Molly Snittjer, a Notre Dame Law School alum and Nijman Franzetti associate, spoke today on an Alumni Panel hosted by the Notre Dame Real Estate Law Society. She joined fellow ND alums Tomas Castellanos, a real estate associate at Holland & Knight, and Ryan McCaffrey, general counsel to Post Brothers, to discuss real estate law … Continue reading "Molly Snittjer Speaks at Notre Dame’s Real Estate Law Society Program"...
Proposed amendments seek sweeping changes to the popular short-form Prop 65 warning. Any company using this warning must revise their labeling. Companies will no longer be allowed to use the “just label everything” strategy as the short-form warning now will require identification of at least one product-specific Prop 65 chemical. Regulatory Background: California’s Environmental Protection Agency, … Continue reading "Prop 65 Update: OEHHA Takes Aim at Short-Form Warnings"...
For decades prior to the Trump Administration, Supplemental Environmental Projects (“SEPs”), have been incorporated into environmental enforcement settlements by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as an efficient way to achieve environmental progress following an environmental violation, and mitigate civil penalties. However, starting in June 2017, the legality of SEPs began to be questioned by … Continue reading "DOJ’s Evolving SEP Policy"...
In a recent article on the Chicago Bar Association’s legal blog @thebar, Nijman Franzetti Partner Lynn Grayson equips lawyers in all practice areas with essential information they should know about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — a category of synthetic chemicals used since the 1940’s in many industrial applications and consumer products, such as carpeting, … Continue reading "PFAS Update: What Lawyers Need to Know"...
Nijman Franzetti LLP is pleased to announce that partners Susan Brice, Susan Franzetti, E. Lynn Grayson and Jennifer Nijman have each been included in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law, with E. Lynn Grayson being selected as the 2021 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago. Susan Franzetti and … Continue reading "Nijman Franzetti Partners Recognized in 2021 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”"...