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Robert L. Falk
Partner
San Francisco
, (415) 268-6294
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Education
Binghamton University (B.A., 1979)
;
New York University (M.P.A., 1981)
;
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 1989)
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Environmental Litigation
Environmental Regulation
Consumer Products
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Reforming Proposition 65: Governor’s “Update” Is a Promising Start
5/8/2013
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
California Addresses Court Ruling on Storm Water Permit for Development and Construction Activities
4/11/2012
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Natural Resources
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
U.S. Supreme Court Opens Courthouse Doors for Early Challenges to Environmental Agency Orders
3/21/2012
Environment + Energy
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
TCE Revisited: U.S. EPA Releases Long-Awaited Toxicity Reassessment of Trichloroethylene with Potentially Vast Implications on Historically Contaminated Sites, Industrial and Consumer Products, and Liability
10/5/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Product Liability
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Set to Further Reduce Lead Content Limit for All Children’s Products
7/11/2011
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Contemplating Chapter 11 as a 'Fresh Start'? Consider Recent Developments in Environmental Claims Liability
BNA's Bankruptcy Law Reporter
5/12/2011
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
Article
Posted with permission from The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
Contemplating Chapter 11 as a
“Fresh Start”?
Consider Recent Developments in Environmental Claims Liability
4/26/2011
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Litigation
Client Alert
Manufacturers, Importers, and Private Labelers Beware –
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Lifts Stay of General Conformity Certification Requirements for Certain Non-Children’s Products, Including Clothing
1/4/2011
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Challenges in Implementing the SEC's New Interpretive Guidance on Climate Change
Corporate Counsel Quarterly
10/2/2010
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Securities Litigation
,
Securities: Regulatory + Enforcement
Pay Now, Challenge Later:
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Constitutionality of EPA Unilateral Administrative Orders in
General Electric Company v. Jackson
7/6/2010
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
California Considers Requiring Disclosure of Consumer Product Ingredients on the Internet
6/23/2010
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
,
Retail
Client Alert
Congress Introduces Significant New U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act Reform Legislation
4/23/2010
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Final Rule on Civil Penalty Factors
4/2/2010
Class Actions
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
Client Alert
Commentary: Challenges in Implementing the SEC’s New Interpretive Guidance on Climate Change
Westlaw Journal
, Corporate Officers and Directors Liability, Vol. 25, Issue 25
3/15/2010
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Defense
Article
Reprinted with permission
Ringing In 2010: The CPSIA Past, Present and Future
Law360
, Guest Column
1/29/2010
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Product Liability
Article
Posted with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc.
California Adopts New General Storm Water Permit That Ups the Ante for Builders and Developers
9/14/2009
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Growth of "Greenwashing" Will Spur Regulation
Product Liability Law360
9/9/2009
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
Article
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in
Product Liability Law360
Proposed Federal Legislation Could Restrict Materials Commonly Used in Many Electronics and Electrical Power Products
5/27/2009
Class Actions
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
CPSC Declines to Stay Tracking Label Requirements
5/18/2009
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Class Actions
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
California's Proposed New Storm Water Permit Tightens the Screws on Developers
5/6/2009
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Rough Justice: U.S. Supreme Court Liberalizes Use of Apportionment Instead of Joint and Several Liability in Superfund Litigation and Clarifies Conditions for Imposing "Arranger" Liability under CERCLA
5/4/2009
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Corporate
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Litigation
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Enhanced Recall Regulations Proposed Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Australian Product Liability Reporter
, Vol. 20, Issue 1-2
5/2009
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Article
This legal update has been published in
Australian Product Liability Bulletin
ACES a Winning Hand? New Clean Energy Legislation at the Starting Gates
4/2/2009
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Late Breaking Changes to the CPSIA: Significant Compliance and Business Implications for Importers, Distributors, and Retailers
2/10/2009
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
China
,
Class Actions
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Litigation | China
,
Product Liability
,
Product Liability | China
Client Alert
Environmental Marketing Claims for Plastic Products Subject to Additional Requirements in California
2/3/2009
Class Actions
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Calif. Presses Green Chemistry Initiative
Product Liability Law360
9/1/2008
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Article
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in Product Liability Law360
Greenwashing - Avoiding Greenwashing: The Brave New World of Environmental Marketing Claims
9/1/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Quarterly Cleantech Update: Green Marketing, "Greenwashing," and False Advertising
8/27/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
Client Alert
Climate Change Bill Imminent: Lawyers
8/26/2008
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in
Enviromental Law360.
Developers Beware: Significant Changes in Store for General Storm Water Permits for Construction Activities
5/12/2008
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
New Ninth Circuit Decision Confirms that Parties Who Undertake Soil and Groundwater Cleanups Voluntarily or at the Request of State Agencies May Seek Recovery of Costs Via Superfund Lawsuits
5/7/2008
Land Use + Development
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
New EPA Reporting Requirements for Lead in Children's Products (Ages 14 and Under)
2/14/2008
Class Actions
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
Client Alert
Environmental Due Diligence in Real Property Transactions
The Environmental Counselor
, Issue 234
2/2008
Article
Green Construction Standards Continue to "Build" Momentum
3/21/2007
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
New Roadmap for Challenges to TMDLs and Other Water Quality Plans in California
7/17/2006
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
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