Environmental Law

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

People

Sarah Peterman Bell

Partner

415.954.4450

sbell@fbm.com

Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson

Special Counsel

415.954.4417

crendall-jackson@fbm.com

Donald E. Sobelman

Partner

415.954.4440

dsobelman@fbm.com

Firm Highlights

Event

17th Annual Santa Fe Advanced Conference: Natural Resource Damages

Farella Braun + Martel is a sponsor of the Law Seminars and Internationals' 17th Annual "Santa Fe" Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages. Sarah Bell, a program co-chair, will participate on two panels: "Best...

Publication

New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...

Event

Demystifying PFAS in Remedial Regulatory Processes

Don Sobelman is a speaker at the RemTEC & Emerging Contaminants Summit for the session "Demystifying PFAS in Remedial Regulatory Processes." Session Overview: Federal agencies have been addressing PFAS under CERCLA at their facilities...

Publication

New PFAS Federal Drinking Water Standards Create Major Liability and Litigation Risk

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released a final regulation setting individual drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for five per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These MCLs are incredibly stringent due to EPA’s stated concerns...

Event

17th Annual Santa Fe Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages

Farella Braun + Martel is a sponsor of the Law Seminars and Internationals' 17th Annual "Santa Fe" Advanced Conference on Natural Resource Damages. Linda Gilleran will participate on a panel titled "The Latest on the...

News

EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances

Don Sobelman provided expert commentary in the Chemical & Engineering News article "EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances." Excerpt from the article: Lawyers are warning anyone purchasing an industrial site where PFOA...