Sonja A. Inglin

Sonja Inglin's broad-based environmental law practice includes state and federal court environmental litigation and related proceedings before administrative agencies. She regularly advises clients on issues involving environmental, health and safety requirements and compliance issues under state, federal and local laws, with a focus on requirements specific to California (including Proposition 65).

Sonja is also experienced in addressing environmental issues arising out of the purchase and sale of businesses and real property and successor liability issues resulting from such transactions.

Experience

Environmental Litigation and Administrative Proceedings

Sonja handles environmental litigation under the major federal and related state environmental laws, among them CERCLA and its California equivalent, the Hazardous Substances Account Act, the Clean Air Act and California air quality laws, and the Clean Water Act and the related California water quality statutes. She also handles environmental litigation involving contractual and state common law claims as well as defending toxic tort lawsuits brought under California's Proposition 65. Examples include:

• Prosecute and defend CERCLA cost-recovery and other litigation related to Superfund sites, including regional groundwater, landfill and contaminated sediment sites.
• Defend toxic tort lawsuits alleging personal injury and property damage claims associated with releases of chemicals to the air and groundwater and alleging workplace exposure to chemicals.
• Defend Proposition 65 lawsuits alleging failure to warn of exposure to lead, DEHP and other chemicals in a variety of industrial, food, household and consumer products.
• Represent clients in response to CERCLA unilateral administrative orders, including development of sufficient cause defenses and responding to stipulated penalty claims.
• Represent clients in a citizen's suit under Clean Water Act alleging discharge violations.

Environmental Counseling

Sonja advises clients on environmental, health and safety issues under federal, state and local environmental laws. Examples include:

• Advise on Proposition 65 compliance.
• Counsel clients on stormwater compliance issues.
• Counsel clients on PFAS compliance, including state law prohibitions on products.
• Advise on hazardous characterization, management and disposal.
• Represent client on air permitting requirements relating to hexavalent chromium emissions and associated enforcement.