Bumpers, Heidi Hughes

Current Employment Position(s)

Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Since joining Jones Day in 1986 from her position as Section Chief in the EPA's Office of Enforcement, Heidi Bumpers has litigated RCRA enforcement claims, Superfund and natural resource damage cases, and managed EPCRA, OSHA, and asbestos enforcement actions. She has negotiated several voluntary environmental cleanup agreements and private cost recovery settlements. Heidi has been lead environmental counsel on a number of significant transactions at Jones Day and has represented purchasers, lenders, and sellers in complex corporate acquisitions and real estate deals.

Heidi's current representations include managing a portfolio of more than 80 Superfund cases, coordinating environmental issues, and providing regulatory counseling for a major tire manufacturer. She recently managed the implementation of an environmental compliance system for a high-tech international manufacturing company, advising on environmental audits, records retention, EPCRA filings, pollution prevention, multimedia inspections, and release reporting. She also currently represents a Canadian company in debarment proceedings with the EPA and works on regulatory interpretation issues regarding compliance with international environmental requirements.

Heidi serves on the board of advisors for Environmental Counselor and has written and spoken on environmental liabilities in corporate transactions, environmental enforcement, and records management. She was selected as a leading environmental lawyer for a fifth year by Chambers USA (2009) and named as a "top lawyer" by The Washingtonian magazine. Heidi was awarded the U.S. Bronze Medal for outstanding service at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Areas of Practice

• Environmental, Health & Safety
• Government Regulation
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Automotive

Representative Cases

• BP considers regulatory and contractual issues for Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
• Bridgestone Aircraft Tire negotiates remedial action plan with Florida DEP
• Bridgestone/Firestone efficiently manages portfolio of Superfund sites
• Bridgestone/Firestone negotiates environmental cleanup plan for WW II ordnance plant in Nebraska
• Bridgestone/Firestone negotiates reduction of environmental remedy costs by $27 million
• Plastics manufacturer negotiates resolution of RCRA civil and criminal enforcement action

West Practice Categories

Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Environmental Law, Food & Drug Administration, Government Agencies & Programs, Hazardous Waste, Housing & Urban Development, Law Enforcement Agencies, Medicare & Medicaid, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Solid Waste, State & Local Agencies, Veterans' Affairs, Water Pollution, Welfare, Wetlands & Wild Lands

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia

Education

• Lewis & Clark College - Oregon
• U of California-Santa Barbara

Published Works

• Environmental, Health and Safety Due Diligence Documents, Environmental Problems in Corporate Transactions, 2009
• Parent Corporation Environmental Liability Under Superfund and Checklist for Corporate Management to Minimize Potential Parent Operator Liability, Environmental Problems in Corporate Transactions, 2009
• Limiting Environmental Liabilities in Transactions, Corporate Counsel's Guide to Acuisitions and Divestitures, 2008
• Guidelines for an Environmental Document Retention Policy, The Environmental Counselor, 2005
• Guidelines for an Environmental Document Retention Policy, Corporation Counsel's Quarterly, 2005
• Guidelines for an Environmental Document Retention Policy, Environmental Compliance & Audits, 2004
• Environmental, Health and Safety Due Diligence Document Checklist, Corporate Counsel Checklists, 2004
• Environmental, Health and Safety Due Diligence, Corporate Counsel's Guide to Acquisitions and Divestitures, 2000
• Parent Corporation Environmental Liability Under Superfund and Guidelines for Corporate Management to Minimize Potential Parent Operator Liability, The Environmental Counselor, 1999
• Regulation of Imports and Exports of Hazardous Wastes and Commercial Products: Domestic and International Controls, Government Institutes Journal, 1994
• Pollution Prevention, The Environmental Counselor, 1993

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