John F Cermak
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Environment
Band 3
About
Provided by John F Cermak
Practice Areas
John Cermak's practice focuses primarily on judicial and administrative
litigation, environmental, health and safety counseling, and the environmental
aspects of real estate and corporate transactions. John litigates CERCLA
cost-recovery actions, Proposition 65 cases, toxic tort suits, environmental
common law tort actions, Clean Water Act penalty actions, appellate court
challenges to agency rule-makings, and proceedings before administrative
agencies. He represents clients, including PRP groups, in complex multiparty
Superfund cost recovery actions.
John also regularly counsels clients on issues relating to water quality, air
quality, hazardous and solid waste, land use issues, health and safety,
Proposition 65 and environmental compliance. Moreover, he handles the
environmental aspects of the purchase and sale of real property, including
review of Phase I, II, and II reports. John has extensive experience in the
environmental due diligence aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions
and also counsels clients regarding various federal, state and local
environmental laws.
Career
Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert
C. Zampano, United States District Court for Connecticut (1982-1983).
Law Clerk for the Honorable Ozell
M. Trask and the Honorable Robert
R. Beazer, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1983-1984).
United States Department of Justice,
Land and Natural Resources Division
Environmental Defense Section (1984-1987)