Sentences with phrase «environmental enforcement action»

In the event of a serious workplace accident or injury or an environmental enforcement action, Kelly helps clients navigate those circumstances toward the best possible outcome for their companies.

Corrie also has a broad range of experience defending clients in administrative, civil and criminal environmental enforcement actions.

Ms. Neeves» litigation experience involves federal and state environmental enforcement actions and lawsuits between private parties.

Devin A. Barry, a member of the Environmental practice group in Cleveland, focuses on environmental counseling in business, regulatory and legislative matters; environmental enforcement actions; and compliance with environmental regulations.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Barbour mainly works to loosen enforcement of environmental regulations affecting utilities, though other Washington lobbyists said that he had also argued against action on reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

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Our team has worked with US federal, state and local government agencies to defend against governmental enforcement actions and citizen suits, response cost litigation, indemnification claims, toxic tort class actions, imminent and substantial endangerment litigation, and criminal environmental claims.

Lightfoot's attorneys have also assisted clients in a variety of compliance matters and enforcement actions involving state and federal agencies, including matters under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act («RCRA»), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act («CERCLA»), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act («FIFRA»), Toxic Substances Control Act («TSCA»), Clean Water Act («CWA») and Clean Air Act («CAA»).

In addition, our litigators defend clients in a wide range of civil and criminal enforcement actions arising out of the major federal environmental statutes — including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, CERCLA (Superfund), FIFRA, RCRA, TSCA, and EPCRA (Right - to - Know)-- as well as climate change regulation, renewable energy regulation, and project development.

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While we focus on helping companies avoid disruptive and expensive environmental litigation and government enforcement actions through the development of environmental compliance programs, we are fully prepared to represent the interests of our clients in federal and state courts across the nation should the need arise.

Each federal environmental law has enforcement provisions, backed by substantial penalties, which enable the government to bring administrative proceedings and civil and criminal enforcement actions.

Among other areas, our litigation experience in the environmental area includes governmental and private - party actions under CERCLA (including serving as lead counsel for PRP groups at major Superfund sites throughout the United States), citizen suits under RCRA, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, claims for property damage and personal injury arising from industrial emissions or environmental contamination, and defending clients against state and federal governmental enforcement actions.

When environmental disputes can not be successfully resolved, our attorneys vigorously advocate on behalf of our clients in federal and state enforcement actions, citizen suits, common law toxic tort actions and criminal actions.

Defend you in a state enforcement action for alleged violation of Act 250, wastewater, wetland, or environmental protection rules or other state regulations

Whether we are working with a client to implement an environmental compliance program or negotiating a complex commercial transaction, our focus is to help companies in the transportation sector prepare in advance so that they can perform their activities without the threat of costly litigation and disruptive enforcement actions.

Krista deBoer has extensive experience in environmental litigation, regulatory enforcement actions and administrative matters involving tort claims, cleanup and abatement orders under the California Water Code, CERCLA allocation and cost - recovery, RCRA site closures, citizen suits under the Endangered Species Act, and CEQA

Environment, health, and safety: We have class - leading capability in supporting industrial and commercial businesses in relation to the full spectrum of environmental and workplace health and safety law, including providing strategic and operational compliance advice; representation in regulator enforcement action and civil proceedings (including mass torts); and risk management advice in transactions.

Bick Law is committed to helping business clients avoid costly and disruptive environmental litigation and enforcement actions.

We provide legal news on the most recent litigated business and commercial cases including antitrust, banking and financial institutions, construction, complex disputes / class actions involving multi-parties and multi-jurisdictions, communications, employment law, environmental actions, government enforcement defense, insurance, intellectual property, mergers and business combinations, products liability, professional liability, real estate and development, environmental, securities enforcement, white collar criminal actions, and trust and estate litigation.

Dave has recently addressed in his practice such current issues as information security and privacy programs and policies, contracting for privacy and security, response to security incidents and data breaches, digital and environmental forensics, admissibility of expert opinions, e-discovery, and defense of enforcement actions.

We also defend clients in enforcement actions, both administrative and judicial, under a variety of federal and state environmental statutes including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, TSCA and RCRA.

Earl L. Hagström, a talented attorney with 27 years of experience specializing in environmental law, citizen suit enforcement actions, and toxic tort litigation, has joined our firm as a partner.

Even in January of this year (2013), Law.com predicted an increase in trade secret litigation, antitrust litigation, white - collar crime enforcement / defense, labor and employment litigation, government contracts litigation, patent litigation, environmental litigation, class actions, and ITC cases.

These matters can surface postclosing through an environmental crisis incident, a government enforcement action, or an internal audit.

Members of our Environmental practice have defended cases and advised on high - profile enforcement actions involving all major federal environmental regulatioEnvironmental practice have defended cases and advised on high - profile enforcement actions involving all major federal environmental regulatioenvironmental regulations including:

A settlement has been reached in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's first enforcement action against a real estate brokerage for failing to comply with the 1996 Lead - Based Paint Disclosure Rule.