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In recent years, regulators have become more aggressive in seeking, and obtaining, significant penalties in civil, criminal, and administrative environmental enforcement actions. Our attorneys have substantial experience in defending clients in such enforcement actions, in cases involving air, water, hazardous waste, wetlands, and other issues. We have negotiated resolution of such enforcement actions and also have defended clients at trial in civil and criminal enforcement cases.
Our attorneys have litigated enforcement actions in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative review and appeal boards. We also assist and counsel clients during enforcement investigations and in addressing issues such as multi-media inspections, search warrant responses, prudent recordkeeping practices, and responding to environmental misconduct by employees.
Our engagements in this area include the following matters:
- Representing a large national corporation in a multi-state criminal investigation regarding the acceptance of out-of-state construction and demolition debris
- Representing a publicly traded corporation in a multi-facility criminal environmental enforcement investigation
- Representing a client in a criminal enforcement action for alleged violations of the Ohio Hazardous Waste Laws
