Elizabeth Haskins helps companies manage environmental risk and identify environmental and sustainability opportunities. She represents clients in environmental litigation and in regulatory matters before federal and state courts, as well as administrative agencies and commissions. Ms. Haskins also advises clients on environmental compliance and risk, including matters involving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Clean Water Act issues, and contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Ms. Haskins counsels clients across a variety of industry sectors, including manufacturing and energy infrastructure, on project development, environmental permitting, and regulatory approvals. She also provides environmental due diligence for real estate transactions, including brownfield redevelopment projects.
Additionally, her experience includes representing clients in matters involving a wide range of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance and California Proposition 65 claims.
Ms. Haskins previously served as a trial attorney in the Department of Justice's Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch, where she defended federal agencies in constitutional and administrative law matters, including cases involving the Administrative Procedure Act, employment discrimination, the Affordable Care Act, and tribal contracting issues.