Lawrence P. Halprin

Lawrence Halprin is nationally recognized for his work in the areas of occupational safety and health and chemical regulation, representing companies and trade associations at the federal and state levels. His hands-on familiarity with the manufacturing and construction environments, and his engineering and financial background have been invaluable to his clients in handling enforcement actions, in providing compliance counseling, and in evaluating and critiquing rulemaking proposals and policy initiatives before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Chemical Safety Board, the Department of Treasury (ethanol permitting and formula approval, and ethanol and Superfund excise taxes), and corresponding state agencies.

His practice includes:

•Federal and state investigations and enforcement proceedings
•Compliance counseling
•Incident investigations, mandatory incident reporting, and audits
•Federal and state agency rulemakings and stakeholders processes
•Pre-enforcement challenges to final agency rules
•Participation in the development of national consensus standards related to workplace safety, chemical process safety, product safety, and stewardship and sustainability

His chemical regulation practice, supported by the in-depth knowledge of our chemists and toxicologists, includes:

•Chemical hazard classification, risk evaluation, and analysis of control measures in connection with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) premanufacturing notifications, consent orders, and rulemaking
•Determining threshold effect levels for chemicals, recommending occupational exposure limits (OELs), and developing and reviewing chemical risk evaluation and risk management programs
•Developing and advising on the implementation of product stewardship programs
•Advising on the regulation and taxation of ethanol by TTB and state alcoholic beverage commissions, obtaining permits and formula approvals, and advising on the taxation of chemicals under the Superfund excise tax
•Advising on incident investigations conducted by OSHA, EPA, NIOSH, and the Chemical Safety Board

Lawrence is a strong advocate of measures to enhance the effectiveness of regulatory agencies and ensure they do not overreach their authority. This is demonstrated by his testimony before Congress, his participation in agency rulemakings and policy initiatives, as well as litigation he has brought on behalf of clients. Lawrence is a prolific writer and is frequently invited to speak on a broad range of environmental, product stewardship, and health and safety management issues.

Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Lawrence clerked for the Honorable Charles R. Johnston of the U.S. Tax Court.

Awards/Recognition

•Attorney Intel, Top 50 Attorney of Virginia, 2023
•Pulp & Paper Safety Association, Distinguished Service Award, 2016

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