Tim has extensive experience with both California and federal environmental permitting programs and has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts and before state administrative agencies, including the California State and Regional Water Boards, Cal/OSHA, and the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names. For three decades he has been a trusted advisor to manufacturers, energy companies, insurance companies, and other regulated entities regarding complicated environmental, health, and safety issues including RCRA compliance and enforcement defense, permitting under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, Process Safety Management investigations, California’s Prop 65 compliance and defense, environmental insurance matters, CERCLA cost recovery and contribution, OSHA enforcement, and corporate due diligence. Recently he has helped clients develop strategies to comply with new and emerging greenhouse gas and climate-related reporting requirements.

In his government service, Tim excelled as special litigation counsel and deputy general counsel at the Presidio Trust, collaborating with U.S. DOJ to resolve environmental litigation and advising on a spectrum of environmental, health, safety, and natural resource issues.

With vast public and private sector experience, clients rely on Tim’s practical knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and policies to address environmental challenges and achieve favorable outcomes.

• Represented a global provider of crop inputs and services in defense of a national enforcement initiative targeting mineral processing companies.
• Represented a global vehicle manufacturer regarding domestic environmental compliance issues, including li-ion battery/e-waste issues, and management of used emission control devices and air bags.
• Evaluated environmental issues during site selection of a new manufacturing facility for a global vehicle manufacturer.
• Provided regulatory support to an alternative energy provider in a lawsuit related to development of an offshore wind project.
• Advised an energy company on compliance with California GHG emission reporting requirements.
• Represented insurance companies underwriting Reps and Warranties Insurance policies.
• Evaluated and quantified risk of potential legacy liability at former sites of a global mining company.
• Provided environmental due diligence for carriers providing reps and warranties insurance.
• Represented various manufacturing clients in defense of Clean Water Act and Prop 65 citizen suits.
• Served as local counsel in judicial challenge to rulemaking under the Clean Air Act.
• Represented an association of energy companies in Clean Water Act rulemaking.
• Assisted an alternative energy company with due diligence/permitting of a large solar energy facility.
• Assisted an integrated energy company negotiate resolution of several qui tam lawsuits with the California Attorney General’s Office.
• Represented a cleaning products manufacturer in a green marketing lawsuit.
• Negotiated the closure of a Water Board site on behalf of a former integrated circuits laboratory.