As a former US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) senior attorney, Greg uses his deep agency, regulatory and enforcement knowledge to assist clients in solving complex environmental matters, with specialized expertise in CERCLA/Superfund, brownfields, RCRA, FIFRA and TSCA legal issues.
With over 15-years of experience in environmental law, Greg assists clients in regulatory counseling, enforcement defense, litigation, and transactional matters. His experience in both private and public practice, in particular at EPA, provides him the ability to navigate the regulatory process with an informed understanding of government decision-making and strategies for efficiently resolving complex legal and policy issues. He has significant experience related to the acquisition and sale of environmentally-impaired property, conducting voluntary cleanups, and the re-development of brownfield sites, including for renewable energy projects, as well as advising clients on EPA regulations and policies across a diverse client base, including oil & gas, electric utility, chemical, mining and marine transport.Relevant Experience
Contaminated Sites and Remediation
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Represented federal and private sector clients in CERCLA litigation involving over 50 federal Superfund sites, including precedential trials and appeals addressing novel arranger liability and divisibility issues, the intersection of section 107 cost recovery and section 113 contribution actions and the interplay between CERCLA remedies and state common law claims.
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Negotiated CERCLA settlement agreements for cost recovery and performance of response actions at Superfund sites across the country.
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Counseled private equity, financial institutions and industrial clients on CERCLA landowner liability protections, environmental insurance and contractual risk allocation mechanisms for the redevelopment and reuse of contaminated property.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Gregory R. Wall
- EPA’s Recent Proposed Restrictions on Chemicals Set the Stage for Future of Chemical Risk Management - (Posted On Monday, January 22, 2024)
- Frequently Asked Questions About EPA’s Expansive PFAS Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act - (Posted On Wednesday, October 11, 2023)
- EPA Waives Certain Requirements and Faces Litigation Over New TSCA Final Rule to Protect CBI Claims - (Posted On Tuesday, September 12, 2023)
- EPA Announces Its Final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY2024-2027 - (Posted On Wednesday, August 23, 2023)
- Recent Regulatory Agendas Show Robust Slate of Rulemakings Coming for TSCA and PFAS - (Posted On Thursday, July 13, 2023)
- Minnesota Becomes Second State To Pass Sweeping PFAS Ban and Reporting Law Targeting All Products - (Posted On Thursday, June 08, 2023)
- EPA Releases Proposed Rule under TSCA to Ban or Restrict Most Uses of Methylene Chloride - (Posted On Monday, May 15, 2023)
- EPA Proposes National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to Set Stringent Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water, Including Four Newly Targeted Substances - (Posted On Monday, April 03, 2023)
- EPA Proposes A Cumulative Risk Approach for Chemical Risk Assessment under TSCA - (Posted On Tuesday, March 28, 2023)
- EPA Releases Another Compliance Advisory on Pesticide Devices Due to “Substantial Non-Compliance” with FIFRA Requirements - (Posted On Monday, March 13, 2023)