Adam G.
Sowatzka

Counseling a major international manufacturer in responding to new PFAS legislation in states such as Washington, Colorado, New Hampshire and New York which is impacting their manufacturing operations and product sales.

Representing a large global corporation in response to an inquiry by a utility regarding the discharge of PFAS into the utility’s wastewater treatment plant resulting from the use and release of aqueous film forming foam (“AFFF”).

Representing a large international chemical manufacturer in response to an explosion at its largest U.S. manufacturing facility, including leading the incident response, internal investigation, and responding to regulatory inquiries by the State and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), State and Federal environmental agencies, Chemical Safety Board, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”), among others.

Counsel to a Fortune 100 company defending a criminal and civil enforcement action involving EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (“RRP”) Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”).

Representing a major international manufacturer in a national industrial storm water enforcement action by EPA headquarters, the DOJ and several states initially involving over 400 manufacturing locations.

Representing a Fortune 100 company in addressing historical contamination including polychlorinated biphenyls with EPA and a state agency, and complex allocation issues with the other potentially responsible parties, involving a former major manufacturing site under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”).

Counsel to a large municipal government in defense of a pending civil enforcement action by the EPA, a state agency and local environmental group alleging Clean Water Act violations regarding its wastewater system (sanitary sewer overflows) and its municipal separate storm sewer system (“MS4”).