Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP
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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP
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About
Managing Partner: Carol F. McCabe
Number of partners: 20 Number of lawyers: 27 (2 technical consultants, 2 paralegals)
Firm Overview:
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF) is an environmental, energy, litigation, safety, and land use law firm. MGKF’s practice spans the full range of regulatory compliance, transactional and litigation services relating to its practice areas. The firm’s attorneys have deep experience grounded in the emergence of the comprehensive environmental laws first enacted in the 1970s and expanded over the subsequent decades. MGKF serves a client base ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to Fortune 100 companies with a national footprint. With offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Hawaii, the practice is based in the Mid-Atlantic region but serves client operations across the country. The firm’s seasoned partnership is complemented by a dedicated group of associates, technical consultants and paralegals. Many MGKF attorneys have additional professional experience in science, engineering and land use planning or prior service with state and federal regulatory agencies. The firm’s litigators have backgrounds in commercial, criminal, environmental, and energy disputes before courts and administrative review boards in various federal, state and administrative forums.
Main Areas of Practice:
Environmental Litigation (CERCLA, state-lead and Natural Resource Damage matters):
Represent clients in CERCLA and state-lead cleanup, cost recovery / contribution and natural resource damages matters across the country, including the City of New York in all aspects of two major federal superfund sites, the Gowanus Canal (estimated remedial costs exceed $1 billion) and Newtown Creek. Other sites include the Lower Passaic and Metro Container in addition to numerous sites in the mid-Atlantic region, plus as far west as Iowa, Oklahoma, Montana and California.
Key Client: The City of New York Law Department
Contacts: Robert Fox; Kate Campbell; John Gullace; Nicole Moshang; Shoshana (Suzanne Ilene) Schiller; Garrett Trego
Tel: 484-430-2312; 484-430-2316; 484-430-2326; 484-430-2324; 484-430-2354; 484-430-2321
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Environmental Law (Air, Water, Waste and Emergency Response):
Regulatory compliance counseling, permitting and administrative and legal matters, particularly in the area of air quality, permitting and enforcement defense across a broad range of industrial sectors.
Key Client: Clients in manufacturing, waste, recycling and energy sectors, including Waste Management and Energy Transfer
Contacts: Carol McCabe; Katherine Vaccaro; Michael Dillon; Jessica Hunt
Tel: 484-430-2304; 484-430-2329; 484-430-2335; 484-430-2338
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Environmental Law (Transactions and Brownfields Redevelopment):
Complex environmental regulatory, transactional, risk mitigation and public funding for real estate and brownfields redevelopment projects.
Key Clients: Real estate developers, including EQT Exeter; MLP Ventures; and Catalyst Commercial Development
Contacts: Jonathan Spergel; Matthew Sullivan; Todd Kantorczyk; Bryan Franey
Tel: 484-430-2309; 484-430-2305; 484-430-2359; 484-430-2308
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Environmental Litigation (Class Action/Citizen Suit/Third-Party Appeals):
Environmental litigation matters, including citizen suits, class actions, various contractual disputes, and policyholder coverage litigation.
Key Clients: Clients in manufacturing, waste, recycling and energy sectors
Contacts: Nicole Moshang; Kate Campbell; Diana Silva; Garrett Trego
Tel: 484-430-2324; 484-430-2316; 484-430-2347; 484-430-2321
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Administrative Law (OSHA):
Counsel clients in OSHA regulatory compliance and enforcement defense. Assist in inspections involving range of OSHA standards, defend OSHA citations involving fatalities/serious injuries and assist in review of rulemakings.
Key Clients: Association of American Railroads and six Class I railroads. Manufacturers, telecommunications, construction, and transportation-related companies.
Contact: Jill Hyman Kaplan; Brandon Matsnev
Tel: 484-430-2315; 484-430-2328
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Environmental Law (Site Contamination & Remediation):
Complex environmental characterization and remediation matters involving multiple jurisdictions and cleanup programs. Evaluate and oversee response actions and related negotiations, interactions with multiple potentially responsible parties, and interface with technical consultants and experts.
Key Clients: Large industrial, chemical, energy, transportation and telecommunications companies.
Contacts: John Gullace; Rodd Bender; Todd Kantorczyk; Bryan Franey
Tel: 484-430-2326; 484-430-2317; 484-430-2359; 484-430-2308
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Energy and Sustainability:
Provide strategic guidance on emerging issues relating to energy, alternative/renewable energy, sustainability, and ESG matters.
Key Clients: Energy sector clients
Contact: Carol McCabe;Brenda Gotanda; Bryan Franey; Diana Silva; Michael Dillon
Tel: 484-430-2304;484-430-2327; 484-430-2308; 484-430-2347; 484-430-2335
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants:
Provide guidance on PFAS regulations, enforcement, litigation, site remediation, and transactional due diligence.
Contacts: Robert Fox; Carol McCabe; Nicole Moshang; Kate Campbell; Bryan Franey
Tel: 484-430-2312; 484-430-2304; 484-430-2324; 484-430-2316; 484-430-2308
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Ranked Offices
Provided by Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP
- Bala CynwydThree Bala Plaza East, Suite 700, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA, PA 19004
- Web: www.mankogold.com
- Tel: +1 484 430 5700
- Fax: +1 484 430 5711
- Philadelphia200 South Broad Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, PA19102
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New Jersey Weighs in on State Climate Tort Claims
In a February 5, 2025 decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey dismissed the Attorney General of New Jersey’s state tort claims against various energy companies seeking redress for the effects of climate change in Platkin v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Tenth Circuit Applies Statute of Limitations That Is “Closest Fit” in CERCLA Action, Overrules Earli
Last month in Atlantic Richfield Company v. NL Industries, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that plaintiff Atlantic Richfield’s action under CERCLA was timely.
Colorado District Court Puts Brakes on Denver Dam Work Pending Environmental Review
On April 3, the U.S. District Court of CO vacated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement, and approval of a dredge-and-fill permit for Denver Water’s expansion project of the Gross Dam and Reservoir and remanded the matter back to the agency.
New Jersey Appellate Division Gives Clarity to Spill Act Statute of Limitations for State Claims
On April 25, 2025, the Superior Court of NJ Appellate Division in NJDEP et al. v. Desai et al., ruled on the statute of limitations for state claims brought under the NJ Spill Compensation and Control Act.
California District Court Promotes Settlement of Contribution Claims by Making Finding of Good Faith
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California evaluated a settlement agreement between a long-time generator of hazardous substances, an innocent plaintiff, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Climate Change Petition Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program in Pennsylvania
A group of over sixty individuals and organizations, including environmental groups and academics, submitted a rulemaking petition requesting that the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (“EQB”) establish a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions in Pennsylvania.
Ways to Make Your Workplace More Inclusive
What’s on the walls of your office, and what does it express not only about you but also about who would be comfortable there?
How States Are Regulating Environmental Impacts of a Newly Legalized Industry
Now legalized in some form in 21 states and the District of Columbia, marijuana is continuing its transition from a niche business in a handful of states to a national industry.
New Jersey Weighs in on State Climate Tort Claims
In a February 5, 2025 decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey dismissed the Attorney General of New Jersey’s state tort claims against various energy companies seeking redress for the effects of climate change in Platkin v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Tenth Circuit Applies Statute of Limitations That Is “Closest Fit” in CERCLA Action, Overrules Earli
Last month in Atlantic Richfield Company v. NL Industries, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that plaintiff Atlantic Richfield’s action under CERCLA was timely.
Colorado District Court Puts Brakes on Denver Dam Work Pending Environmental Review
On April 3, the U.S. District Court of CO vacated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement, and approval of a dredge-and-fill permit for Denver Water’s expansion project of the Gross Dam and Reservoir and remanded the matter back to the agency.
New Jersey Appellate Division Gives Clarity to Spill Act Statute of Limitations for State Claims
On April 25, 2025, the Superior Court of NJ Appellate Division in NJDEP et al. v. Desai et al., ruled on the statute of limitations for state claims brought under the NJ Spill Compensation and Control Act.
California District Court Promotes Settlement of Contribution Claims by Making Finding of Good Faith
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California evaluated a settlement agreement between a long-time generator of hazardous substances, an innocent plaintiff, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Climate Change Petition Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program in Pennsylvania
A group of over sixty individuals and organizations, including environmental groups and academics, submitted a rulemaking petition requesting that the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (“EQB”) establish a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions in Pennsylvania.
Ways to Make Your Workplace More Inclusive
What’s on the walls of your office, and what does it express not only about you but also about who would be comfortable there?
How States Are Regulating Environmental Impacts of a Newly Legalized Industry
Now legalized in some form in 21 states and the District of Columbia, marijuana is continuing its transition from a niche business in a handful of states to a national industry.