Dentons provides expertise in litigation as well as transactions and regulatory matters across multiple industries. With a national presence and global reach, it helps clients manage chemicals, climate change, energy projects, and environmental cleanup, as well as guide mergers, acquisitions, and compliance. Robert Schuda in Los Angeles has deep experience in environmental law, specializing in chemical safety, hazardous waste, and sustainable agriculture. Bradley Cahoon, in Salt Lake City co-heads the environmental and mining groups, focusing on environmental litigation, risk management, and contaminated property.
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‘My involvement with Dentons is related to CEQA challenges to pesticide regulations and actions. This is a specialized area with few experts. Dentons has this specific experience. ’
Key clients
- All-Star Transportation, LLC
- BASF Corporation
- California Rice Commission
- Cumberland Farms
- Gulf Oil Limited Partnership
- National Union Fire Insurance Company
- Newbury North Associates, Inc.
- Pike Fuels Limited Partnership
- Promontory Point Resources, LLC
- Starr Specialty Insurance Company
Work highlights
- Representing Cumberland Farms in New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in matters with a combined value of over US$2 billion.
- Representing the California Rice Commission, a statutory commission created and authorized by the state Legislature to represent the interests of the state's rice industry, including all producers, processors and distributors located in California.
- Successfully litigated against an environmental group’s appeal of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s permit approval for Promontory Point Resources, LLC’s municipal solid waste landfill in northern Utah near the Great Salt Lake.
Lawyers
Practice head
Robert Schuda
Other key lawyers
Bradley Cahoon