Adam Lavinthal is Counsel to the firm's Litigation Department and a member of the Environmental Law and and Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Lavinthal has a broad range of litigation experience in areas including Superfund, the Spill Act, toxic tort litigation, natural resource damages, the defense of federal and state environmental enforcement actions, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. Mr. Lavinthal also counsels clients regarding compliance with federal and state environmental and worker safety laws and due diligence related to corporate real estate transactions.
Mr. Lavinthal is also active in the firm's Pro Bono Program, recently representing a former child soldier from Africa seeking asylum in the United States.
Prior to joining Lowenstein Sandler, Mr. Lavinthal served as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey in the Environmental Protection Group. There, he managed a complete docket through all stages of the litigation process, representing the State in cost recovery and natural resource damages matters, prosecuting civil environmental enforcement actions, and counseling the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection with respect to its interpretation and implementation of environmental laws.
Publications
· Final Energy Master Plan Recommends Steps to Stabilize New Jersey's Solar Energy Market
Environmental Law & Litigation Client Alert, December 2011
James Stewart, Adam Lavinthal
· No Class: Tougher Certification Standards in Environmental Mass-Tort Cases
New Jersey Law Journal, November 28, 2011
Richard F. Ricci, Adam Lavinthal
· A Heightened Commitment to Environmental Justice: Recent Federal and State Developments
New Jersey Law Journal, July 19, 2010
Kristina Pasko, Adam Lavinthal
· NRD - The New Jersey Experiment
ABA Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee Newsletter, April 2007
Richard F. Ricci, Adam Lavinthal
Affiliations
· American Bar Association
· New Jersey Bar Association - Environmental Law Section
· New York Bar Association
· Stewart J. Pollock Environmental Inn of Court - Associate, 2004-2008
· Surfrider Foundation - Jersey Shore Chapter - Board Member, 2005-2007