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Environmental & Energy

Jul. 13, 2012

Environmental criminal investigations: differences, dos and don’ts

Environmental criminal investigations present unique challenges to businesses.

Davina Pujari

Partner, WilmerHale LLP

Phone: (628) 235-1136

Email: davina.pujari@wilmerhale.com

Davina co-chairs the firm's Environment and Natural Resources Group and leads the Environmental Crimes and Investigations practice. She has more than 25 years of experience as a trial attorney in environmental and criminal law matters in both state and federal court.

Marc S. Katz

Partner, Clark Hill LLP

Email: mkatz@clarkhill.com

The wastewater plant was humming along nicely in the early morning hours, with the operators and engineers doing their first checks of the day. Some typical challenges were noted, including a high-volume influent due to recent rainfall and some disruption to the bugs in the secondary clarifier. Nonetheless, for an older treatment plant such as this, the operations were in decent shape given that it was winter and rainfall had been heavy. The head engineer was just beginning to receive re...

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