Kutak Rock partner Jad Davis presented on a panel titled "Public Assets: Risks, Rewards and Reducing Environmental Liabilities" at the Claims & Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance Conference in Boston on July 14, 2016.

Among Davis's topics of discussion were emerging environmental liabilities and mitigation options for public agencies potentially exposed to such risks; and environmental liabilities regarding municipal water suppliers (including lead contamination, legionella/Legionnaires’ disease and other contaminants and pathogens), the Gold King Mine waste water spill, Waters of the United States, and regulators’ obsession with vapor issues.

Other topics at the Boston Conference were Municipal Law, Professional Liability and Transportation.

The CLM promotes and furthers the highest standards of claims and litigation management and brings together thought leaders in both industries. CLM’s Members and Fellows include risk and litigation managers, insurance and claims professionals, corporate counsel, outside counsel and third-party vendors. The CLM sponsors educational programs, provides resources and fosters communication within the industry.

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Davis is a partner in the Irvine and Los Angeles offices of Kutak Rock where represents clients in a wide range of regulatory compliance and environmental enforcement matters under the federal Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, California's Prop 65, Water Code and Hazardous Waste Control Law. His practice extends to representing clients in state and federal courts as well as before most state, regional and local agencies, including regional water quality control boards, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.