ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSIGHTS - Key Persons

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• Associate in the Baker Mc

Catherine Yang is an associate in the Baker McKenzie's Chicago office and a member of the Banking Finance & Major Projects Group. Catherine focuses her practice on a wide range of environmental issues, including federal and state air quality regulations, enforcement actions, permitting, environmental litigation and transactional matters. Contact details and full biography at Catherine Yang.

David P. Hackett has considerable experience managing US and diverse international compliance, CSR and environmental legal projects, including the development and implementation of compliance programs. He is currently a member of the Compliance & Investigations Steering Committee, and concentrates his practice on the representation of multinationals in domestic and international compliance and environmental matters including, in particular, in the high tech, information management, food, pharmaceutical and energy industries. Contact details and full biography at David P. Hackett.

Doug Sanders leads Baker & McKenzie's U.S. environmental litigation practice. He represents both domestic and non-U.S. corporations before federal, state and administrative courts in environmental, class action, mass tort and product liability litigation, government enforcement, permitting and criminal proceedings. He counsels companies with respect to compliance with CERCLA, RCRA, CWA, TSCA, OSHA and state environmental and product regulations. Mr. Sanders advises multi-national and domestic corporations on environmental, health and safety statutory requirements and legal risks with respect to products sold or marketed in the United States, including responding to product liability claims and recalls. He also advises clients on environmental, health & safety risks and liabilities in transactions. Contact details and full biography at Doug Sanders.

John W. Watson chairs the Firm's North American Environmental Practice Group and leads the coordinated Global Environmental Practice. Mr. Watson has been advising industrial enterprises on managing wide-ranging environmental risks and liabilities arising out of their domestic and international operations for over 20 years. He has been consistently recognized as a leading environmental lawyer in Chambers USA, The International Who's Who of Environment Lawyers, Leading Lawyers and Super Lawyers publications. Contact details and full biography at John W. Watson.