Environmental attorney vs general counsel

Differences between environmental attorney and general counsel duties and responsibilities

Environmental attorney example responsibilities.

• Participate in team preparing for ongoing large-scale environmental litigation.
• Focuse primarily on air compliance and permitting, environmental litigation, cost recovery liability, and remediation negotiation and compliance.
• Practice areas include CAA, CERCLA, CWA, EPCRA, RCRA, TSCA, and OSHA.
• Oversee the development of EHS compliance audit protocols for clients such as paint coating operations, salvage yards, and POTWs.
• Represent individual and institutional clients in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate acquisition, financing and leasing and foreclosure.
• Represent individual and institutional clients in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate acquisition, financing and leasing and foreclosure.

General counsel example responsibilities.

• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Review subpoenas and attorney letters for compliance with HIPAA and institutional guidelines and coordinate non-party depositions as needed.
• Prepare dozens of complex commercial transactions in connection to equity and debt securities offerings.
• Handle regulatory, compliance, licensing, and registration matters for securities broker- dealer and register investment adviser.
• Supervise commercial litigation, arbitration and claims, including case strategy, pleadings preparation, hearings, depositions and settlement negotiations.
• Supervise and train unit charge with securing patient medical records, ensuring compliance with Medicare and HIPAA regulations and accreditation standards.
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