| Biography | Professional Experience Cindy Karlson's practice is in environmental and land use law, and includes transactional work, administrative matters, and litigation. Cindy counsels clients in permitting, compliance, enforcement, and transactional matters under federal and state environmental and land use permitting, health and safety, hazardous waste, air and water pollution, site development, and property transfer laws. She handles environmental issues for industries, utilities, lenders, commercial developers/property managers, and insurers relating to corporate and real estate transactions, including the acquisition, sale, and financing of businesses and real property. Her work involves pre-transaction counseling and the structuring of deals, developing risk management strategies, negotiating contractual language concerning environmental risk and allocation of liability for known and unknown conditions; and environmental due diligence. Cindy assists clients in the negotiation and performance of environmental site assessments, audits, and technical consultant contracts for the investigation and remediation of contaminated properties. She also has experience with environmental and toxic tort/class action litigation, in addition to Superfund matters/negotiations and the area of natural resource damage law. Representative Matters · Modification and implementation of the multimillion-dollar North Cape Lobster Restoration Project as part of the natural resource damages settlement for the 1996 oil spill off the coast of Rhode Island · Oversight of the response work, cleanup, and natural resource damage assessment work for the 2003 Buzzards Bay oil spill in Massachusetts (the largest spill in nearly 35 years) · Development of divestiture strategies for clients owning or otherwise related to contaminated properties located throughout the United States, including risk liability transfers and brownfield development projects · Oversight of litigation investigation relating to a Texas toxic tort/class action relating to plume of chlorinated solvents · Assistance with the development of an environmental management system for national petroleum company News, Publications & Presentations · Co-author, "Initiatives Reshaping Energy, Environmental Landscape," Connecticut Law Tribune, October 3, 2011 · Panelist, "Allocating Environmental Risk in Distressed Real Estate Transactions," Strafford Publications Webinar, August 2, 2011 · Co-author, "Antimicrobial Claims: Mold and Mildew Prevention Subject to Pesticide Regulation," Textile World, June 21, 2011 · Co-author, "U.S. EPA Reveals 150-plus Chemical Names Previously Protected as Confidential Business Information," Day Pitney Alert, June 10, 2011 · Co-author, "Changes Coming In Water Law Permitting, Regulations," Connecticut Law Tribune, April 11, 2011 · Speaker, "Environmental Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions: Strategies to Identify and Mitigate Risks and Liabilities for Buyers, Sellers and Lenders," Strafford CLE Webinar, December 16, 2010 · Co-author, "U.S. EPA Releases Draft Plan for RE-Powering America's Land," Day Pitney Alert, October 15, 2010 · Featured, "Women in the Law: High Achievers," Connecticut Law Tribune, September 2010 · Co-author, "Court Rules No Apportionment Under Connecticut Transfer Act," Day Pitney Alert, June 16, 2010 · Co-author, "TSCA: Significant New Use Rules for 15 Chemicals Effective April 2, 2010*," Day Pitney Alert, February 9, 2010 · Co-author, "Sweeping Environmental Liability Under the Bankruptcy Carpet: Fresh Start Is Not Guaranteed," Day Pitney Alert, January 5, 2010 · Co-author, "New Jersey Federal Court Rules Costs Spent To Obtain a 'No Further Action' Letter Are Not Recoverable Cleanup Costs," Day Pitney Alert, September 4, 2009 · Co-author, "Federal Multimedia Enforcement Results in Record Criminal and Civil Fines Totaling More Than $350 Million," Day Pitney Alert, November 19, 2007 · Co-author, "Environmental & Land Use Outlook," DBH Outlook, Spring 2005 · Co-author, "Complying with OSHA's Asbestos Notification Requirements to Avoid Penalties, Lawsuits," Commercial Lease Law Insider, April 2004 · Co-author, "Asbestos," Environmental Law Practice Guide, Chapter 36, Volume 5A, Lexis/Nexis/Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., New York, 2003 · Presentation, "Understanding Chapter 21E," Greater Boston Real Estate Board, Continuing Education, April 2002 Professional Affiliations · Air & Waste Management Association · American Bar Association, Environmental Section · Connecticut Bar Association, Environmental Section · Hartford County Bar Association, Environmental Committee, Chair · Professional Women in Construction · Society of Women Environmental Professionals, Connecticut Chapter, member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Programming Committee · Society of Women Environmental Professionals, Massachusetts Chapter Outside Interests · Board of Directors, East Hartford Community Healthcare Center · Member, East Hampton Brownfields Redevelopment Agency Awards and Achievements · Recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2006 · Recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2009 |