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Firm News | 3 min read | 04.12.23

Former DOJ Enforcement and Investigations Attorney Shennie Patel Joins Crowell & Moring

Washington – April 12, 2023: Shennie Patel, a former U.S. Department of Justice enforcement and investigations attorney, has joined Crowell & Moring as senior counsel in the Environment & Natural Resources Group, where she will lead large-scale, complex environmental enforcement defense matters.
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Client Alerts 10 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 01.23.25

Alert! Yes – Inflation Affects Everything: EPA Increases Fines for Civil Non-Compliance

On January 8, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register adjusting upward the maximum monetary civil penalties for violating its regulations. This rule raised the minimum and maximum fines for 2025 by 1.02% from their 2024 levels. New penalty amounts go into effect immediately and apply to violations occurring after January 8, 2025.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.22.25

Trump Issues Executive Order Directing Drastic Clampdown on Offshore Wind Leasing

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf —an expansive area of submerged land under federal control— from eligibility for offshore wind leasing. This Executive Order was one of several energy-related executive orders reportedly intended to increase oil and gas production and curtail the deployment of clean energy resources signed by Trump shortly following his inauguration. The Order is premised on stated concerns for meeting “the country’s growing demand for reliable energy,” maintaining a “robust fishing industry for future generations” and providing “low cost energy to [U.S.] citizens.”
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.08.24

EPA’s Busy April for CERCLA and PFAS:
New CERCLA Authority, an Enforcement Escape Hatch, and the Continued Search for Viable Cleanup Technologies

On April 19, 2024, EPA signed the highly anticipated final rule designating two types of PFAS as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”).  At the same time, David M. Uhlmann, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of the EPA, released an enforcement policy memorandum that provides “direction to all EPA enforcement and compliance staff about how EPA will exercise its enforcement discretion under CERCLA in matters involving PFAS, just as EPA exercises enforcement discretion regarding other hazardous substances.”  This alert summarizes key points from the enforcement policy and flags various uncertainties that lie ahead. 
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Press Coverage 7 results

Press Coverage | 05.09.24

Despite ‘Gaps,’ Lawyers Say OECA Policy Could Boost Criminal Cases

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Publications 2 results

Publication | November 2023

International Legal Best Practices for the Custodial Management of Trafficked Live Wild Animals

This publication is the first of its kind and serves as a guide for wildlife crimes law enforcement around the world who handle the confiscation and care of live wildlife seized from trafficking/smuggling operations. Shennie Patel provided her expertise in trafficking law enforcement and provided valuable feedback on the draft version in identifying gaps and providing useful guidance to refine this publication in the areas covering the law enforcement and criminal and civil seizure.
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Events 2 results

Event | 11.16.23

EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking Conference

This conference marks the first anniversary of the revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking, created in 2016, which provided for a framework for European countries to implement regulations regarding legal trade in wildlife within the EU. Discussion panels at this event include topics regarding enforcement challenges in source and consumer countries, and EU legislation and illegally sourced wildlife. Speakers in this event include EUROPOL, EcoJust, a former member of the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species Act (CITES) Secretariat, and former enforcement personnel.

Event | 10.12.23, 4:15 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT

Owls and Eagles and Wolves, Oh My! The Endangered Species Act 50 Years Later

“Owls and Eagles and Wolves, Oh My! The Endangered Species Act 50 Years Later,” 31st Fall Conference on Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law, October 11-13, 2023, Washington, D.C.

Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 01.23.25, 4:00 PM CET - 7:00 PM CET

Trump Administration and What it Means for Businesses Outside the US

On 23 January 2025 at 16:00 CET, Crowell will host a webinar on the new Trump Administration and what it means for businesses outside the US. It will focus, in particular, on the Trump Administration’s policy objectives, how they will be implemented, and the legal and real-world impacts. By the date of the webinar, the new Trump Administration is expected to have issued its first Executive Orders, and there will be more clarity on their scope and content.  

Speaking Engagements 4 results