Dave focuses on Superfund investigation and remediation, air quality, surface and groundwater quality, environmental issues in real estate transactions, Proposition 65, and endangered species and natural resources policy and permitting. His practice involves litigating claims for costs, guiding clients through environmental investigation and remediation, and advising clients on federal and California-specific requirements and policies. Dave regularly represents clients before California regulators and agencies, and frequently assists both in-state and out-of-state clients navigate California’s uniquely challenging and rigorous statutory and administrative landscape.
Dave counsels clients in the following areas:
- Litigation and counseling arising out of federal and California environmental and land use statutes and regulations, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Proposition 65, CEQA, NEPA, and the Endangered Species Act, and their California analogues
- Representing clients in federal and state courts and before government agencies, including the California Water Boards, Air Pollution Control Districts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal, state, and local agencies
- Prosecution and defense of claims for recovery of environmental cleanup costs and related damages
- Environmental liability and regulatory requirements in due diligence and real estate transactions
- Endangered species permitting, conservation, and associated credit mechanisms
