Elizabeth Haskins helps companies manage their environmental risk and identify environmental and sustainability opportunities. She represents clients in environmental litigation and regulatory matters before federal, state, and administrative courts and commissions. Ms. Haskins also advises clients on environmental compliance and risk, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) compliance, Clean Water Act issues, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and PFAS, product labeling, extended producer responsibility (EPR), and recycling and product stewardship risk and compliance issues.
Ms. Haskins regularly counsels clients across industry sectors, including manufacturing and energy infrastructure, on project development, including environmental permitting, legacy liability risk, and regulatory approvals. She advises renewable energy developers and other stakeholders on due diligence, contract negotiation, permitting, environmental risks, and regulatory compliance, as well as helping public and private entities advance zero-emission and sustainability goals. Ms. Haskins also provides environmental due diligence on real estate transactional matters, including brownfield developments.
Her experience includes representing clients in matters involving a range of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) compliance and California Proposition 65 claims.
Ms. Haskins previously served as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice's Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch, where she defended federal agencies in constitutional and administrative law cases, including Administrative Procedure Act, employment discrimination, Affordable Care Act, and tribal contracting matters.