Practice Emphasis

With a pre-law educational and work history in the natural and environmental science fields, and a legal career which includes representation of public and private entities, Lloyd Landreth has practiced exclusively in the environmental regulatory and litigation area since 1986.

Clients & Matters

Mr. Landreth’s work history includes representation of domestic airlines, airline fuel consortiums, oil and gas exploration, production and transportation companies (including petrochemical subsidiaries), electric and gas utilities, and a variety of industrial clients.  Mr. Landreth also worked as a consulting attorney to EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice on numerous cost referral and cost recovery actions.

Mr. Landreth has extensive experience with environmental actions brought under federal statutory schemes such as CERCLA, RCRA, CAA, CWA and state equivalents thereto, as well as common law claims.  Mr. Landreth has been involved in defending clients against regulatory agency and private party claims and in pursuing cost recovery actions on behalf of private parties and government agencies.  Mr. Landreth has worked extensively with environmental consulting firms on the technical and legal aspects of environmental claims associated with a variety of affected media (air, soils, surface and groundwater) including alternatives associated with risk-based cleanup requirements.   

Representative matters include:

•  Negotiation and development of environmental agreements with private parties, state and municipal authorities and management of risk-based cleanup activities associated with upgrade and expansion of a jet fueling systems at airports
  

• Environmental claims against oil companies associated with terminal, refining and pipeline facilities
  

• Enforcement of indemnification obligations associated with environmental claims at a variety of industrial and commercial facilities
  

• Class action lawsuits against oil and gas producers for environmental damages
  

• Private party claims associated with releases from municipal landfill sites
  

• Federal and state claims for natural resource damages on a large estuary site
  

• Mediation of environmental disputes involving groundwater contamination at industrial and petroleum terminal facilities

Mr. Landreth also has extensive experience in negotiating cleanup actions with federal, state and local regulatory agencies and appears in both federal and state courts of various jurisdictions on environmental litigation matters.

Representative Publications/Presentations

“Evaluation of Damage Claims Associated with Soil, Surface Water and Ground Water Impacts,” presentation to the Tar Creek National Conference (April 2001)

“The Important Roles for Tribal and Community Members Seeking Environmental Justice,” Tar Creek National Conference (April 1999)

“Some Environmental Law Nuggets For Historic And Current Producers,” Fifth International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico (October 1998)

“Skeletons from the Past: Producer Liability for Historic Production Associated Structures and Pits,” Fourth International Petroleum Environmental Conference (September 1997)

“Practical Environmental Auditing,” Third International Petroleum Environmental Conference (September 1996)

“Risk-based Cleanup Actions At Airport Facilities,” Boeing Corporation Environmental Conference (September 1996)

“Hazardous Waste in Colorado,” Presentations for National Business Institute Conference (June 1994)

“Corporate Environmental Compliance Programs,” Presentation to Edison Electric Institute, Corporate Compliance Conference (July 1993)

“Individual and Organizational Criminal Liability Under Environmental Statutes,” Public Utilities Fortnightly, pp. 75-78 (August 1992)

“Environmental Indemnification Language in Real Estate Contracts,” Colorado Real Estate Journal (June 1992)

“Environmental Law Aspects of Natural Resource Damage Claims and Assessments,” Southwest Regional Conference, Native American Fish & Wildlife Society (August 1991)

“Direct Liability of Corporate Personnel Under CERCLA,” Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute/Southern Conference (April 1991)

“Liability for Release of Petroleum Products under CERCLA and RCRA,” Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute/Southern Conference (April 1991)

“The Petroleum Exclusion under CERCLA and the Laws of New Mexico,” Fourth Annual Hazardous Waste Management Conference: New Mexico Hazardous Waste Management Society (March 1991)

“The Petroleum Exclusion under CERCLA:  A Defense to Liability Hazardous Materials,” Control Research Institute 11th National Conference Proceedings, 969-971 (November 1990)

“Environmental Law Concerns on Indian Lands,” 8th Annual National Conference, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (April 1990)

“Natural Resource Damages:  Recovery Under State Law Compared with Federal Laws,” 20 Environmental Law Reporter 10134 (April 1990)

“Recovery for Natural Resource Damages Under CERCLA and the Laws of New Mexico,” Third Annual Hazardous Waste Management Conference:  New Mexico Hazardous Waste Management Society (March 1990)

“Review and Comparison of State Statutes for Natural Resource Injury,” Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute 10th National Conference Proceedings, 613-617 (November 1989)

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