eric served as the primary compliance counsel for a petrochemical manufacturing facility. He also brought the first CERCLA ยง 106(b) action in which a petitioner received a final order granting reimbursement in full to a party who had received and complied with a unilateral administrative order from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Additionally, he has negotiated administrative orders and consent decrees and formed and participated in PRP groups performing work pursuant to consent decrees. He also has litigated contribution suits and liability defense suits.