Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Ryan Dahl practices in the environmental, health and safety area and advises clients on compliance and regulation matters. Ryan has advised clients of their responsibilities and potential liabilities under federal and state environmental statutes, including RCRA, CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, state water quality requirements, and underground tank laws. He has also advised clients regarding environmental issues in the context of corporate transactions. Ryan maintains a significant litigation practice, representing clients in environmental, toxic tort, commercial, insurance, and product liability matters.

Ryan is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Allegheny County Bar Association. He is conversational in Portuguese.

Areas of Practice

• Government Regulation
• Environmental, Health & Safety
• Trial Practice
• Climate Change
• Energy

Representative Cases

• Acquisition of Excell Materials
• Environmental Regulatory Counseling
• Management of Superfund Sites Portfolio
• OSHA investigation and subsequent proceedings
• Self-Audit Civil Penalty Waiver
• Silicosis Litigation
• Transfer of Responsibility for Postmining Discharges
• West Virginia Litigation

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Clean Air Practice, Cleanup & Superfund, Complex Litigation, Environmental Law, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Food & Drug Administration, Government Agencies & Programs, Hazardous Waste, Housing & Urban Development, International Trade Litigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Litigation & Appeals, Medicare & Medicaid, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Solid Waste, State & Local Agencies, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Veterans' Affairs, Water Pollution, Welfare, Wetlands & Wild Lands

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• U of Notre Dame

Published Works

• Scaling Back Superfund: Supreme Court Narrows Scope of "Arranger" and Affirms "Divisibility" Defense to Joint and Several Liability, 2009
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Leaves Room for Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Activities, 2009
• Marcellus Boom Sparking Regulators to Action, 2008
• California's Global Warming Solutions Act: Creating a Haze of Uncertainty for Business, 2008
• No Gap Left: Getting Public Nuisance Out Of Environmental Regulation and Public Policy, BNA, Inc., 2007
• Atlantic Research Corp.: Affirming the Government's Waiver of Immunity Under CERCLA, 2007
• A Post-Aviall Circuit Split: A Chance for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether CERCLA § 107 Provides a Right to Contribution Under CERCLA, 2006
• Rapanos: Putting the Government to Its Proof Under the Clean Water Act, 2006

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.9529 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com