Keith M. Casto's practice focuses on environmental regulatory and transactional consultation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and white collar environmental criminal defense. His environmental law expertise stems from his ten years of practice at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") at the Atlanta Regional Office and over 20 years in private practice in Northern California and Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, he co-chairs Sedgwick's Climate Change Practice Group, and the firm's E-Discovery, Data Management & Compliance Practice Group.
Keith M. Casto's practice focuses on environmental regulatory and transactional consultation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and white collar environmental criminal defense. His environmental law expertise stems from his ten years of practice at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") at the Atlanta Regional Office and over 20 years in private practice in Northern California and Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, he co-chairs Sedgwick's Climate Change Practice Group, and the firm's E-Discovery, Data Management & Compliance Practice Group.
Mr. Casto's environmental toxic tort regulatory and litigation practice encompasses regulatory compliance counseling for all environmental media, due diligence investigation in real estate transactions and corporate mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international environmental audits, environmental management system consultation, civil litigation, including cost recovery for soil and ground water contamination under Superfund and various common law theories and toxic tort defense. In addition, he represents industrial clients, real estate developers and individuals in defense of civil enforcement actions and criminal prosecutions at federal, state and local levels in California and throughout the United States.
Mr. Casto has practiced extensively before a number of environmental agencies throughout California, the United States and Europe, including the EPA, the U.S. Department of Justice; the California EPA; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; the Regional Water Quality Control Boards; the U.S. Corps of Engineers; San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission; the State Water Resources Control Board; the California Air Resource Board; the California Department of Toxic Substances Control; and numerous fire departments, water districts and county health departments.
Memberships & Honors
Mr. Casto has taught environmental, energy and natural resource law at the law school level and co-authored books on environmental health and environmental contaminants. Mr. Casto is active in environmental affairs for the following local and national organizations: The Environmental Law Institute, Pacific Industry and Business Association, the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Semiconductor Safety Association, the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, the Santa Clara County Bar Association, the San Francisco Bar Association, Northern District of California, and the American Bar Association.
Presentations
- Moderator & Presenter, "Current Issues in Storm Water Regulation: Trends in Enforcement and Litigation," Lorman, San Jose, CA (August 22, 2008).
Environmental, Regulatory and Transactional Consultation; Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation; Climate Change Consultation; Electronic Discovery, Data Management & Compliance