Firm: Beveridge & Diamond PC
Location: Seattle - WA
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600 University Street Suite 1601
Seattle, WA 98101-3109
USA
- Tel : 206.315.4810
- Fax : N/A
- Email : ldunn@bdlaw.com
Loren represents regional and national companies at locations throughout the country in environmental regulation and litigation issues.
Loren’s environmental projects have involved hazardous waste and large multi-party toxics cleanup sites, including marine and freshwater sediment sites, landfills, and natural resource damages claims. He has also conducted extensive work obtaining permits for key facility operations. He has particularly deep knowledge of the following industries: manufactured gas facilities, regulated utilities, smelters and metals refineries, pesticide sites, and large area contamination sites.
Before entering private practice, Loren worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters office as a senior policy economist. He received an agency merit award for excellent work on the development of the Agency’s hazardous waste program and its regulations.
Loren has been repeatedly recognized as one of the leading environmental lawyers in the Northwest. He is a respected leader in handling complex environmental litigation, and remediation and restoration projects under CERCLA and state “little Superfund” statutes. He helped to pioneer the successful use of technical, large-group mediation to secure more efficient resolution and cleanup of large sites impaired by hazardous substance releases. He is co-chair of the ADR process of one of the largest Superfund sites in the country located in the Pacific Northwest. He also has played a significant role in the development of Washington’s environmental regulatory system.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®, a Best Lawyers publication, recognition in Environmental Law and Environmental Litigation (2007-2020)
- Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, Washington Super Lawyer (2006-2019)
- Chambers and Partners – USA, Band 2 in Environmental Law (2019)
- The Legal 500, recognition in Environmental Litigation and Regulatory Law (2019)
- Chambers and Partners – USA, recognized practitioner in Environmental Law (2018)
- Who’s Who Legal, part of Law Business Research Ltd., recognition in Environmental Law (2018)
Beveridge & Diamond PC
We strive for total alignment with clients: asking questions, visiting facilities, learning clients’ business and people, collaborating on strategic planning, and more. For many clients, we serve as an extension of their environmental legal and compliance functions. For others, we work in a more behind the scenes way. In all cases, our focus and depth, our experience with numerous industry sectors, and our approach to client service add value and set us apart from others. We also connect our clients with industry colleagues and strive to find ways to help them do their jobs more effectively.
Our size and culture prioritize collaboration across offices, leveraging our strengths in litigation and environmental disciplines and driving results for clients. In addition, many of our lawyers have scientific or technical degrees, a plus when dealing with highly technical litigation and regulatory matters.
Our focus and depth in environmental law position us to help clients interpret and respond to fast-moving developments that may not always seem “environmental” on their face. Just a few examples include:
- Answering customer and stakeholder questions about product formulations, supply chains, and corporate sustainability efforts (including, for example, human and indigenous rights).
- Deploying new technologies amidst uncertainty about whether and which existing legal or regulatory regime applies.
- Gaining access to new markets around the world.