David Naidu

David Naidu has more than 20 years experience advising clients on a diverse set of environmental and land use issues in the transactional, litigation, and regulatory compliance contexts. He has advised clients on potential environmental risks and liabilities in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, real estate leases, brownfield redevelopment, and financing regarding oil, gas, wind and solar facilities, pipelines, office buildings, and manufacturing and pharmaceutical plants. He also possesses extensive experience in complex multiparty litigation in state and federal courts involving contaminated waterways, landfills, oil spills, and contaminated industrial sites covering claims and defenses under CERCLA (Superfund), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and RCRA.

City of Summit Council President and Councilmember (2016 - 2021)

City of Summit Planning Board Member (2010 - 2018)

City of Summit Environmental Commission Member (2006 - 2015)

The Summit Conservancy, President (2014 - 2025)

Great Swamp Watershed Association, Board President, Co-President, Member (2021-present)

Author, “‘Forever Chemicals’ and the Law: Broadening PFAS Regulations and Legislation,” New Jersey Lawyer, June 2024

“Key Environmental Liability Considerations in Bankruptcy Actions,” New Jersey Lawyer, October 2016

Author, “Nanomaterials and the Move Toward Regulation,” Industry Week, 2010.

Author, “EPA Moves Forward with the Regulation of Nanotechnology,” Chemical Week, 2010.

Author, “Biotechnology and Nanotechnology: Regulation under Environmental, Health and Safety Laws,” Oxford University Press, July 2009 and then subsequently under LexisNexis.

Co-Author, “NYSDEC Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Natural Gas Drilling Activities in the Marcellus Shale Formation,” IOGA News, Sept./Oct. 2009.

Co-Author, “Water Quality Program Gets Back on Track,” New York Law Journal, December 17, 2001.

Co-Author, “Do You Know Your Environmental Risk?” New York Law Journal, March 5, 2001.

Co-Author, “Second Circuit Provides Guidance on CERCLA,” New York Law Journal, December 18, 2000.

Author of Updates to Law of Chemical Regulation and Hazardous Waste, West Publishing, 1999 - present.

Author of Updates to Law of Environmental Protection, West Publishing (Water and Waste Chapters), 1999 - present.

Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude; Notes Editor, Law and Policy in International Business)

J.D.

1998

Cornell University

M.A.

1995

Vassar College (Phi Beta Kappa)

B.A.

1990