The San Francisco-based practice at Morrison Foerster regularly acts for clients in environmental and toxic tort litigation, notably active on Prop 65 chemicals litigation and on enforcement defense. The group is co-headed by William Tarantino, a key name for clients in relation to climate-related goals and claims, and Susan Mac Cormac, who assists clients on ESG. Cedar Hobbs has broad knowledge of environmental litigation and regulation covering site remediation, management of hazardous materials, and compliance with California and federal laws.
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Key clients
- Alexandria Real Estate
- American Pacific Corp
- Burchell Nursery, Inc.
- Clearwater Seafoods
- Clorox
- Commerce Trust Company
- Export Import Bank of the United States
- Generate Capital
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Mars, Inc.
- Newlight Technologies
- Nouryon
Practice head
William Tarantino; Susan Mac Cormac
Other key lawyers
Cedar Hobbs