Alecia Cotton and Suhani Kamdar Attend ACI’s 2nd Annual Summit on PFAS Regulation, Compliance and Litigation

Rogers Joseph O’Donnell PC Retail Industry Trade Regulation Practice Group co-chair Alecia E. Cotton and associate Suhani Kamdar attended The American Conference Institute (ACI)’s 2nd Annual Summit on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Regulation, Compliance and Litigation from May 29-30 in New York City. 

Key highlights from the conference included: 

• Shifting agendas and the future of PFAS policy under the new administration
• Evaluating the current and anticipated status of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) designations, federal reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• Developing an environmental due diligence checklist for PFAS-related transactions
• Evolving PFAS litigation trends and updates 
• Contrasting PFAS developments in different jurisdictions across Canada, the European Union and Asia-Pacific 

For more information, visit the ACI’s website. 

Cotton’s practice focuses on a wide array of civil litigation matters, including consumer products litigation and class actions. She also handles environmental matters involving CERCLA, CEQA, Hazardous Waste, Proposition 65, unfair competition and false and misleading advertising law. 

Kamdar advises clients on compliance with state and federal laws that impact their business operations, with an emphasis on counseling retail companies regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations pertaining to the sale, distribution, marketing, labeling, and transportation of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and dietary supplements.