Liz’s practice focuses on environmental and administrative law.

Liz’s practice focuses on a broad range of environmental issues arising under federal, state and international laws, with emphasis on issues involving water regulation and handling and treatment of hazardous and solid waste. 

Relevant Experience

  • Provided long-term daily representation of an association of electric utilities on US water regulation developments, including development of many extensive technical and legal comments on US EPA regulatory proposals.
  • Advised individual electric utilities seeking to obtain thermal variances or negotiate permit conditions related to cooling water intake structures.
  • Assisted individual electric utilities with water permit compliance questions and challenges to state rules and requirements.
  • Litigated multiparty disputes regarding hazardous waste cleanup activities.
  • Conducted safety, health and environmental reviews of a broad array of industrial facilities and providing advice regarding compliance issues.
  • Contributed to and edited a monthly update on international safety, health and environmental law for a major electronics company.

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized as 2021 Environmental Group of the Year, Law360, January 2022
  • 2021 and 2017 Chambers USA Environment Law Firm of the Year

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Liz’s practice focuses on environmental and administrative law.

Liz’s practice focuses on a broad range of environmental issues arising under federal and state laws, with a strong emphasis on issues involving water regulations.

Relevant Experience

  • Provides daily representation to an association of electric utilities on water regulatory developments, including answering questions on NPDES permitting issues and developing extensive technical and legal comments on EPA regulatory proposals.
  • Managed industry efforts on revised steam electric effluent guidelines rule.
  • Assisted individual electric utilities with NPDES permit compliance questions, permit renewals, and challenges to state water rules and requirements.
  • Advised individual electric utilities seeking to obtain thermal variances or negotiate permit conditions related to cooling water intake structures.
  • Advised multiple electric utilities on issues regarding the impact of TMDLs on NPDES permits.

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized as 2021 Environmental Group of the Year, Law360, January 2022
  • 2021 and 2017 Chambers USA Environment Law Firm of the Year

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