REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
B. David Naidu
Advising client on the passive receiver liability protection for PFAS contamination and analyzing various legislative options and draft proposals for consideration by outside groups.
Advising private equity client on the acquisition on transfer stations and a C&D landfill.
Advising client on addressing EPA inspection findings and alleged violations with respect to cement manufacturing operations at multiple sites and achieving compliance with consent decree terms.
Advised client on pre-manufacture notice submissions to the US EPA for the registration of a new chemical, including having discussion with congressional staff and EPA and negotiating with the agency on the consent decree.
Advised on importation of products subject to TSCA and on proper TSCA certification.
Advised on the applicability of FIFRA pesticide regulations on various air filtration products.
Representation of a consortium of companies on the Lower Passaic River concerning sediment contamination.
Representation of former owners and operators of industrial facility in a suit against various insurance companies.
Financing of acquisition of metal company assets in Texas and Montana.
Acquisition of, or bidding on, power plants in Arizona, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
Financing of acquisition of wind and solar facilities in Wisconsin.
Sale of two former cement quarry properties in New York.
Representation of an industrial PRP group at a Superfund site against state claims of alleged natural resource damage due to groundwater contamination.
Acquisition, financing, and development of solar facilities in New York.
Sale of hydroelectric power plants in Maine and New York.
Department of Planning and Natural Resources, et al. v. Century Aluminum Company, et al. (D.V.I.). Representation of clients in a natural resource damages litigation involving alleged groundwater and marine environment damage.
United States v. 110 Sand Company et al. (E.D.N.Y.) Representation of owners and operators of construction and demolition debris landfill against federal government claims that landfill emissions violated the Clean Air Act.
Represented a consortium of companies at Croton Point Landfill.
State of New York v. AMETEK, Inc. et al.; AMETEK, Inc. v. Kraft Foods North America, et al. (S.D.N.Y.). Representation of an industrial PRP group in defense and settlement with the State for a site in upstate New York; and prosecution of contribution claims against more than 40 municipalities and a number of industrial defendants.
Representation of a consortium of companies at Sharkey Farms Landfill.
United States v. New York Racing Association. Representation of clients in connection with a Clean Water Act claim and impacts to Jamaica Bay.
United States v. Atlas Tack Corporation (D. Mass). Representation of owners of a former industrial facility against federal government’s CERCLA cost recovery action.
Acquisition of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in India.
Shulman et al. v. Chromatex Inc.; United States v. Chromatex, Inc. (E.D. Pa). Representation of passive owners of a property against demands from the federal government for remediation costs; and prosecution of contribution and indemnification claims against former operators of the property.
Permitting a gas-fired power plant in New York.
Acquisition and development of a hydroponic facility in New Jersey.
Represented a company regarding sediment contamination at Newtown Creek.
Representation of a major broadcaster for damages to its television studio due to a contractor flooding the basement with oil.
Acquisition of a paper processing mill in Virginia.
Representation of a company with regard to the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site.
