PFAS: The Current Landscape and The Next Frontier

This program will consist of two panels: one on PFAS groundwater issues and litigation; and the other on emerging PFAS air issues. The first group of speakers will cover the aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) multi-district litigation and other ongoing litigation, natural resource damage claims, personal injury claim, and an overview of key scientific principles involving the fate and transport of PFAS in groundwater. The second, l will focus on PFAS air emission issues including air transport, dispersion, atmospheric deposition and related regulatory issues.  

Speakers

Groundwater panel:

Moderator: Daniel M. Krainin, Beveridge & Diamond PC 

Stephanie Biehl, Esq., Sher Edling

Kegan Brown, Esq., Latham & Watkins

Seth Kellogg, P.G., Geosyntec Consultants

Air panel:

Moderator: Nicholas C. Rigano, Esq.; Rigano LLC

Rob Bilott, Esq., Taft Stettinius & Hollister 

Sandra Goodrow, NJDEP and Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council

Adam Love, Ph.D., Roux Associates