• Gulf Oil Corporation; Attorney
• Alco Standard Corporation; Senior Attorney
• Waste Management Inc., Vice President and Area General Counsel

1. Representation of industry leader with formulation and implementation of strategy to acquire property to develop major expansion for client’s largest facility, generating substantial revenue over decades. Represented client in the negotiation and drafting of agreements with numerous public and private stakeholders.
2. Representation of industry leader involving New York City solid waste export contract procurement. The City’s Solid Waste Management Plan mandates export of municipal solid waste via public or private transfer stations by rail or barge. Three long term contracts (20 years with two 5 year renewal options), for disposal of solid waste generated in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, represent the culmination of the business strategy designed in consultation with the client more than a decade ago upon entering the largest market served by the industry. These multibillion dollar contracts validate the client’s decision to do business in and with a very complex jurisdiction.
3. Representation of national client involving the redevelopment of a 4000 acre brownfield site, formerly an integrated steel making facility. The client’s optimum window for redevelopment is defined by the period in which economic incentives created by statute are available. The site is regulated by federal and state environmental authorities. The site offers both rail and deep water port assets. Support from the public sector as well as the community is critical to project success. Several companies in the renewable energy sector developed land use plans for operations. In each instance the client and the new companies required various approvals from local and state bodies. Land use is governed by local ordinance and county planning. State land recycling relief is coordinated with the federal agency. Infrastructure improvements have been financed with private investment supplemented by public grant programs.
4. Representation of property owner in development of the then 4th largest solar farm in the United States. The engagement focused on land use and coordination with utility and public sector stakeholders.
5. Representation of brownfield developer in seeking public sector participation for the operation of regional water and sewer systems. The engagement involved coordination with public authorities in pursuit of grants and other funding, as well as interaction with multiple regulatory agencies.
6. Representation of private berth/port operators in securing emergency and maintenance dredging of federal channel and turning basin. Representation also covers disposition and reuse of dredge materials in cooperation with Army Corps and state environmental agencies. Lead counsel on task force which oversees these activities since 2004.
7. Representation of generator of landfill gas in exploring direct sale of gas to a renewable energy sector user. Project intended to “close the loop” regarding these resources, enabling the purchaser to minimize utility costs over an extended term.
8. Representation of solid waste landfill operator with respect to discharge of leachate via POTW. Representation included drafting pilot and long term agreements; oversight of pipeline and connector project; review and comment on new local ordinance regarding industrial wastewater pretreatment; and appearances before authority and other public agencies.
9. Representation, pro bono, to County Economic Development Advisory Board, 2009-2010, at invitation of the Board’s elected co-chairs. Conducted weekly meetings of a distinguished group of community and business leaders. Recommended a strategic plan to overhaul of how development is conducted in the County. Plan was drafted in cooperation with County planning officials and unanimously adopted by the County Commissioners.
10. Representation, as Pennsylvania counsel, of Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the highly influential nine county metropolitan planning organization, 2010-2012. Selected via competitive process, retaining position for firm.

Bucks County Government Transition Committee Chair, 2019-2020

First recipient, Harvard Club of Philadelphia Alumni Interviewer Award, 2019