Background
Leifer, Steven L. was born on November 29, 1952 in New York, New York, United States.
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Steven L. Leifer
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Brandeis University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Baker & Botts, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, District of Columbia. Author: Environmental Protection Agency"s Sector Facility Indexing Project: A Modern Pillory Foreign Corporate Counsel Report, April 1997.
"Settlement Policy and Practice as a Centerpiece of the Superfund Program," Law of Environmental Protection, Environmental Law Institute, 1995.
"Breathing Life Into the Voluntary Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program," Environment Reporter, July 10, 1992. "The Impact of the RCRA Corrective Action Proposed Rule," 3 Environmental Claims Journal 183, 1991.
"What Environmental Protection Agency Says, Goes: Dispute Resolution Under the RCRA Corrective Action Program," 2 Fordham Environmental Law Report 53, 1990. "Trustee and Executor Liability Under Superfund, Environment Reporter, February 16, 1990.
"Environmental Protection Agency"s Innocent Landowner Policy: A Practical Approach to Liability Under Superfund," Environment Reporter, August 4, 1989.
"Caught in a Squeeze Play: Debunking Some Myths About the Superfund Enforcement Program," Environmental Law Forum, November/December, 1988. Staff Attorney, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia Office, 1977-1981.
Chief, Guidance Development Branch, Office of Legal and Enforcement Policy, United States.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1982. Chief, CERCLA and National Projects Branches, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, 1983-1985. Deputy Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste, United States.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1986-1987. Acting Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste, United States.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1987-1988. Partner, Rivkin, Radler, Dunne & Bayh, 1988-1989. Partner, Howrey & Simon, 1989-1996.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Federal (Vice Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1989) and American Bar Associations.
Baker & Botts, Limited liability partnership, founded in 1840, is one of the oldest law firms in America.
Our Firm"s lawyers serve clients through a network of offices in six cities: Houston, Dallas, Austin, Washington, District of Columbia, New York, and Moscow.
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Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Federal (Vice Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1989) and American Bar Associations.
