Donald Clary is a partner in the Public Policy and Regulation Practice Group of the Los Angeles Office of Holland and Knight. He is a member of the Energy, Environment, Indian Law and Water Practice Teams.
Environmental Experience: He has handled a wide range of federal, state and local environmental and land use matters. His practice has included transactional and litigated matters arising under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Federal and California Clean Air Acts, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Endangered Species Acts. These cases have included cost recovery actions for environmental cleanup expenses, Superfund and related cost contribution cases, environmental insurance issues, and underground storage tank matters. Mr. Clary has extensive experience with environmental permitting and compliance matters. His experience includes the obtaining of air emission and water discharge permits, and he has substantial experience representing clients in compliance actions (such as notice of violation proceedings) that have arisen out of such Permits.