July 28, 2005

2005 Summer School Lecture Series: RCRA and CERCLA

Michael C. Davis, Christopher Rizzo, and Samantha Klein (Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP) provided an introduction to RCRA and CERCLA and their many applications.

Mr. Davis is a partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, where he practices in the areas of environmental litigation, environmental insurance, CERCLA cost recovery, subrogation litigation, wetlands issues, and toxic torts. He has represented parties contractually liable for remediation costs at large Superfund sites, landowners in litigation against former tenants who engaged in potentially contamination causing activities, and plaintiffs alleging harm from various substances. He has published many interesting articles including two recent book reviews for New York Law Journal.

Mr. Rizzo is an associate at Carter Ledyard & Milburn and specializes in environmental law and litigation, including land use, zoning and historic preservation matters. He has published on a variety of environmental topics, most recently on New York’s new brownfield law.

Ms. Klein is an associate at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, where she practices in the areas of environmental litigation and land use review, including the preparation of environmental impact statements and environmental assessments. Prior to joining Carter Ledyard & Milburn, Ms. Klein was a legal fellow at the Environmental Law Institute.