Injunctive Relief in Environmental Litigation: Leveraging Recent Court Treatment and Navigating Evidentiary Issues
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for environmental litigators on injunctive relief under various environmental laws. The panel will outline and explain key considerations, evidentiary issues, and approaches to oppose requests for injunctive relief.
Outline
- Court treatment of injunctive relief
- CERCLA
- RCRA
- ESA
- Considerations when facing motions for injunctive relief
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Evidentiary issues
- Best practices for opposing requests for injunctive relief
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How have the courts treated the issue of injunctive relief under different environmental laws?
- What are the key considerations practitioners should keep in mind when facing a motion for injunctive relief?
- What best practices should counsel employ when opposing requests for TROs or preliminary injunctions?
Faculty
Sandra A. Edwards
Partner
Farella Braun + Martel
Ms. Edwards is Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Department and has extensive trial experience in federal and... | Read More
Ms. Edwards is Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Department and has extensive trial experience in federal and state court in her litigation practice and as a former Assistant District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco. She has strategically litigated on behalf of her corporate clients in high-stakes environmental lawsuits involving toxic torts and contaminated sites, CERCLA, FIFRA and Proposition 65, as well as private attorney general actions and citizen suits. Her clients include chemical and agricultural companies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and developers.
ClosePeter Hsiao
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
Mr. Hsiao is head of the firm’s Environment and Energy Group in Los Angeles and head of the Green Products and... | Read More
Mr. Hsiao is head of the firm’s Environment and Energy Group in Los Angeles and head of the Green Products and Chemicals Team. Drawing upon his technical background as a chemical engineer, Mr. Hsiao has 30 years of experience in complex litigation and transactional work with a specialty as a lead trial attorney in environmental, natural resources, chemical toxic tort, and land use law. He was appointed to the ABA's Standing Committee on Environmental Law and is the former Chair of the State Bar of California’s Environmental Law Section.
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Daniel Riesel
Prinicpal
Sive Paget & Riesel
Mr. Riesel litigated a wide variety of cases which include numerous environmental matters, white collar defense, civil... | Read More
Mr. Riesel litigated a wide variety of cases which include numerous environmental matters, white collar defense, civil rights, and commercial matters. His litigation experience ranges from pre-trial practice in complex litigation to appellate advocacy. His extensive environmental and litigation practice has been recognized by several organizations that conduct peer evaluation of lawyers. Chambers & Partners’ survey of environmental lawyers ranks him as one of the top tier environmental lawyers in New York. He is a former Chief of the Environmental Protection Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York.
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