Environmental Enforcement in the Biden Administration

Registration


Registration is closed

Join MAREP for a webinar on environmental enforcement in the Biden Administration, presented by John Irving and John Sheehan of Earth and Water Law, PLLC.  John Irving and John Sheehan will explain recent environmental developments at the White House, EPA, and DOJ levels, including Climate Change and Environmental Justice efforts, provide an overview of EPA’s enforcement priorities, and recent cases, and suggest strategies to ensure compliance. They will also discuss rapidly developing regulatory actions addressing PFAS chemicals at the federal and state levels, and provide an overview of  litigation filed by individuals, municipalities and states against PFAS manufacturers.

Speaker Bios:

John Irving

John Irving's practice focuses on criminal and civil environmental enforcement matters, internal investigations, and ensuring effective corporate compliance programs, utilizing skills honed from his 24 years of experience at the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill, in private practice, and at EPA. Prior to joining Earth & Water Law, he served as Deputy Assistant Administrator in U.S. EPAʼs Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), which coordinates and oversees nationwide compliance efforts and administrative, civil, and criminal  environmental investigations under the CleanWater Act, Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and other environmental statutes.

John Sheehan

John Sheehan has practiced at the forefront of environmental law for over thirty years, with a particular focus on the energy and natural resource sectors.  Sheehan began his practice in environmental law at the United States Department of Justice in the Environment & Natural Resources Division where he served as lead trial counsel for trial teams in precedent setting litigation on behalf of the United States under the key environmental statutes. After 13 years at DOJ he returned to private practice and was part of a team of lawyers representing the State of Florida in the litigation arising out of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.  His practice now includes environmental litigation, regulatory enforcement actions, and transactional counseling related to key environmental statutes.h