Dentons provides its broad client base with a coast-to-coast regulatory offering across chemicals, pesticides, consumer products, energy, restoration, and remediation. The Los Angeles office comprises practice head Robert Schuda’s broad practice spans manufacturing and registering of chemicals and pesticide products, hazardous waste management, and preserving natural resources. Other key names on the West Coast are San Diego’s expert in hazardous waste and toxic tort, Stephen Marsh, and Gary Roberts, who represents companies on California Proposition 65. Operating out of the Chicago office, Jeffrey Fort takes point on internal environmental investigations and the implementation of environmental compliance programs, while Julie Vanneman is equipped to advise on remediation at contaminated sites from Pittsburgh. Salt Lake City-based Bradley Cahoon advises on contaminated sites, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act issues.
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Client satisfaction

Key clients

  • Anderson Geneva, LLC
  • Brightmark
  • Fresh Express
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Work highlights

  • Assisted Brightmark’s plastics division by creating and executing a multi-year federal strategy to ensure federal policy makers and regulators understand the process of advanced recycling.  
  • Served as environmental counsel for Parker involving counselling and representation on the cleanup of historic contamination at sites across the country, as well as coordination with Brownfields redevelopments.

Lawyers

Practice head

Robert S. Schuda

Other key lawyers

Stephen Marsh; Gary Roberts; Jeffrey Fort; Julie Vanneman; Bradley Cahoon; Chad Wissinger