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Donald E. Sobelman
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Don Sobelman
dsobelman@fbm.com
San Francisco 415.954.4440
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  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Litigation
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Education

  • Harvard Law School  (J.D., 1996)
    • cum laude
    • managing editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review
  • University of California, Los Angeles  (B.A., 1991)
    • summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

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  • California

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August 20, 2020 Announcement
52 Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021
July 8, 2020 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named to 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Don Sobelman
December 18, 2019 Announcement
Farella’s Don Sobelman Assists South Valley Islamic Center to Secure Cordoba Center Mosque and Cemetery Project Approval
Don Sobelman
October 9, 2019 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Deepens Environmental Practice With Partner Donald Sobelman
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Major Supreme Court Ruling Expands Reach of Clean Water Act NPDES Permitting to Certain Discharges to Groundwater

In a landmark ruling, the United States Supreme Court has held that, under section 301 of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), a discharge of pollutants from a point source to groundwater is subject...

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Key PFAS Regulatory Standards Set in California

In support of California’s efforts to investigate and evaluate the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) has released interim...

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52 Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021

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Supreme Court Ruling Expands Reach of Clean Water Act NPDES Permitting

Read the article on California Ag Net , here . In April, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling clarifying the reach of the federal Clean Water Act. The Court decided that a...

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New Screening Levels for Key PFAS Chemicals Will Spur Regulatory Action at Contaminated Sites

In support of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Board) efforts to investigate and evaluate the public health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board...

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