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Circuit U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Member, Judicial Procedure Committee, State Bar of Georgia, 1997 – 2006 Chair, State Bar of Georgia, Environmental Law Section, 1999 – 2000 Chair, State Bar of Georgia, Agricultural Law Section, 2000 - 2005 First chair in six-week jury trial in Colorado state court for a major medical manufacturing company involving person injury claims allegedly associated with hazardous air pollutant emissions—the jury entered a “not” negligent verdict. First chair in a six-day jury trial in Georgia state court for a major automobile manufacturing company involving property devaluation claims associated with historical groundwater impacts—with settlement occurring prior to closing arguments. 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Atlantic Richfield).  Case resulted in favorable settlement for 3M.{{ FIELD }}Peter Hsiao has 40 years of experience as a first-chair trial lawyer.  He was named Environmental Litigation Attorney of the Year in Los Angeles by Best Lawyers in America, and one of 16 lawyers named as a Distinguished Environmental Advocate by the American Bar Association.  He is one of seven lawyers in the U.S. designated as a Global Leader in Environmental Law by Who's Who Legal.  The National Law Journal identifies him as a Trailblazer in Energy and Environmental Law, and he is named by Chambers (in its highest Tier 1), Legal 500, Lawdragon and Super Lawyers as one of the nation’s best environmental lawyers. \nMr. Hsiao is head of the West Coast Environmental, Health \u0026amp; Safety Practice, awarded Environmental Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners in 2024.  Drawing upon his chemical engineering background, he is one of the nation’s leading attorneys in environmental, natural resources, climate change and toxic tort law.  He is a Fellow and former Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.  He is also former Chair of the State Bar of California's Environmental Law Section and a former member of the ABA's Standing Committee on Environmental Law.  \nHe served as senior trial lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles.  He was lead trial counsel for the EPA and other agencies, and received the Department of Justice’s Special Commendation Award, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Achievement Award, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Golden Eagle Award.  He was appointed as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court and served as a mediator for environmental cases.\nMr. Hsiao is the editor of the California Environmental and Natural Resources Law Handbook.  He is past-president of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Counsel for Justice.   He is a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation, former chair of the State Bar of California Committee on Legal Services to the Poor, and recipient of the Wiley W. 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Peter Hsiao lawyer Partner Distinguished Environmental Advocate American Bar Association Los Angeles Environmental Litigation Attorney of the Year Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Trailblazer in Energy and Environmental Law National Law Journal, 2015 One of the Nation’s Best Environmental Lawyers Chambers and Partners, 2013-2024 One of the Best Environmental Lawyers in the United States Legal 500 and PLC 3000 Leading Cross-Border Environmental Attorney International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers One of the Top Environmental Lawyers in Los Angeles Los Angeles Business Journal Awarded the U.S. Department of Justice’s Special Commendation Award U.S. Department of Justice Awarded the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Achievement Award U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California Awarded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Golden Eagle Award U.S. Fish \u0026amp; Wildlife Service Recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Award for pro bono legal services State Bar of California “Peter Hsiao impresses with his ‘extremely broad experience in all types of environmental issue,’ leveraging his experience as a chemical engineer when advising on disputes. His expert trial practice is particularly highlighted, with one client noting: ‘To hear him address a court is pure art.’” Chambers USA 2015 \"A standout for Proposition 65 work. Extremely knowledgeable and practical on how he'll manage the litigation.\" Chambers 2024 \"He's absolutely amazing, it's a personalized service, his devotion to timeliness and attention to detail is wonderful.\" Chambers, 2024 University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Supreme Court of the United States California Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation Member, Environmental Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association Member, ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources Former Chair, ABA Marine Resources Committee Fellow and Past Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers Former Member, American Chemical Society Former President, Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Counsel for Justice Former Chair, State Bar of California Committee on Legal Services to the Poor Former Member and Newsletter Author, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Former Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Environmental Law Former Chair, Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California Former President of Board of Directors, Los Angeles County Bar Association's Counsel for Justice Successfully defended Mattel, Inc. before U.S. Supreme Court in case arising from contaminated property dispute in Beaverton, Oregon at site of former View Master facility. 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Obtained court ordered dismissal of all charges against Thomas Crane Trucking Company in a felony action alleging violations of federal and state law from oil production and servicing operations in the Bolsa Chica area. Served as lead outside counsel for Shea Homes for stormwater enforcement actions by RWQCB and municipal agencies. Assisted in preparation of SWPPPs and provided counseling and training on wide range of compliance issues and negotiated with citizens' group regarding alleged stormwater releases to Malibu Creek. Provided legal counsel to the Port of Los Angeles regarding storm water pollution control issues, including advising on the development of new wharf facilities at Pier 100. Represented Key Energy Services in toxic tort litigation for alleged contamination from TPH and other chemicals in residential neighborhood development in Santa Maria, California. Represented client on appeals to State Water Resources Control Board of orders regarding responsible party status. Obtained dismissal of criminal charges against Lodi Memorial Hospital related to alleged asbestos removal practices. Represented the East Bay Regional Park District in a CERCLA case involving a former landfill. Obtained a ruling allocating 95% of the costs to Waste Management, the former owner of the landfill, and only 5% to the Park District, as the site’s current owner. Served as lead trial counsel in federal court action City and County of San Francisco v. Atlantic Richfield, et al., to clean up historical contamination by numerous tenants at airport. The over $140 million settlement was the largest environmental settlement in California in 2006. 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FIELD }}Represented MagnaSci on the formation of a Texas private equity fund for investments in life science companies and representing the fund on various investments in companies in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a Dutch fund focused on Kazakhstan and its acquisition of a water business in Kazakhstan.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a EUR 250 million Dutch fund focused on southeast Europe.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of various assets in Ukraine and Romania.{{ FIELD }}Represented a water utility company in the acquisition of more than 50 water companies in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented Sterling Diagnostic Imaging on its acquisition of assets from DuPont in 15 international jurisdictions{{ FIELD }}Represented a propane company in the acquisition of more than 20 propane companies in the U.S.{{ FIELD }}Represented a company on its investment in the Egypt – Israel pipeline.{{ 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Qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, and an attorney in both New York and Texas, Martin is a partner in our Mergers \u0026amp; Acquisitions practice, where he has advised on over 100 M\u0026amp;A transactions in the U.S. alone, and has represented clients in transactions in over 70 countries.\nMartin also advises private equity funds on their structuring and formation, and the subsequent acquisition, restructuring and disposition of their portfolio companies. With his dual qualification in the UK and the U.S., he is perfectly positioned to advise (a) U.S. companies on their acquisitions in the UK and their international projects that are governed by English law and (b) UK companies on their transactions in the U.S. His advice to clients in the energy sector has covered a broad range, including many downstream matters for clients such as Shell and also upstream projects. He has advised on transactions in the renewables sector. He has also extensively represented clients in the oil field services sector. Recently, Martin has been focused particularly on energy projects in Africa.\nIn 2020, Chambers U.K. recognised Martin as a notable practitioner for Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources.  Also in 2020, Legal 500 recognised Martin both as a lawyer in M\u0026amp;A: premium deals of 500+ million and as a lawyer in Projects, Energy and Natural Resources.  In the Legal 500 U.K. 2021 Rankings, Martin was ranked as a leading lawyer in Energy and Infrastructure, recommended for Oil and Gas, and a key lawyer for M\u0026amp;A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals £500M+. Martin John Hunt Partner University of Cambridge, UK  University of Cambridge, UK  New York Texas Supreme Court of the United Kingdom American Bar Association Houston Bar Association State Bar of Texas New York Bar Association Law Society of England and Wales (SRA# 136826) Represented Baker Hughes on its acquisition of an interest in ADNOC Drilling, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Represented Rosatom Energy International with regards to its nuclear facility in Akkuyu, Turkey. Represented Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation on two upstream financings in Nigeria. Represented Sierra Oil \u0026amp; Gas on the disposition of its upstream assets in Mexico. Represented Transocean on its acquisition of Songa Offshore. Represented Transocean on its acquisition of Ocean Rig. Represented SigmaBleyzer on the formation of a $250 million fund to invest in Ukrainian oil and gas assets. Represented GE Aviation on its acquisition of Oliver Crispin Robotics Ltd. 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Represented Statoil North America in its acquisition of its storage terminal in the Bahamas. Represented Shell Oil in its acquisition of propane assets in the U.S. Represented ERM on its acquisition of Natural Resource Group in the U.S. Represented Vopak on its acquisition of a terminal in New Jersey. Represented Vopak on its acquisition of property in Texas from Dow Chemical. Represented Lufkin Industries on its acquisition of Zenith Oilfield Technology in Scotland. Represented Lufkin Industries on its acquisition of Datac Instrumentation in Ireland. Represented Hudson Engineering on its joint venture with Zamil Industrial in Saudi Arabia. Represented Babcock International on its acquisition of several companies in the U.S. Represented Babcock International on its disposition of Eagleton Engineering in Texas. Represented Exterran with regards to its supply of compression equipment and services to an LPG/NGL Extraction Plant in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Represented Exterran on its disposition of its UK subsidiary to Avingtrans plc. Represented Valerus Compression on its subcontract with Weatherford in respect of the Zubair project in Iraq. Represented Expro International on numerous acquisitions of businesses in the U.S. Represented Baker Hughes with regards to its operations in Libya. Represented Ensco plc with regards to the disposition of a rig. Represented a private equity fund on a merger with AgroGeneration, a French public agriculture company. Represented AgroGeneration with regards to its restructuring under French law. Represented MagnaSci on the formation of a Texas private equity fund for investments in life science companies and representing the fund on various investments in companies in the U.S. Represented a private equity fund in the formation of a Dutch fund focused on Kazakhstan and its acquisition of a water business in Kazakhstan. 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