Bernadette M. Rappold

Bernadette M. Rappold focuses her practice on federal and state regulatory issues related to energy, manufacturing, and the environment. She has substantial litigation experience and advises clients on regulatory compliance as well as the environmental, safety, and health aspects of numerous business and real estate transactions, including water, air, and chemical hazards. Bernadette offers clients perspective gained through years of service at the Environmental Protection Agency. While serving as a director of the Special Litigation and Projects Division in the Office of Civil Enforcement at the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, she led complex enforcement actions in response to violations of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and other environmental statutes. Her work at the EPA covered a variety of economic and industrial sectors including the oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, and agriculture industries.

Concentrations

•Energy
•Oil and gas
•Renewable energy
•Water resources
•The Clean Air Act
•The Clean Water Act
•The Safe Drinking Water Act
•The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
•The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
•The Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
•The Toxic Substances Control Act
•The National Environmental Policy Act
•The Occupational Safety and Health Act
•The Endangered Species Act

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, a Law360 ”Environmental Practice Group of the Year,“ 2022
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2017
•Named, National Law Journal, “Energy and Environmental Trailblazer,” 2016