Peter Weiner

Peter H. Weiner heads the West Coast environmental practice of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. He splits his time between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Mr. Weiner represents companies, real estate developers, public agencies, and trade associations, in federal, state, and local environmental, energy, and OSHA regulatory matters, litigation and legislation.

Mr. Weiner has a broad environmental practice in the area of “brownfields” development, real estate transactions, hazardous waste management, property cleanup, water supply issues, air and water quality, California Environmental Quality Act (environmental impact reports), pesticide registration, Proposition 65, and environmental insurance. He has represented both large and small clients before regulatory agencies at every level of government. He has also successfully defended clients in Proposition 65, Superfund, and California Environmental Quality Act litigation. Mr. Weiner spends significant time representing energy generators before the Public Utilities Commission, Energy Commission, and land-use regulators. He also represents employers in OSHA and prevailing wage cases.

Mr. Weiner represents a large number of clients, including landowners, developers, school and water districts, railroads, hazardous and solid waste management companies, energy generators, and manufacturers.

Mr. Weiner received his B.A. degree from Harvard College in 1966, magna cum laude and phi beta kappa. He received his L.L.B. degree from Yale University School of Law in 1970, where he served as a member of the Yale Law Journal. He also received a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1967. Mr. Weiner is admitted to the California Bar, various federal courts in California and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Weiner served in various capacities in California State government from 1975 until1983, including Special Assistant to the Governor for Toxic Substances Control and Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, which includes the California/OSHA and prevailing wage programs.

In his capacity as Special Assistant to the Governor he participated in drafting over 25 of the State’s basic environmental laws, including the State Superfund law. He has continued to participate in the legislative process since that time as a registered lobbyist. He also taught courses in occupational and environmental law for several years at the University of California’s Boalt Hall School of Law and the University of San Francisco Law School.

Mr. Weiner has written several books and articles on environmental issues, concentrating on real property and leasing transactions, development of contaminated property and hazardous waste regulatory issues. He has also spoken widely on these subjects for Continuing Education of the Bar, the Practising Law Institute, the American and California State Bar Associations, the European Economic Community and various legal education and industrial groups.

Mr. Weiner has been a consistent appointee to California governmental advisory groups regarding environmental issues, including the Unified Environmental Statute Commission and several advisory groups to the Department of Toxic Substances Control. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control, on the Statewide Advisory Committee to the University of California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, and on the Board of Directors of the California State Parks Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Council of the Yosemite Restoration Trust.

AIR QUALITY

Represent biomass facilities in facilitating burning of agricultural waste

Represent large car manufacturer before ARB and EPA in objecting to recall of million vehicles

Represent facility in SCAQMD appeal of permit conditions

Represented motorcycle manufacturer regarding reports on warranty claims on emission-related components

Represented large solvent manufacturer/distributor before ARB and local districts contesting feasibility of new requirements on solvent components

Represent numerous solid and hazardous waste companies in permitting and enforcement issues before air districts in California ( South Coast, Bay Area, San Joaquin, Yolo).

Represented coating facilities in rulemaking and permit and enforcement proceedings before South Coast and Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts.

Represented equipment manufacturer in obtaining Best Available Control Technology (BACT) determination from EPA and California air districts.

Represent various facilities in obtaining variances from local district air quality requirements.

ENERGY

Represent independent energy generators, cogenerators, and QFs before CEC (including local government approval of siting), PUC, DWR, and Calif. Power Authority.

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