Laura Ford Brust

Laura Ford Brust serves as counsel to the Environmental & Natural Resources Department in our Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Brust represents clients in administrative and civil proceedings under CERCLA and analogous state laws, including responding to notices of liability and requests for information, defending government enforcement and cost recovery actions, pursuing and defending private contribution claims, negotiating settlements with governmental authorities and private parties, and working with agency personnel and consultants on remedy issues. Ms. Brust also advises clients regarding environmental remediation, compliance with regulatory requirements, and Superfund liabilities. Her work under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) includes advising clients on compliance with corrective action obligations and closure requirements for treatment and storage facilities. Ms. Brust has represented clients at a wide variety of sites, including solvent recycling facilities, battery recycling facilities, manufactured gas plants, industrial landfills, trans-shipment sites, barrel reconditioning facilities, manufacturing facilities and toll manufacturing facilities. She has performed environmental due diligence for mergers and acquisitions involving complex environmental liabilities, permitting and compliance issues. Ms. Brust advises clients on the regulatory implications of new technologies, including nanotechnology.

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