Mr. Hochreiter often relies upon his 38 years of environmental experience to assist clients in the area of portfolio management and technical consultation on projects where complex technical issues require resolution. Examples include:
- Currently representing a ferrous and non-ferrous metals recycling company (through outside counsel, Landye Bennett) in the Portland Harbor (OR) NPL site allocation process.
- Served on several “super” due diligence teams that were constructed to evaluate the acquisition targets of a Fortune 100 company. Our team would evaluate the environmental compliance and liabilities of each target company. One such team worked with the law firm of Sidley and Austin to evaluate and quantify environmental liabilities at 133 chemical manufacturing facilities (both U.S. and international) in 60 days. The team quantified reservable liabilities, non-reservable “tails,” and evaluated numerous risk management issues.
- Provided guidance to a Fortune 50 company regarding their New Jersey portfolio of sites (including remediation system evaluation, NRD strategies, and decision-free analysis to develop exit strategies).
- Working with PRP Committees at NPL sites to manage PRP interactions, technical and administrative site management, exit strategy development, and OM&M optimization.
- Periodically assisting incumbent environmental consultants (either at the direction of the client or the consultant) to identify and implement the optimum remedy for contaminated sites.