Practice Areas - Environmental
- Energy
- Regulatory
- Litigation/Trial Practice
- Crisis Management
- Climate Change and Corporate Sustainability
- Projects
| - Environmental Litigation
- Environmental Permitting, Regulatory Counseling and Compliance
- Remediation and Brownfields Developments
- Toxic Tort and Property Damage Litigation
- Transactions and Corporate Matters
- Clean Tech
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 512-867-8477
Fax: 512-867-8691
http://www.haynesboone.com/jeff_civins/
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| University | Brandeis University, A.B., 1967; Pennsylvania State University, M.S., 1970 |
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| Law School | University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1975 |
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| Admitted | 1975, Texas; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas |
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| Born | Newark, New Jersey |
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| ISLN | 908374876 |
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| Transactions | An oil and gas company in environmental counseling, settlement of a TCEQ air quality enforcement matter, and defense of state air quality enforcement suit involving gas exploration and development; An oil and gas company in environmental counseling and settlement of EPA Clean Water Act wetlands administrative enforcement action involving pipeline construction; An oil and gas company in working with EPA and TCEQ in "deflexing" its air quality permits; An investment firm in evaluating potential environmental risks associated with hydraulic fracturing; Various manufacturers in environmental counseling and air quality permitting; Various lending institutions and manufacturing companies in managing risks associated with contaminated properties; Industrial and financial clients in environmental due diligence and contract drafting and negotiation associated with acquisitions and divestitures; A recycler in settlement of state Superfund enforcement litigation; The Department of Treasury in environmental due diligence of General Motors Company assets; Lenders on environmental issues associated with the TXU Buyout and with issuance of a series of new notes; Asarco, Inc. in a series of environmental estimation hearings in bankruptcy court; American Airlines in settling litigation with another airline regarding contamination at JFK Airport; An energy company in the permitting of a gas-fired power plant; A national real estate company in the sale of its national portfolio of commercial properties; A medical school in NEPA issues associated with the development of a level 4 bio-containment facility; An energy trade association with regard to NEPA issues associated with oil and gas development in New Mexico. |
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Oil and Gas Operations, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, Subject to New Air Quality Regulation - EPA Issues Final Rules Under the New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ProgramsJames D. Braddock,Jeff Civins,Mary Simmons Mendoza, April 25, 2012 In order to comply with a court-ordered schedule, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on April 17, signed final rules that subject additional oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, to air quality regulation under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission...
EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Electric Generating UnitsJames D. Braddock,Jeff Civins,Mary Simmons Mendoza, April 2, 2012 In response to a court order, EPA has announced its proposed rules that would establish new source performance standards (“NSPS”) applicable to greenhouse gas emissions from new, fossil fuel-fired power plants (“power plants”). The proposal is a highly controversial one,...
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