Lindsey Moorhead
USA Guide 2023
Band 5 : Environment
Band 5
About
Provided by Lindsey Moorhead
Practice Areas
Environment & Natural Resources; Government Relations & Public Policy
Career
Lindsey Moorhead represents clients participating in site cleanup and remediation projects, including cost recovery and contribution actions, regulatory enforcement actions, and representation of potentially responsible parties (PRP) for both individual PRPs and as common counsel for PRP groups. She has actively represented clients in matters involving environmental litigation, including cases where she has obtained summary judgment on CERCLA liability.
Lindsey has negotiated consent decrees and administrative settlement agreements on behalf of PRPs with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice and defended governmental enforcement actions and claims involving natural resource damage, personal injury and property damage, and cost-recovery and indemnification. She works with clients, technical consultants, and engineers to ensure cost-effective and efficient site remediations while also working to ensure compliance with legal obligations. Lindsey also represents clients on a number of pipeline matters, including conducting audits, negotiating agreements relating to pipeline easements, and advising on related environmental considerations.
Publications
- Co-Author, "Justices Hold CWA Settlement Does Not Start the Clock on CERCLA Limitations," Jackson Walker Insights (June 2021)
- Co-Author, "Supreme Court Allows “PRP” Landowners to Bring State Common Law Claims at Superfund Cleanup Site," Jackson Walker Insights (April 2020)
Education
South Texas College of Law Houston
Juris Doctor
University of Oklahoma
Bachelors
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Environmental and Waste
Government and Public Sector