Michael C. Ford has over 15 years of experience in advising industrial and commercial entities on regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, and transactional risk mitigation issues arising under federal, state and local environmental and workplace safety laws. He has worked with clients ranging from religous orders to global corporations in navigating the complex web of environmental issues impacting real estate deals and industrial operations.
Mr. Ford has worked extensively on issues impacting hardrock mines, including ground water and surface water permitting and compliance, chemical reporting, release response and closure operations. His experience in brownfields development includes project feasibility analysis and due diligence, contract negotiation, voluntary cleanup programs, tax credit qualification, remediation oversight and consultant management, environmental insurance, and obtaining regulatory closure approval. He is also also has considerable experience in mobile source emissions compliance and enforcement defense under the Clean Air Act.