Greenberg Traurig LLP

Litigation

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Chris Neumann counsels clients in the natural gas, petroleum, mining, construction, retail, home building, solid and hazardous waste, and other industries on a wide variety of litigation, environmental, and real estate matters. Chris represents clients in connection with internal investigations following spills, pipe failures and other environmental incidents. He also defends clients in connection with civil, criminal and administrative enforcement by USEPA, states, tribes, local governments and citizen groups. Chris has advised clients on litigation and enforcement matters, as well as related auditing and compliance matters, under the Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA), Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Mine Safety and Health Act (MSHA), and numerous other federal, state and tribal laws.

ConcentrationsInternal investigations of environmental incidentsDefense of civil, criminal and administrative environmental enforcement mattersSuperfund and other complex environmental litigationCommercial litigation involving oil and gas, mining, construction and engineering mattersReal estate acquisition and environmental aspects of business transactionsEnvironmental compliance and rulemaking mattersEnvironmental policy and governmental affairs mattersGlobal Energy & Infrastructure

CapabilitiesEnvironmental Litigation American Indian Law Government Law & PolicyLand Development Infrastructure Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law Energy & Natural Resources Real Estate

Admission to PracticeColoradoU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitU.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, 1998 Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law Associate Editor, Law Review Environmental Moot Court B.S., Engineering and Environmental Science (Civil Engineering), University of Notre Dame, 1995