Rob Steinwurtzel handles regulatory and litigation matters for multiple industry sectors across all the major environmental statutory and regulatory programs. Rob's involvement with environmental issues dates back to the mid-1970s, when he served as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife Service and National Parks at the Department of the Interior, and subsequently as an attorney with the Enforcement Division at the Environmental Protection Agency, where he was responsible for the establishment of a national wetlands enforcement program. Rob brings extensive experience and knowledge to resolving significant and varied environmental claims and is valued for his business-oriented approach in achieving solutions.
Rob is a frequent speaker on environmental and health and safety issues, having lectured at the National Law Center at George Washington University on the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. He also has published several articles and served on the Board of Editors of Hazardous Substances magazine. Rob is also the co-author of the chapter on "Environmental Law" in Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States: A Practical Guide for Non-U.S. Buyers, a treatise for Aspen Publishers.