Our attorneys know that environmental auditing, involving an assessment of a facility's compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, is an important management tool. Unfortunately, many facilities fail to perform compliance audits until after an enforcement action has occurred, resulting in the imposition of significant penalties and possible increased regulatory scrutiny.
The purpose of an audit is to determine whether a facility complies with applicable laws and regulations before a regulatory agency alleges violations or conducts an investigation at your facility. Our environmental attorneys have the capability and experience to successfully guide your staff through the audit process, whether you are considering a thorough "multimedia" audit, or a more limited audit of one or more environmental programs. We will help you make decisions regarding legal issues that arise during performance of an audit, such as the possibility that environmental violations will be identified, the potential applicability of legal privileges, the proper drafting of audit findings, and implementation of corrective action. In some cases, a facility can obtain significant advantages by voluntarily disclosing violations identified during an audit, and our attorneys have managed such disclosures for clients with great success.
Our attorneys know that environmental auditing, involving an assessment of a facility's compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, is an important management tool. Unfortunately, many facilities fail to perform compliance audits until after an enforcement action has occurred, resulting in the imposition of significant penalties and possible increased regulatory scrutiny.
The purpose of an audit is to determine whether a facility complies with applicable laws and regulations before a regulatory agency alleges violations or conducts an investigation at your facility. Our environmental attorneys have the capability and experience to successfully guide your staff through the audit process, whether you are considering a thorough "multimedia" audit, or a more limited audit of one or more environmental programs. We will help you make decisions regarding legal issues that arise during performance of an audit, such as the possibility that environmental violations will be identified, the potential applicability of legal privileges, the proper drafting of audit findings, and implementation of corrective action. In some cases, a facility can obtain significant advantages by voluntarily disclosing violations identified during an audit, and our attorneys have managed such disclosures for clients with great success.
Let our environmental attorneys show you how they can help you to undertake a successful audit, and minimize liabilities as a result.
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