Derek B. KalbfleischAssociateK&L Gates LLPWebsitewww.klgates.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail+1.206.370.7644 Professional Biography Derek Kalbfleisch is an associate in the firm’s Seattle office. He is a member of the Environment, Land, and Natural Resources practice group. This is a temporary biography. A complete biography will be available soon. More Legal and Business Bylines From Derek B. Kalbfleisch From New York to Washington, Courts Shift the Landscape on Legality of State and Local Gas Bans - (Posted On Monday, April 07, 2025) Natural Gas Survives Election, Aims to Thrive Post-Election - (Posted On Tuesday, November 19, 2024) Natural Gas Survives Mid-Term Election; Aims to Thrive Post-Election - (Posted On Monday, November 18, 2024) FERC Seeks to Update Clean Water Act 401 Certification Procedures for Hydropower Projects—What You Need to Know - (Posted On Monday, July 01, 2024) Forever CERCLA: EPA Designates Certain PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA - (Posted On Monday, May 06, 2024) Calming the Seas for Offshore Wind: Renewable Energy Modernization Rule Seeks to Boost Regulatory and Financial Certainty for Wind on the Outer Continental Shelf - (Posted On Thursday, May 02, 2024) It's a Gas! Federal and State Developments Continue to Light Up the Natural Gas Debate - (Posted On Monday, February 26, 2024) Current Legal Analysis When Is a Car a Character? The Ninth Circuit Revisits Copyrightability in Halicki v. Carroll Shelby Licensing by: Dylan J. Price Public Hearings on OSHA’s Proposed Heat Hazard Rule Begin by: Lisa B. Marsh , Adrienne M. Wood What to Watch: Potential Increase in Enforcement of “RUO” Diagnostics by: Dominick DiSabatino , Audrey Mercer Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care by: Eric J. Neiman , Lisa Pierce Reisz EPA Proposes RFS Standards for 2026 and 2027, Will Hold Hearing on July 8, 2025 by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton NYC Comptroller Report Calls for Overhaul of State Consumer Financial Protections by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia California AI Policy Report Outlines Proposed Comprehensive Regulatory Framework by: Jason M. Loring Maine Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia CFPB Proposes to Eliminate Education Allocations from Civil Penalty Fund by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with Catholic Charities in Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Exemption Case by: Richard M Corn , Amanda H Nussbaum Texas Supreme Court Issues New Interpretation of Texas Usury Law by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia New York AG Secures $250,000 Settlement with Money Transmitter Over Remittance Rule Violations by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Compliance Deadlines for Chicago Employers Coming July 1, 2025 by: Markeya A. Fowler EPA Releases Draft Charge Questions for SACC Meeting on Phthalates and Memorandum on Proposed Refinement for Estimating DBP Skin Exposures by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton CFPB and DOJ Terminate Another Redlining Consent Order by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Upcoming Events Jun 24 2025 2025 Special Assets Summer School Webinar: Agricultural Borrowers and Problem Loans Jun 25 2025 TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later Jun 25 2025 Business Law Institute Virtual Elimination of Bias Session Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Print
