Elliott P. Laws
Overview
Elliott Laws is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell & Moring where he is co-chair of the firm's Environment and Natural Resources Group and is a member of the Government Affairs Group. He provides strategic counseling and legal, policy and crisis management advice on environmental and energy policy issues, regulation and litigation, addressing Superfund and Hazardous Wastes; Brownfields Redevelopment; Environmental Remediation; Chemical Regulation; Clean Air; and Clean Water. Elliott is frequently sought for advice regarding site specific, as well as, general issues faced by major corporations in the environmental regulatory and policy areas, as well as internal corporate and operational environmental management matters. With his deep environmental experience, he is able to help guide these clients through complex negotiations and development of innovative resolutions at the highest levels of the federal government.
Career & Education
- Department of Justice: Environment & Natural Resources Division
Trial Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, 1985 — 1987 - Environmental Protection Agency
Enforcement Attorney, Water Enforcement Division, 198 — 1985
Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 1993 — 1997 - New York
Assistant District Attorney, County of New York, 1980 — 1984
- Department of Justice: Environment & Natural Resources Division
- St. John's University, B.A., 1977
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1980
- District of Columbia
- New York
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Regent, 2016: American College of Environmental Lawyers
- Fellow, 2008: American College of Environmental Lawyers
- Council Member: American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
- National Board Member: Trust for Public Land
- Board Member: Environment and Energy Study Institute
- Public Member: Administrative Council of the United States
- Former Secretary/Treasurer and Board member: Environmental Law Institute. Elliott authors the "The Business of Environment," published in the Environmental Forum
Elliott's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.31.24
EPA Updates Its CERCLA and RCRA Soil-Lead Screening Levels With Stricter Standards In New Guidance
For the RSL, EPA regions should now use an RSL of 200 parts per million (ppm). (Before this new guidance, the RSL was 400 ppm.) However, EPA regions should use an RSL of 100 ppm if an additional source of lead is identified (e.g., lead water service lines, lead-based paint, or non-attainment areas where the air lead concentrations exceed National Ambient Air Quality Standards [NAAQS]). The recommended RSL of 100 ppm considers aggregate lead exposure and increased risk to children living in communities with multiple sources of lead contamination.
Firm News | 9 min read | 08.17.23
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.10.23
Elliott Laws Named Winner of Charlie Bartsch Lifetime Achievement Award
Firm News | 7 min read | 08.18.22
Practices
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Government Affairs
- Product Risk Management
- Federal Lands and NEPA
- Climate Change, Environmental Markets and ESG
- Clean Air Act
- Contaminated Lands and Hazardous Waste
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Environmental Contamination
- Environmental, Social, and Governance
- Environmental Justice
- Energy
Elliott's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 01.31.24
EPA Updates Its CERCLA and RCRA Soil-Lead Screening Levels With Stricter Standards In New Guidance
For the RSL, EPA regions should now use an RSL of 200 parts per million (ppm). (Before this new guidance, the RSL was 400 ppm.) However, EPA regions should use an RSL of 100 ppm if an additional source of lead is identified (e.g., lead water service lines, lead-based paint, or non-attainment areas where the air lead concentrations exceed National Ambient Air Quality Standards [NAAQS]). The recommended RSL of 100 ppm considers aggregate lead exposure and increased risk to children living in communities with multiple sources of lead contamination.
Firm News | 9 min read | 08.17.23
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.10.23
Elliott Laws Named Winner of Charlie Bartsch Lifetime Achievement Award
Firm News | 7 min read | 08.18.22