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Leah Silverthorn, Government Affairs & Environmental CounselPrincipal
Apr. 2022Government Affairs strategy and guidance on climate and energy policy with an emphasis on sustainability, ESG reporting, and zero emission transportation technology. Counseling clients on all aspects of federal, state, and international environmental laws, with a particular interest in environmental cost recovery litigation and federal/state regulatory defense, petroleum and hazardous waste response actions, environmental insurance coverage, and negotiation of real estate transactions on contaminated sites.
California Chamber of CommerceSenior Policy Advocate-Climate, Energy, Transportation, and Hazardous Waste
Apr. 2018 - Apr. 2022Sacramento, CaliforniaSenior climate, energy, and transportation policy advocate at the largest broad-based business association in the state, responsible for creation, adoption, and implementation of policy in California. My advocacy includes written and oral testimony before the California legislature, the Air Resources Board, the Public Utilities Commission, and CalEPA and transportation agencies and regional entities. Leveraging 15 years of experience representing stakeholders that include state government, municipalities, NGOs, and large and small businesses throughout the United States in environmental policy, compliance, and litigation, I manage an internal committee of diverse business interests to craft, advocate for, and implement cost effective solutions to some of the biggest issues of the moment: Climate change, energy reliability, and the transport of goods and people in California and the United States. All with a sense of curiosity....and humor.
Veris Law Group PLLCEnvironmental Attorney
Jun. 2016 - Mar. 2018Seattle, WashingtonBoutique firm handling environmental litigation and federal and state regulatory compliance. Insurance cost recovery for environmental claims.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLPEnvironmental Attorney
Feb. 2012 - Oct. 2015Environmental Litigation and Counseling, including CERCLA, RCRA, and state laws by/against prior owners/operators, as well as environmental defense and litigation of claims by state and federal government or neighboring/subsequent property owners. Represent insurers in evaluation of large environmental claims for historic pollution and defend insureds against cost recovery claims. Focusing on environmental aspects of real estate development, including compliance with statutory exemption requirements for pre-acquisition liability for environmental damages, risk management and negotiation of liability shifting/insurance agreements for environmental pollution. Evaluate all aspects of reuse and redevelopment of historically industrial areas for residential and mixed/multifamily uses.
Hunsucker Goodstein PCRegulatory and Environmental Attorney
Nov. 2008 - Jan. 2012Litigation and Remediation with nationwide practice, representing municipalities, businesses, and the insurance industry in the development of cost effective, long term cleanup plans for contaminated sites. Federal litigation under the Clean Air Act, CERCLA, and state law equivalents.
Indiana Department of Environmental ManagementLegal Counsel
Jan. 2007 - Nov. 2008Government attorney focusing on programs housed in the Office of Land Quality, including CERCLA/Superfund, Oil and Gas Storage Tank Regulation/Removal, Risk-based Remediation, and federal-state cooperative programs.
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