Heidi counsels companies nationwide on federal and state environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance, auditing, and due diligence.
Heidi has significant experience advising clients across a range of industry sectors on federal and state EHS regulations. She applies her diverse expertise in EHS regulations to help companies comply with requirements in a practical manner, mindful of the companies’ objectives and costs.
EHS Audits, Risk and Compliance Program Assessments
Heidi is a leader of the firm’s EHS Audits, Risk and Compliance Program Assessments practice. She advises a diverse range of companies with planning and conducting comprehensive and targeted compliance audits and managing related federal and state disclosures. She also advises companies on the development and implementation of management systems for environmental compliance.
Heidi was the Compliance Assurance Manager for a manufacturing company for several years. She managed their nationwide EHS audit program, including coordinating facilities and third-party auditors, advising on legal compliance questions, and advising on corrective actions necessary to improve operations, prevent a recurrence, and minimize the risk of potential enforcement actions or other liabilities.
Heidi also counsels clients on the environmental aspects of acquiring industrial facilities, including identifying and evaluating actual and potential environmental liabilities and identifying permit transfer requirements.
Occupational Safety and Health
Heidi regularly advises companies on compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and its state equivalents, including compliance with a broad range of health and safety regulations and consensus standards. She also advises clients on preparing for and responding to OSHA investigations and resolving OSHA citations.
Enforcement Defense
Heidi defends companies in federal and state environmental enforcement actions. Among her cases, Heidi and her colleagues successfully defended a manufacturing plant in a Clean Air Act enforcement action resulting in the entry of a consent decree and denial of intervention and defended an administrative action challenging that plant’s air permit.
Professional Involvement
Before joining Beveridge & Diamond, Heidi interned with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, and the Maryland Office of the Attorney General at the State Highway Administration. Earlier in her career, Heidi worked for an environmental consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Heidi is a frequent speaker on auditing and EHS issues. She is also an appointed member of the Northborough Cultural Council in Central Massachusetts, which works to promote the arts and help develop cultural and science programs throughout the Northborough community. She resides in a historic home in Central Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.
