Proposed PFAS Reporting Revisions: TSCA Exemptions, Timings, Compliance Strategy

Mr. Prero focuses his practice on counseling clients on chemical regulatory matters before legislators, regulators, and government agencies. He advises on chemical management laws and regulations, including laws under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide (FIFRA), the Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Prero has counseled the chemical industry on programs that regulate commercial and consumer use chemicals, pesticides and antimicrobials, as well as those ensuring the security and safety of the use and handling of those materials both at facilities and in transport. He advises product manufacturers and retailers on the compliance challenges posed by new laws - federal and state - restricting the uses of substances such as PFAS and flame retardants. Mr. Prero brings to his practice extensive experience having worked as the Assistant General Counsel at the American Chemistry Council. In that capacity, he was the lead attorney representing industry in the drafting and negotiation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, legislation that substantively amended the TSCA for the first time in almost four decades. 

Throughout his practice, Mr. Rigano has represented key constituents in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases, including trustees, debtors, committees, secured creditors, factors, landlords, trade creditors and defendants in Chapter 5 bankruptcy actions. His practice also includes the representation of clients with a variety of environmental issues, including subsurface contamination, solid waste, and cost recovery issues. He authored numerous articles published in Bloomberg Bankruptcy Law Reporter, Wall Street Journal Bankruptcy Pro, the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and the New York Real Estate Journal. He has lectured extensively on various bankruptcy and litigation topics.