Jane B. Kroesche

 Jane B. Kroesche "spearheads Skadden, Arps's West Coast environmental transaction practice and has advised and represented a variety of clients on all aspects of environmental law in connection with complex real estate, corporate, securities and project finance transactions.

"Ms. Kroesche's experience covers a wide range of industries and ventures, including chemical, plastics and biopharmaceutical manufacturers, computer hardware and chip manufacturers, petroleum and natural gas companies, alternative energy production, real estate investment trusts, and commercial and retail enterprises.

"On behalf of various clients, Ms. Kroesche has supervised and coordinated site investigations and remediations. She also has represented clients in negotiations, judicial and administrative proceedings regarding environmental liability and risk allocation in connection with property and facility assessments, site remediation, environmental compliance under federal, state and local land use, air, water and hazardous waste management and cleanup laws.

"Ms. Kroesche is a frequent speaker on issues relating to environmental law. She has written numerous articles on environmental transactional law and is a contributing author to a national treatise on brownfields law. Ms. Kroesche is a certified mediator with advanced certification in complex environmental dispute resolution and facilitation.

"Ms. Kroesche has been recognized nationally and locally for her commitment to legal services for the poor and for her pro bono work on behalf of victims of domestic violence, and she is a recognized authority on legal issues relating to domestic violence."


 * Father Cuchulain Moriarity Award (Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, 2000); Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award (Bar Association of San Francisco, 1999); Del Martin/Isabel Cerna Award for Activism Against Domestic Violence (San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, 1992).

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