Representative Cases

NCR Corp

Marten Law was retained by NCR Corp, a Fortune 500 maker of automated banking systems and electronic terminals, based in New York, to defend governmental and private claims brought against it and several other companies under CERCLA, the federal Superfund statute. More »

OII Landfill Cleanup

At this $1 billion landfill cleanup near Los Angeles, we initially represented 54 “de minimis” parties in negotiations with EPA and with a group of “work” defendants.

Through formation of a well-functioning Steering Committee, coupled with cash-out negotiations, we have succeeded in resolving the government’s CERCLA claims against all but eight of the parties we represent. More »

Oil and Gas Producers: Securing and Defending NPDES Permit

We assisted Alaska oil and gas producers with renewal of the NPDES permit for wastewater discharges from their facilities. We helped the client develop a NPDES permit application, negotiate with EPA during the agency’s deliberations, and later defend a federal appeals court challenge to the permit. More »

Pattern Energy: Court Upholds Federal Right of Way for California Wind Project

On February 27, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California granted Pattern Energy and the United States Bureau of Land Management summary judgment on all claims in the suit brought by the Quechan Tribe against the Ocotillo wind project, located near San Diego. More »

Pattern Energy: First Utility-Scale Wind Project in Nevada

Marten Law has successfully represented Pattern Energy, the developer of the first utility-scale wind project in Nevada – the 150 MW Spring Valley Wind Project – in the Interior Board of Land Appeals, the U.S. District Court for Nevada, and the Ninth Circuit. More »

Representative Clients

Alaska Seafood Cooperative
Alcoa Inc.
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
ASARCO LLC
Cedar Grove Composting
Chugach Electric Association
City of Ephrata, Washington
City of Moses Lake, Washington
Daniels Development
ECS Refining
Fishermen’s Finest, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
Golden Heritage Foods
Green Diamond Resource Company
Gull Industries, Inc.
Hilcorp Alaska, LLC
J.R. Simplot Co.
Kaiser Ventures
Kiewit Corp.
Lakeside Industries, Inc.
Marathon Oil Corporation
Nana Development Corporation
National Express Corporation
NCR Corp.
Nitze Stagen
Pattern Energy Group LP
Port Townsend Paper
Precision Castparts Corp.
The Quadrant Corporation/Quadrant Homes
Rayonier
Schnitzer West LLC
Seattle Times Co.
Spokane County, Washington
State of Louisiana
Summit Power Group, Inc.
Windermere Real Estate