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Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 8 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. Thompson Hine has distinguished itself in all areas of Service Delivery Innovation in the BTI Brand Elite, where it has been recognized as one of the top 4 firms for “Value for the Dollar” and “Commitment to Help” and among the top 5 firms “making changes to improve the client experience.” The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTH® – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.
Episodes
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10.2026_Environmental L.A.W.S. - Containing the Risk SPCC Plans and the Art of Oil Spill Prevention
Containing the Risk: SPCC Plans and the Art of Oil Spill Prevention Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans are critically important — and legally required — documents designed to help prevent and respond to oil releases at applicable facilities that store oil. SPCC Plans are...
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4.2026_Who Pays for the Package_EPR Lawss and What Every Business Needs to Know
Who Pays for the Package? EPR Laws and What Every Business Needs to Know In this episode, Tanya Nesbitt sits down with Mark Heaney and Erin LaCosta, from Geosyntec Consultants to break down how to prepare and manage costs and compliance related to the patchwork of EPR laws now on the books. This...
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3.2026_Environmental L.A.W.S. - PFAS and Brownfields - The Legal Perspective
As per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to dominate legal and scientific headlines across the country, more attention is focused on the diligence process performed before buying, selling or redeveloping contaminated properties. U.S. EPA recently published some frequently asked...
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3.2026_Environmental L.A.W.S. - PFAS and Brownfields - The Legal Perspective
As per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to dominate legal and scientific headlines across the country, more attention is focused on the diligence process performed before buying, selling or redeveloping contaminated properties. U.S. EPA recently published some frequently asked...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - Exelon
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Marna McDermott, Director of Sustainability at Exelon, one of the nation’s largest utility companies....
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - American Greetings
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Kristina Beifus, Director of Compliance and Sustainability at American Greetings. She leads the...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - Fresh Del Monte
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Effie Silva, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Fresh Del Monte…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - Cleveland Cavaliers
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Danielle Doza, Vice President of Sustainability and Environmental Services for the Cleveland…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - Owens Corning
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Mindy Kairis, Director of Regulatory Law and Government Affairs at Owens Corning. Mindy develops and...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - University of Colorado
Conversations With ESG Gurus In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Farhana Morales, Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado Denver...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - Teichert
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Kim Yapchai, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Teichert, Inc. With nearly 30 years…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside the Minds of ESG Gurus - Lubrizol
Conversations With ESG Gurus In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and co-chair of our Corporate Sustainability practice, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Beth Grove, Chief Sustainability Officer and VP of Public Affairs at...
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92025_Environmental LAWS_Regulating Responsibility_The Rise of EPR
Regulating Responsibility: The Rise of EPR Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is quickly reshaping how companies approach packaging, waste management, and sustainability. With new state laws emerging across the U.S., established frameworks in Canada, and global models influencing policy,...
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Environmental L..A.W.S. - Pollution You Can't See - 7.2025
In our latest episode, partner Tanya C. Nesbitt interviews Dr. Jen Wollenberg of Integral Consulting, a leading U.S. science, engineering, and environmental consulting firm, about an emergent contaminant: microplastics. From our tap water and food to consumer products and even the air we breathe,...
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1.27.2025_Environmental L..A.W.S. - PFAS Analysis and the Precautionary Principle
1.27.2025_Environmental L..A.W.S. - PFAS Analysis and the Precautionary Principle by Thompson Hine
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12.20.2024_Environmental L.A.W.S. - Preparing for a Second Trump Administration
Preparing for a Second Trump Administration: Reversals, Rescissions and Rollbacks In our latest episode, partner Tanya Nesbitt interviews Nathan Frey, the former Deputy Branch Chief at the White House Office of Management and Budget Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the founder and...
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7.302024- Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus - Honeywell
Conversations With ESG Gurus Environmental L.A.W.S. In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Su Ping Lu, Vice President, Corporate Secretary and...
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8.26.28 - Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus - Electrolux
Environmental L.A.W.S.In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Tara Helms, Director of Sustainability North America at Electrolux Group. Tara...
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05.16.2024 Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus – Hearst
During this session, we met Isabel Fields, ESG Coordinator at Hearst. Passionate about fostering positive transformations in corporate settings, Isabel currently contributes to Hearst's ESG team. Her responsibilities encompass leading various initiatives, including Neurodiversity@Hearst, which…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Decision
Supreme Court’s Loper Decision: Immediate and Long-Term Impacts on EPA Regulation In our latest podcast episode, partner Devin Barry and managing associate Aren Olson from Thompson Hine’s Environmental practice group discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - What’s With All These AG Letters
What’s With All These AG Letters? Tips for Ensuring Your ESG Program Avoids Antitrust Scrutiny Tanya Nesbitt is a litigator and partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental practice and co-leader of the firm’s Greenwashing Defense & Litigation group. She helps companies navigate the rules governing…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - HFC Phasedown & Regulation - 6.2024
HFC Phasedown & Regulation: Turning Up the Heat to Turn Down Global Warming Joel Eagle, partner, and Ashley Kirk, associate in Thompson Hine’s Environmental practice group are joined in this episode of Environmental L.A.W.S. by guest Alex Sadvari,an environmental lawyer and partner in the…
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Environmental L.A.W.s - Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus - Intel
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Jen Huffstetler, Chief Product Sustainability Officer and Vice President/General Manager of Intel Future...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. Inside The Minds Of ESG - Gurus - United
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Averil Edwards, Managing Counsel of Environmental and Sustainability at United Airlines. She advises and...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus -Hilton
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Kristin Campbell, former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief ESG Officer at Hilton…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. Podcast - What's New In Air - 4.2024
What’s New in Air? A discussion of developments in Environmental Justice and U.S. EPA’s PM 2.5 standard. Devin Barry, partner, and Audrey Avila, counsel in Thompson Hine’s Environmental practice group, bring their air expertise to the forefront in this episode. Devin specializes in advising large...
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4.9.2024 - Environmental L.A.W.S. - Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus - Otis
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Susan Lester, former Senior Director of ESG at Otis Elevator, the world’s largest provider of elevators,...
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3.28.2024 - Environmental L.A.W.S. - Greenwashing & Carbon Management Solutions
Greenwashing & Carbon Management Solutions on the Road to Climate Justice Tanya Nesbitt is a litigator and partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental group and co-leader of the firm’s Greenwashing Defense & Litigation practice group. She helps companies navigate current mandatory disclosure rules...
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Inside The Minds Of ESG Gurus – Scoular - Megan Belcher
In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental and Product Liability Litigation practice groups and co-chair of our ESG Collaborative, hosts a one-on-one conversation with Megan Belcher, Chief Legal & External Affairs Officer Megan Belcherat Scoular, a global agribusiness…
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02162024 Environmental L.A.W.S. - Love Canal - Part 2
In this two-part episode, we examine the history of Love Canal, America’s most notorious toxic waste dump, which prompted the passage of CERCLA. In part one, Thompson Hine attorney Nathan Hunt tells the story of William Love and his ambitious plan to build a perfect city powered by free...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - A Historical Perspective Of Environmental Law - 5.2023
In this episode, Andy Kolesar hosts a discussion with retired Thompson Hine partner Mike Hardy who started practicing environmental law in the early 1970s–the time when USEPA and Ohio EPA were created and when Congress started enacting the major federal environmental laws, including NEPA, CAA and...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. Environmental Justice, A Balancing Act
Tanya Nesbitt is a litigator and partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental and Product Liability Litigation groups and a member of the firm’s ESG Collaborative. She routinely helps companies navigate regulatory and litigation risks associated with greenwashing and environmental justice. In this...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Greenwashing Regulatory & Litigation Update
Tanya is a litigator and partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental group and a member of the firm’s ESG Collaborative, a multidisciplinary and comprehensive team of attorneys who advise clients on meeting their evolving ESG goals. She helps companies navigate potential business disruption from the...
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12.12.2022 - Environmental LAWS - Breaking Down ESG
Breaking Down ESG: What You Need To Know Now Heidi Friedman is a partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental group and the co-chair of the firm’s ESG Collaborative, a multidisciplinary and comprehensive team of Thompson Hine attorneys who advise clients on meeting their evolving ESG goals. She...
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11.30.2022 Environmental L.A.W.S. - PFAS Regulatory And Remediation Update
PFAS Regulatory and Remediation Update with John Simon, Principal, Gnarus Advisors LLC John Simon, an environmental consultant with over three decades of experience in assessing and remediating hazardous substances, is heavily involved in PFAS regulatory and remediation developments. Among other...
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05.2022 - Competition Cafe - Hot Topics In Antitrust
Hot Topics in Antitrust An antitrust discussion hosted by Jen Roach and Matthew David Ridings, with guest Thomas F. Zych Welcome to Competition Café, a podcast focused on hot topics in antitrust! This podcast is designed to bring you short discussions of less than 15 minutes with antitrust...
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042022.Competition Cafe Presidential Executive Order Targets Changes In Antitrust Enforcement.
Welcome to our very first edition of Competition Café, a podcast focused on hot topics in antitrust! This podcast is designed to bring you short discussions of less than 15 minutes with antitrust practitioners on developing trends in antitrust enforcement and litigation to keep you informed. The...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Hot Topics Under UK Environmental Laws
Hot Topics Under UK Environmental Laws – An Interview With Burges Salmon Environmental Partner Michael Barlow In this episode, Andy Kolesar of Thompson Hine is joined by Michael Barlow of Burges Salmon LLP for a discussion of hot topics under UK environmental laws. Mike is the head of Burges...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Love Canal Part One
In this two-part episode, we examine the history of Love Canal, America’s most notorious toxic waste dump, which prompted the passage of CERCLA. In part one, Thompson Hine attorney Nathan Hunt tells the story of William Love and his ambitious plan to build a perfect city powered by free...
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Environemntal L.A.W.S. - PFAS 2021: Updates on "Forever Chemicals"
PFAS 2021: Updates on “Forever Chemicals” PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a family of thousands of emerging contaminants, are seemingly everywhere these days, including on federal and state legislative and regulatory agendas, in the news and in Hollywood movies. In this episode,...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. Hot Topics Under Canadian Environmental Laws 022021
In this episode, Andrew Kolesar of Thompson Hine is joined by Harry Dahme of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP for a wide-ranging discussion of hot topics under Canadian environmental laws. Harry is a well-known and widely respected environmental law specialist in Gowling’s Toronto office. Harry provides...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Practical Tips On Navigating OSHA Inspections December 2020
In this episode, Environmental Counsel Nathan Hunt is joined by Jackie Baxley, EHS Practice Leader at HRP Associates, to discuss the dos and don’ts in OSHA enforcement cases and examine the different roles EHS legal counsel and consultants play in such cases. Jackie and Nathan provide an overview...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs Impact On The Legal Profession
A discussion between Thompson Hine partner Heidi Friedman and associate Tasha Miracle In this episode, Heidi Friedman, a partner in our Environmental practice group, shares her thoughts with environmental associate Tasha Miracle as they honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice and American icon, Ruth…
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Exploring the Criminalization of Environmental Law
A discussion between Thompson Hine partners Terry Fay and Joel Eagle In this episode, Terry Fay, a partner in our Environmental practice group, shares his insights regarding the criminalization of environmental law and, in particular, responding to the execution of a criminal search warrant. With...
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Market Matters: SEC Amends Proxy Voting Advice Rules
Thompson Hine is pleased to share with you the latest episode of Market Matters, our podcast series that explores legal and regulatory issues affecting the investment management industry. As a follow-up to our November 2019 podcast discussing last year’s proposed amendments to the SEC’s proxy...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. - Manufacturing Plant Closures 092020
In this episode, Andy shares his insights on strategic considerations for companies closing former manufacturing plants (something happening more frequently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) that can lead to favorable outcomes in terms of complying with legal requirements, conducting...
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Environmental L.A.W.S.: Learning From The Past – And Preparing For The Future - 08032020
"Learning from the Past – and Preparing for the Future: Environmental Compliance in a Changed World," a discussion between Thompson Hine partners Devin Barry and Joel Eagle. In this podcast, Devin shares some observations on clients’ compliance challenges arising from COVID-19, and discusses with...
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Environmental L.A.W.S. Trailer
In anticipation of the release of its first podcast episode, Thompson Hine’s Environmental practice group is pleased to share this trailer for its Environmental L.A.W.S. podcast. Environmental L.A.W.S. will explore current topics in environmental, health and safety laws in the United States from...
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WorkplaceWisdom: HowToWinAtYourCareer 012020
In this episode, Eric Clark, a partner in our Labor & Employment practice, and April Miller Boise, Former Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Meritor, share tips on how to build your career. They will discuss various strategies in defining professional goals and...
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Market Matters: Proposed Proxy Rule Amendments
Thompson Hine is pleased to share with you the latest episode of Market Matters, our podcast series that explores legal and regulatory issues affecting the investment management industry. In this episode, Mike Wible, a partner in our Investment Management practice, and Nathan Holmes, a partner in...
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Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 8 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. Thompson Hine has distinguished itself in all areas of Service Delivery Innovation in the BTI Brand Elite, where it has been recognized as one of the top 4 firms for “Value for the Dollar” and “Commitment to Help” and among the top 5 firms “making changes to improve the client experience.” The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTH® – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.
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