Experience

Climate Spheres UK
• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Founder & Board Director

  • Jul 2021 - Present

dharmalaw, LLC
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• Solo Practitioner

  • Apr 2015 - Present


Navajo Nation Environmental Response Trust

• Counsel to Trustee

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2019

  Serve as Counsel to independent Navajo Trustee for a $13.2M federally-funded investigation established by the United States and Navajo Nation to investigate 16 WWII-era atomic bomb-production uranium mines. Provided legal and strategic advice to ensure the Trustee met the Trust’s obligations to both governments while simultaneously protecting local Navajo communities. • Sole legal advisor to Trustee representing the Trustee in negotiations and consultations with numerous governmental attorneys and high-level Agencies’ management. • Negotiated the precedential, first-time environmental Trust agreement directly with the United States Department of Justice and the Navajo Nation Department of Justice on behalf of the Trustee. • Advanced project elements by creating collaborative environments and pushing through government bureaucratic challenges. • Reviewed and approved all technical project reports containing hundreds of pages, as well as community communications. • Recognized for consistently meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work. Show less



GE

• Brazil
• Engineering Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Counsel/Strategic Advisor

  • Mar 2009 - Oct 2013

  Lead counsel on high-profile, high-visibility on environmental investigation and remediation cases worldwide. Provided strategic advice to executive leaders. • Resolved environmental issues with Brazilian government on 3 facilities and led strategic planning for additional high-profile, high-cost, extensive liability sites worldwide. • Oversaw Canadian GE environmental office and served as key liaison with senior-level executives. • Developed and implemented detailed strategic plans for complex, high liability cases. Show less

• Manager & Counsel, Remediation Programs

  • Feb 1990 - 2009

  Managed a diverse range of international legal programs, strategies, and projects across multiple countries during tenure. Directed large-scale and highly-complex policy issues and multi-faceted projects. Collaborated with US executive teams to address policy issues and advised GE businesses on environmental issues in Europe, Asia, South America, and Canada. Represented GE with the USEPA National Advisory Committee on Environmental Policy and Technology. • Served as Manager and Counsel of GE’s worldwide remediation program, including leading team of 50-75 staff and annual budgets of up to or exceeding $500MM. • Developed annual program budgets, devised staff recruiting strategies, and managed all talent elements. • Negotiated directly with the United States EPA and state governments to resolve environmental claims. • Lead negotiator for Company on a precedent-setting $600MM federal and multi-state environmental settlement. • Liaised with scientific, financial, technical, risk assessment, and scientific subject matter experts to gain and analyze critical information for cases, projects, and special initiatives. • Implemented strict environmental and health standards to continuously drive safety in all initiatives, including resolving large-scale water, chemical, and nuclear contamination issues at several locations in UK. • Played instrumental role in reducing company legal exposure by negotiating science-based actions. • Served as Senior Attorney for a multi-million-dollar investigation, cleanup, and redevelopment of three former Company factories in Brazil, including negotiating with high-level Brazilian government officials and counsel. Additional General Electric Company Corporate Titles: Counsel-Advocacy and Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Region Counsel Show less

• Assistant Counsel

  • Sep 1984 - Feb 1990

  Supported and advanced hazardous waste, air, toxics, and pesticides programs and projects by providing counsel to the USEPA regional office in Denver and its headquarters in Washington, D.C. • Recognized as a national expert on Native American environmental law. • Negotiated multiple successful deals, including a major settlement with the US Department of Energy for nuclear weapons facilities and a state-wide historic multi-million-dollar mining cleanup with multiple sites. • Recipient of USEPA Gold Medal and two Bronze Medals for superior accomplishment. Show less



North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Joint Public Advisory Committee

• U.S. Representative Appointed by President George W Bush

  • 2003 - 2008

  NAFTA, COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION 2003 – 2008 Presidential Appointment | Chairperson Represented the United States on a five-year Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) appointment to NAFTA by President George W. Bush to implement environmental provisions of NAFTA in three countries, holding meetings on controversial trade issues and environmental impact. • Met with Prime Ministers and world leaders; negotiating multi-national policies to ensure NAFTA trade considered all environmental concerns respective of country policies. • Chaired the JPAC twice during the five years by unanimous vote of the members; representing all 3 countries (US, Mexico, and Canada) Show less