With a client list fielding a broad range of industries, DLA Piper LLP (US)’s environmental practice is equipped to handle matters across compliance, climate change, contaminants, and ESG. The practice, which handles complex matters regarding emerging contaminants, is under the joint leadership of San Francisco’s George Gigounas and Washington DC’s Gwendolyn Keyes. Gigounas takes the lead on product enforcement and compliance, as well as, hazardous wastes and toxic exposures, while Keyes, with experience from the EPA, is a key advisor on emerging contaminants and ESG. New York’s Jeff Salinger, is praised by his clients as ‘the best in the market’ across his broad practice of ESG, climate change, and brownfield redevelopment. The San Francisco office is home to Adam Baas, a seasoned practitioner on emerging contaminants and PFAS-related liability, and Caroline Lee, who advises clients from a span of industries on natural resources and product safety.
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‘The team is great. Jeff Salinger is an excellent lawyer and he is well served by Doug Lavey. They know environmental law and business law well and mix the two better than anyone else. They are very quick to respond and turn documents quickly.’
‘Jeff Salinger is the best in the market. He knows the law in and out. Doug Lavey is also excellent.’
Key clients
- The Chlorine Institute
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- BAE Systems Ship Repair
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Republic of Georgia
- Baker Commodities, Inc.
- BASF Corporation
- Bayer Corporation
Work highlights
- Provided assistance to The Chlorine Institute that has enabled member companies to understand the impact of environmental, transportation and worker safety rules as well as advocate for common sense practical approaches to regulation that ensures the continued provision of safe drinking water to millions of customers around the country.
- Achieved a ruling for Lockheed Martin in CA state court directing a Regional Water Board to reverse its cleanup order and change its definition of "background" sediment contaminant levels to exclude other parties' prior contamination.
- Represents member nations in UNFCCC climate negotiations implementing the world-renown Paris Agreement.
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Practice head
George John Gigounas; Gwendolyn Keyes
Other key lawyers
Jeff Salinger; Adam Baas; Caroline Lee