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CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION:
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR PROTECTING CLIENTS
Pollution knows no boundaries. In an increasingly industrialized global economy, how should attorneys advise clients faced with pollution originating from another country? And, conversely, what are the factors that must be considered when a client's operations have an environmental impact beyond their own borders? This panel will explore the role of attorneys in counseling clients facing such cross-border pollution issues.
MODERATOR:
Brad Wylynko, Partner
Clayton Utz, Australia
Brad Wylynko is an international environment lawyer who leads Clayton Utz's Western Australian Environment & Planning Practice Group. He has extensive experience advising national and international energy, resource, industrial, property, finance, and manufacturing companies in both Canada and Australia. Mr. Wylynko is ranked as a leading lawyer in the Environment Section of Chambers Global. MORE>
PANELISTS:
Takeshi Kikuchi, Partner
Kojima Law Offices, Japan
Takeshi Kikuchi represents multinational companies and Japanese companies in various industries in transnational and domestic matters. He advises on environmental issues in M&A, asset transactions, drafting and reviewing distributorship agreements, licensing agreements for patents, trademarks, copyrights, and handling disputes on intellectual property matters and transaction contract matters. MORE>
Todd O. Maiden, Partner
Reed Smith LLP, United States
Todd Maiden’s practice focuses on environmental matters, including litigation, regulatory counseling, and support of numerous corporate and real estate transactions. He regularly represents clients before federal and state agencies on a variety of hazardous waste, water, air, and NEPA/CEQA issues and also advises on certain international environmental issues. MORE>
Akiko Monden, Associate
TMI Associates, Japan
Akiko Monden specializes in employment law, environmental law, and mergers and acquisitions. Most of Ms. Monden's work involves international transactions or disputes. Ms. Monden co-authored Handling Environmental Pollution and Social Insurance Risks in M&A Transactions (December 2004). MORE>
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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR PROTECTING CLIENTS
Pollution knows no boundaries. In an increasingly industrialized global economy, how should attorneys advise clients faced with pollution originating from another country? And, conversely, what are the factors that must be considered when a client's operations have an environmental impact beyond their own borders? This panel will explore the role of attorneys in counseling clients facing such cross-border pollution issues.
MODERATOR:
Brad Wylynko, Partner
Clayton Utz, Australia
Brad Wylynko is an international environment lawyer who leads Clayton Utz's Western Australian Environment & Planning Practice Group. He has extensive experience advising national and international energy, resource, industrial, property, finance, and manufacturing companies in both Canada and Australia. Mr. Wylynko is ranked as a leading lawyer in the Environment Section of Chambers Global. MORE> PANELISTS:
Takeshi Kikuchi, Partner
Kojima Law Offices, Japan
Takeshi Kikuchi represents multinational companies and Japanese companies in various industries in transnational and domestic matters. He advises on environmental issues in M&A, asset transactions, drafting and reviewing distributorship agreements, licensing agreements for patents, trademarks, copyrights, and handling disputes on intellectual property matters and transaction contract matters. MORE>Todd O. Maiden, Partner
Reed Smith LLP, United States
Todd Maiden’s practice focuses on environmental matters, including litigation, regulatory counseling, and support of numerous corporate and real estate transactions. He regularly represents clients before federal and state agencies on a variety of hazardous waste, water, air, and NEPA/CEQA issues and also advises on certain international environmental issues. MORE>Akiko Monden, Associate
TMI Associates, Japan
Akiko Monden specializes in employment law, environmental law, and mergers and acquisitions. Most of Ms. Monden's work involves international transactions or disputes. Ms. Monden co-authored Handling Environmental Pollution and Social Insurance Risks in M&A Transactions (December 2004). MORE>Return to Programs List>