Environmental Law

Environmental Litigation

People

Sarah Peterman Bell

Partner

415.954.4450

sbell@fbm.com

James H. Colopy

Partner

415.954.4978

jcolopy@fbm.com

Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson

Special Counsel

415.954.4417

crendall-jackson@fbm.com

Hayleigh Shobar

Associate

415.954.4418

hshobar@fbm.com

Donald E. Sobelman

Partner

415.954.4440

dsobelman@fbm.com

John M. Ugai

Senior Associate

415.954.4983

jugai@fbm.com

Firm Highlights

Publication

What's At Stake As 9th Circ. Eyes Cultural Resource Damages

On April 17, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal will hear oral argument in Pakootas v. Teck Cominco on a question that has plagued CERCLA NRD practitioners and parties for years, if not...

News

Farella Braun + Martel Elevates Linda Sobczynski Gilleran to Partner

Publication

Calif. Climate Superfund Bill Faces Legal, Technical Hurdles

California could soon join forces with other states in sending the fossil fuel industry a massive bill for the costs of coping with climate change. Senate Bill (SB) 684 [i] and its companion act...

Event

Introduction to Environmental Litigation: Key Litigation Strategies, Regulatory Frameworks, and Common Challenges

Linda Gilleran is a panelist on the Strafford webinar, "Introduction to Environmental Litigation: Key Litigation Strategies, Regulatory Frameworks, and Common Challenges." Click here to register.

News

Lawdragon Names Farella Lawyers Among Leading Environmental Lawyers

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that five lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers list. The Farella lawyers recognized are: Sarah...

Publication

California Legislature Sets First Hearing on New “Climate Superfund” Bill That Would Impose Wide-Ranging Liability on Fossil Fuel Industry

On April 2, 2025, the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee will hold the first hearing on SB 684 – the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 (click link for bill text from California...

Publication

Defense Insights As PFAS Consumer Product Claims Rise

If the first two waves of PFAS litigation focused on impacts to natural resources—namely groundwater—and personal injury claims alleging exposure to PFAS, the third wave of PFAS litigation has certainly arrived. A few years...