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John Cermak and Sonja Inglin are the senior lawyers leading Cermak & Inglin, LLP’s environmental, health and safety practice and are supported by two seasoned environmental lawyers, Karen Ciccone and Ivana Ognjanovic, as well as an experienced associate, Hannah Bloink. John and Sonja bring a unique perspective to the environmental field, having been in practice since 1982 and 1991, respectively. The firm moves seamlessly between environmental litigation, regulatory counseling and transactional work, and its lawyers are comfortable with the panoply of environmental laws ranging from TSCA to RCRA, to the CWA and the CAA, and Superfund, and state equivalent laws. They also are comfortable with the corporate, real estate, insurance, and other issues that arise in the environmental field. The firm is California-based, but handles matters for its clients nationwide.

Chambers Review

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Environment - California

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Cermak & Inglin LLP has a notable environmental law offering in California with a national scope. It is equipped to handle complex proceedings under a broad range of federal and state statutes including TSCA, RCRA and CERCLA. The team is further able to counsel on complex litigation regarding contamination under CWA and CAA, as well as Proposition 65 challenges. It frequently represent a variety of clients in compliance and agency enforcement actions.

Work Highlights

  • Cermack & Inglin represented The Dow Chemical Company and six related companies as well as Northrop in multiple legal challenges relating to the BKK Landfill site in California which is under jurisdiction of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Strengths

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The team is extremely responsive and very knowledgeable about environmental law.

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The firm is very cognizant of the commercial issues.

Environment respondent
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This firm has a wealth of knowledge in Environmental Law but what distinguishes them is the ability to understand their client's issues, pinpoint them and to connect them with subject-matter experts.

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Notable Practitioners

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John F Cermak
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John F Cermak
Head of Environment
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John Cermak advises on the environmental aspects of real estate and corporate transactions. He also litigates a variety of CERCLA, Proposition 65, toxic tort and Superfund cases.

John is extremely knowledgeable, smart as a whip and very practical too.

He is very knowledgeable and experienced.

He brings a lot of strength.

He is clearly passionate about the work he does and the quality he delivers.

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Sonja Inglin
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Sonja Inglin
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Band 3
Sonja Inglin is recognized for her expertise in advising clients on matters on site cleanups and remediation. She is particularly noted for her record on complex cost recovery actions and litigation related to Superfund sites.

Sonja is excellent, she is a great writer.

She is thoughtful, careful and a good environment lawyer.

Sonja is someone I bring in on tough cases. She is very detail-oriented, smart and practical. I know that if she is looking at something she has looked at it very carefully.

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John F Cermak
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John F Cermak
Head of Environment
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Sonja Inglin
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Sonja Inglin
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Band 3
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Members

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Hannah Bloink

Ivana Ognjanovic

John F Cermak

John F Cermak

Head of Department

Karen Ciccone

Sonja Inglin

Head of Department