Ms. Harmon is a partner in the Business Services Department, co-chair of the Environmental Practice Group, co-chair of the Energy Practice Group and co-chair of the Sustainability and Environmental Services Practice Group. She concentrates her practice in business counseling, transactions, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; project development; finance; and other employer-related issues and has extensive experience in contract negotiations, federal and state compliance matters, employment issues and procurement. Ms. Harmon represents individuals and both publicly and privately held organizations in all facets of business transactions. Her clients are typically in heavily regulated industries. Ms. Harmon joined Schnader after being deputy general counsel for a development company, where she was responsible for operations, acquisitions and divestitures.
Areas of Experience
Corporate Practice
Ms. Harmon has represented individuals, private and public companies and private equity funds in numerous transactions involving the environmental services, recycling, steel and chemical industries.
· Ms. Harmon has been involved with siting and development of waste transportation, treatment and disposal facilities, privatization projects and community benefit agreements with various municipalities and governmental entities.
· While with Schnader, Ms. Harmon has acted as regional counsel for what is now the largest waste services firm in North America. In that capacity, she supervised the providing of all legal services for a geographic region with more than $1 billion in revenue and was responsible for litigation, acquisitions, personnel matters and asset and operations integration.
· Ms. Harmon has acted as special counsel for litigation matters representing business interests of her clients in negotiating the resolution and settlement of complex litigation matters.
· Ms. Harmon has also represented chemical manufacturers and distributors in various aspects of their operations.
Environmental Practice
Ms. Harmon represents organizations in heavily regulated industries, involving extensive permitting and regulatory compliance matters. She has experience in compliance counseling, environmental auditing, investigation and remediation of contaminated properties and corporate environmental strategic planning. She also has experience in sustainability issues such as recycling, composting and beneficial use.
Energy Practice
Ms. Harmon has been involved in a number of methane-to-energy projects throughout the Eastern United States. She has negotiated methane supply and purchase agreements, electricity supply agreements, natural gas agreements, and mineral and bio fuel agreements.
Real Estate Practice
Ms. Harmon has commercial real estate and transactional experience including siting, development and financing of incinerators, landfills, transfer stations, material recycling facilities, methane gas-to-energy projects, waste-to-energy projects and other projects in highly regulated fields. She has participated in the development of brownfield redevelopment facilities and beneficial re-use facilities. She has also negotiated leases for Marcellus Shale gas exploration. She has represented both buyers and sellers of these types of facilities and properties.
Employment Practice
Ms. Harmon has represented businesses and negotiated employment contracts, noncompete contracts, severance and discharge releases. She has handled WARN Act and similar state statute issues in connection with transactions.
Financial Services Practice
Ms. Harmon represents clients in various forms of financings, including tax-exempt bond financing, private placements, convertible securities and revolving credit facilities. She has represented venture capital funds, structured investments, loans and capital contributions.
Community Activities
· MPH Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Trustee
· The Food Farm, past member of Board of Directors
· Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, Member
· Churchill Borough Planning Commission, Chairman
· Wilkins Elks, Member
Professional Affiliations
· Allegheny County Bar Association, member
· Pennsylvania Bar Association, member
· American Bar Association, member
· Environmental Industries Association, member
· Association for Corporate Growth, member
Other Distinctions
· Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®
· Duquesne Law Review, member
News
09/19/2011, Sixty-Eight Schnader Attorneys Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®
07/08/2010, Megan E. Harmon Named Co-Chair of Schnader's Environmental Practice Group