Trent M. Doyle

Trent Doyle advises clients on environmental, transportation, and risk management matters, including compliance with United States (U.S.) and international chemical control laws, hazardous materials regulations, and all aspects of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The depth and breadth of Trent’s understanding of environmental and transportation laws enables him to support companies up and down the value chain on product stewardship and facility-based issues.

He counsels companies on product testing, classification, packaging, and labeling to address the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazardous materials regulations and international counterparts (ICAO/IATA, IMDG Code, ADR, etc.). He secures government approvals, special permits, and letters of interpretation and represents shippers in investigations and enforcement cases involving the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other modal administrations and agencies. Trent has extensive experience in advising companies on the transport of products ranging from bulk industrial chemicals to personal care products and lithium batteries. He also advises motor carrier clients on compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations and state counterparts.

Trent advises businesses on their environmental compliance management and product stewardship programs. He helps companies prepare for agency inspections, respond to letters of investigation and data requests, and manage communications with regulatory authorities, customers, and other stakeholders. He conducts regulatory compliance audits and helps clients obtain relief under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Audit Policy and state audit/self-disclosure laws and policies.

Trent serves as counsel to multiple chemical industry trade associations, providing strategic legal advice on legislative, regulatory, and public policy issues.

Prior to practicing law, Trent worked as an environmental engineer and consultant and prepared numerous air permit applications, emission inventories, environmental impact statements, and compliance plans for a wide range of industrial facilities. He leverages this experience and technical background in working with a client’s business team/consultants to serve as a trusted legal advisor who can recommend practical solutions to pressing challenges.

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