OUR PRACTICE
Sutherland’s environmental lawyers focus on both the legal and practical aspects of environmental issues. We use a business oriented approach to solve environmental problems, an approach fostered by our unique training, backgrounds, and legal experience.
FUEL SPECIFICATIONS AND MOBILE SOURCE PROGRAMS
Sutherland’s environmental practice covering fuels specification and mobile source programs has served refiners, gasoline blenders, and importers for over two decades. We routinely assist our clients in every aspect of the development and implementation of policies, plans and procedures to comply with the environmental regulations that govern gasoline and diesel fuel specifications nationwide. In addition, Sutherland attorneys have litigated major cases concerning the state and federal rules governing the manufacture and distribution of clean gasoline and have worked closely with the Environmental Protection Agency to assure that our clients’ interests are reflected in federal and state fuels policies and rulemaking.
OIL SPILL LITIGATION AND COUNSELING
Sutherland is regarded as one of the country’s leading legal resources for energy companies in the field of oil spill regulation and litigation. Our energy and environmental attorneys advise United States and foreign refiners, marketers, importers and petroleum commodities trading firms of the implications of the federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and state laws imposing liability upon owners and operators of vessels, marine terminals, shippers and cargo owners, and the role of protection and indemnity clubs. One of the most important aspects of the firm’s efforts in this field involves the provision of oil spill risk management. We tailor our assessment of the obligations and risks posed by federal and state spill laws to meet each client’s individual operations, and we provide a variety of suggested procedures for managing these risks.
TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT
Issues of environmental liability are pervasive when assets, businesses, or other commercial interests are bought, sold, or exchanged. The knowledge we gain from our investment in learning our clients’ business enables us to provide focused due diligence efforts to identify and address those issues. We have the expertise to effectively structure and document the resulting transactions, enabling our clients to maximize the benefit of their bargains.
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