This CLE webinar will address the implications of ongoing CERCLA liability for potentially responsible parties (PRPs) given the EPA's recent indication that closed Superfund sites may be reopened to address PFAS contamination and due to the new reduced screening levels for lead-contaminated soil. Th... Read More

This CLE course will provide an in-depth look at ASTM E1527-21, the ESA standard now recognized by the EPA as satisfying all appropriate inquiries (AAI) requirements. The panel will examine how this standard has been implemented and its impact on site assessment and the due diligence process since i... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance and case studies for counsel on CERCLA statute of limitations (including removal vs. remedial measures and cost recovery vs. contribution claims), preemption, and allocation dynamics. The expert panel will also offer "in the trenches" strategies related to manag... Read More

This CLE course will discuss how recent court decisions have addressed the strategy of pursuing divisibility and apportionment versus an equitable allocation in CERCLA litigation. Experience demonstrates that both the courts and counsel continue to exhibit confusion regarding the application of appo... Read More

This CLE course will provide counsel advising parties in a contaminated site cleanup with guidance on both protecting the interests of settling potentially responsible parties (PRPs) and, on the other hand, protecting the contribution interests of non-settling PRPs. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on identifying and pursuing defunct or "zombie" corporations and their insurance assets as a source of funding cleanup of contamination sites. The panel will discuss what to do after identifying zombie candidates, claims evaluation due diligence, litigation trends... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel for parties involved in the purchase of a contaminated site to secure and maintain the CERCLA bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) defense. The panel will offer best practices for the redevelopment of contaminated sites in light of recent federal court decisions... Read More

This CLE course will discuss how recent court decisions have addressed divisibility in CERCLA litigation. The panel will provide guidance for environmental counsel on when the divisibility of harm defense is appropriate and tactics to overcome challenges in proving divisibility. Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel advising parties involved in contaminated site cleanups on protecting the contribution interests of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in seeking cost recovery against other PRPs. Read More

This CLE course will discuss the latest key appellate and Supreme Court CERCLA decisions, provide insights into lessons from the courts for environmental counsel and their clients going forward, and offer best practices for handling CERCLA issues. Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel on applying the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) statute of limitations and explain when settlements trigger the statute. The panel will examine recent decisions, analyze a federal circuit split, and offer best practices... Read More

This CLE course will provide counsel with guidance based on the opportunity zone (OZ) regulations recently released by the Treasury Department related to brownfield redevelopment. The panel will address the IRS requirements in the assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of brownfield properties l... Read More

This CLE course will provide environmental counsel with a review of recent court rulings on the liability of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund or CERCLA). In addition, the presenters will discuss the impa... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to counsel for parties of CERCLA litigation on settlement strategies and implications. The panel will examine potential future claims the parties may face, and the need for careful consideration when determining with whom to settle and the order in which to sett... Read More

This CLE course will provide counsel for tenants, or prospective tenants, of contaminated industrial or manufacturing sites with information and critical guidance on defending liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) using the up... Read More

This CLE course will provide practical guidance to in-house real estate and environmental counsel on the similarities and differences between federal and state liability protections available under CERCLA, RCRA, and their state law counterparts; best practices for choosing (where possible) which pro... Read More

This CLE course will discuss deregulatory and budgetary initiatives by the current administration and the impact of these initiatives as applied to natural resource damage (NRD) assessment and lawsuits under CERCLA and the Oil Pollution Act (OPA). Read More

This CLE course will provide a brief overview of CERCLA and PRP liability and focus on U.S. government liability for cleanup costs and for natural resource damage to public lands. The program will discuss a recent case law trend of finding the federal government liable in its various roles as landlo... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to environmental counsel on the steps lessees should take, before and after executing a lease, to qualify for and maintain eligibility for protection as a bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) under the EPA's latest enforcement guidance and actions. Read More