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Matthew Wickersham

Matthew Wickersham

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Matt represents clients in a wide variety of federal and state environmental litigation, including toxic tort litigation and class actions, citizen lawsuits, and environmental enforcement actions. He has extensive experience resolving land-use disputes and disputes under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Matt also has substantial experience in cost-recovery litigation in state and federal courts under California’s Superfund law and Hazardous Substance Account Act (HSAA) and the federal Superfund law (CERCLA). Matt regularly helps clients devise solutions to difficult regulatory problems, represents clients in administrative proceedings, and assists clients with deals and development projects. Matt also advises clients on regulatory programs related to environmental warning labels, underground storage tanks, environmental disclosure laws, brownfield laws, water rights, and land-use regulations.

Education

University of Southern California

JD

2005

Georgetown University

BS

2000

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Environment - California

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Matthew Wickersham has a strong reputation for his representation of oil companies, with particular strength in CEQA proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Matthew is an outstanding attorney with great depth of knowledge in his areas of practice.

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California

California: Southern

District of Columbia

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