1-2 p.m. (ET) | 12-1 p.m. (CT) | 10-11 a.m. (PT)
Hear from McGuireWoods partner Andrew Knudsen, former senior counsel for appellate matters in the Department of Justice’s Environmental Defense Section, and Naveed Nanjee, former attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as they look back on the most important PFAS regulatory developments in 2025 and ahead to the PFAS regulatory issues that clients should be watching in 2026. Andrew and Naveed will be joined by Preston Bryant, senior vice president at McGuireWoods Consulting, sharing the perspective of a former State Secretary of Natural Resources.
Speakers: Andrew Knudsen, Naveed Nanjee and Preston Bryant
Past Webinars
PFAS Risk Assessment and Management
October 15, 2025
McGuireWoods’ final webinar from the 2025 Contaminants Compass CLE Series will feature an in-depth discussion regarding PFAS testing and treatment. Speakers will discuss available testing methods, the government’s guidance on PFAS testing and treatment, and the role of privilege in internal risk assessment and risk management programs.
Speakers: Mark E. Anderson, W. Dixon Snukals, Andrew Knudsen, and Robert DeMott, Principal, Ramboll
PFAS Litigation Update
August 20, 2025
This PFAS litigation webinar provides an overview of historical PFAS litigation and identifies new trends and developing issues in both private- and government-led litigation. Speakers offer reactions to those trends and discuss how to prepare for and defend against today’s PFAS lawsuits.
Speakers: Shannon Kasley, Michael Easley and Ryan Park
PFAS and Transactions
May 21, 2025
This webinar provides an overview of managing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) risks in transactions, covering topics such as brownfields developments, Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessments, and strategies for addressing risk through insurance products and indemnification and other provisions in transactional documents. It also addresses cleanup standards, as well as emerging issues related to PFAS in permitting.
Speakers: McGuireWoods’ Dave Franchina and Matt Giordano will be joined by Geosyntec senior principal engineer Kaitlyn Rhonehouse and Marsh managing director Jim Vetter.
Insurance and PFAS
March 19, 2025
This webinar offered ways to mitigate exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) risks through insurance. Panelists discussed how to assess the risk and review the insurance-related implications triggered by PFAS exposure and present different insurance coverage options to protect against losses stemming from enforcement or lawsuits for alleged PFAS contamination. They also addressed recent strides taken by insurers to enact PFAS-specific exclusions that would carve out coverage for PFAS-related issues.
Speakers: McGuireWoods partners Joseph Englert and Mikaela Whitman are joined by Matthew Kern, senior vice president of the environmental practice at Marsh.
PFAS Regulatory Update Post-Election
January 14, 2025
McGuireWoods held its first 2025 Contaminants Compass CLE series on Jan. 14, providing a valuable opportunity to learn more about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory issues from the past year and a panel discussion regarding the post-election PFAS landscape with McGuireWoods and McGuireWoods Consulting professionals and U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean.
Presenters
- Adam Sowatzka, McGuireWoods
- Naveed Nanjee, McGuireWoods
- Clayton Cox, McGuireWoods Consulting
- Scott Binkley, McGuireWoods Consulting
- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-PA
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