Thomas M.Donnelly (Tom)

Tom Donnelly has practiced environmental and insurance coverage law for more than 30 years. He represents clients in environmental litigation and regulatory enforcement proceedings, provides compliance counseling and due diligence/transactional support, and assists clients in securing coverage from their insurers. Tom's clients have included energy, oil and gas, and mining companies; technology companies; aerospace, engineering, and construction companies; automotive, equipment, and consumer product manufacturers; retailers; financial institutions; and real property owners and developers. He has appeared in all federal district courts in California, the Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, and California trial and appellate courts.

Tom's recent representations include: Chevron, Fluor, Owens Corning, and Wells Fargo in CERCLA, RCRA, and CWA litigation matters (including citizen lawsuits); natural resource companies in managing major environmental incidents; product manufacturers in Prop 65 lawsuits; Firestone and Procter & Gamble in regulatory enforcement matters (including CARB proceedings); Aerojet Rocketdyne (aerospace), Kyocera (semiconductor), SanDisk (data storage), Scotts, and NVIDIA (visual computing) in environmental compliance matters; GenOn Holdings and Sutter Home in securing regulatory approvals and permits for new or expanded operations; oil and gas, power generators, and utilities in climate change and renewable energy matters; and banks and private equity firms in environmental due diligence for real property and business transactions. For PG&E, after a seven-week jury trial, Tom secured a verdict that a policy issued by AIG covered PG&E for property damage claims totaling $24 million.

Tom is listed in Chambers USA (and several other publications) as one of the leading environmental attorneys in California.