With a presence in major cities across the US, Dentons environmental department offers litigation, transactional, and regulatory services. On the litigation front, the firm assists with environmental liabilities, breaches of warranties, and indemnities, among others. Operating out of Los Angeles, department head Robert Schuda is well-versed in siting, permitting, environmental review, and environmental due diligence. Salt Lake City-based Bradley Cahoon has litigated on a varied stream of matters, covering CERCLA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and NEPA cases, while Portland's Chad Higgins has been engaged as defense for businesses on PFAS and groundwater contamination lawsuits.
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Key clients
- All-Star Transportation, LLC
- American Linen Supply of New Mexico, Inc.
- BASF Corporation
- Cumberland Farms
- Eagle Point Energy Center, LLC
- Edmund G. Olston Trust
- Gulf Oil Limited Partnership
- KWI Holdings LLC
- Lord Corporation
- NASCO Aircraft Brake, Inc
- Pike Fuels Limited Partnership
- Promontory Point Resources, LLC
Work highlights
Litigating matters for Cumberland Farms in New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania with a combined value of over US$2 billion.
Providing comprehensive crisis management counsel with lead responsibility as to federal Environmental Protection Agency, federal Chemical Safety Board, and state Department of Environmental Protection after chemical explosion that destroyed one building and caused several injuries in February 2025.
Assisted PPR prevail in Friends of Great Salt Lake v. Dep’t of Env’t Quality & Promontory Point Resources, LLC, 531 P.2d 767 (Utah Ct. App. 2023) and is now assisting PPR before the Utah Court of Appeals to overturn the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s denial of PPR’s permit application to convert its landfill into a regional multi-state landfill.
Practice head
Robert Schuda
Other key lawyers
Bradley Cahoon; Chad Higgins