Temkin Wielga & Hardt LLP has been named as a Leading Law Firm for its Natural Resources & Environment practice by Chambers USA 2010. Betsy Temkin has been named a Leading Lawyer.

For potentially responsible parties ("PRPs") looking to settle their CERCLA liability, either with the government or, perhaps, with other PRPs, two important issues were left open or unclear after the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Atlantic Research Corp., 551 U.S. 128 (2007), namely: (1) whether PRPs that incurred cleanup costs, not voluntarily but pursuant to a consent decree with EPA, are permitted to recover those costs under CERCLA § 107, § 113, or both; and (2) whether PRPs that have paid for cleanup work, pursuant to a private settlement agreement, may recoup those costs in a CERCLA cost-recovery action under § 107.

Environmental Pitfalls for the Non-Environmental Lawyer. Speakers Alison Thayer and Joe Middleton, of Temkin Wielga & Hardt, address environmental issues that arise in non-environmental practices, including real estate, corporate, banking, and litigation practices.