Maureen F. Gorsen
Sidley Austin LLP
Recognized since 2013
Los Angeles, California
Practice Areas
Environmental Law
Located in Sacramento, Maureen Gorsen focuses her practice on providing strategic public policy, litigation and regulatory advocacy and counsel to product manufacturers, brand owners, industrial facilities and landowners. She represents clients in enforcement defense and regulatory compliance issues before administrative agencies in Sacramento and numerous state capitals, and provides international permit and compliance counsel on environmental, product and supply chain regulation issues. With laws governing corporate social responsibility on the rise, Ms. Gorsen assists clients in developing their corporate policies to meet sustainability, chemical supply chain transparency, anti-slavery and human trafficking, conflict minerals and related statutes.
Ms. Gorsen is the former director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, where she directed the regulation of solid and hazardous waste and soil and water cleanups under CERCLA, RCRA, water and brownfields laws, as well as spearheaded the California Green Chemistry Initiative and the new laws governing toxics in products sold in California.
Ms. Gorsen is the former general counsel of the California Environmental Protection Agency, where she oversaw policies and activities that enforce California’s environmental laws. She is also the former general counsel for the California Natural Resources Agency. Ms. Gorsen has been ranked in Best Lawyers since 2013.
Ms. Gorsen is the former director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, where she directed the regulation of solid and hazardous waste and soil and water cleanups under CERCLA, RCRA, water and brownfields laws, as well as spearheaded the California Green Chemistry Initiative and the new laws governing toxics in products sold in California.
Ms. Gorsen is the former general counsel of the California Environmental Protection Agency, where she oversaw policies and activities that enforce California’s environmental laws. She is also the former general counsel for the California Natural Resources Agency. Ms. Gorsen has been ranked in Best Lawyers since 2013.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.sidley.com/en/people/g/gorsen-maureen-f
Location
- 1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Education
- Georgetown University , J.D., graduated 1993
- University of Pennsylvania , BA, graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
- California, The State Bar of California
- Virginia, Virginia State Bar
Affiliations
- ABA Administrative Law Committee - Member
- ABA Pesticides, Toxics and Right-to-Know Committee - Member
- California Manufacturers and Technology Association - Member
- Consumer Specialty Products Association - Member
- International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization - Member
- Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse - Member
- TechAmerica - Member
Headquarters:
Chicago, Illinois
233 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
83 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Environmental Law
Special Focus
- COVID-19
Publications
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