Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Associate

Lawyer Overview

Scott Sachs is a senior associate in the Cerritos office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo.  His practice focuses on representing private and governmental entities in complex litigation in the area of construction law with a concentration in environmental law and electronic discovery.  He has negotiated with governmental and regulatory agencies regarding land use, underground storage tanks, and review of applications and permits.

Mr. Sachs counsels clients on technology-based effluent limitations, water quality standards, national pollution discharge elimination system (“NPDES”) permits, nonpoint source pollution and total maximum daily loads, discharges of dredged or fill materials, and hazardous substance spills.  He assists clients with remediation goals, site clearance, and all other contamination concerns.

Recently, Mr. Sachs assisted a large school district client purchase pollution legal liability insurance, and is currently overseeing hazardous substances compliance on over 90 of its properties. Additionally he reviews reports going to lead agencies, supervises and coordinates consultant work-product, and manages environmental clean-up cases.

Prior to joining AALRR, Mr. Sachs represented the Los Angeles MTA and received a $5.2-million terminating sanction regarding the construction of the Metro Redline. Additionally, he represented the Port of Long Beach against a prior tenant for their non-compliance with various environmental laws and regulations.

Mr. Sachs has worked with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board concerning various regulations and laws regarding NPDES permitting and effluent discharge. He has also presented testimony before the California Coastal Commission concerning land use and discharge to water bodies.

In 2008, Mr. Sachs was nominated by the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy & Resources for the ABA National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. He is the Chair for the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resource’s Smart Growth and Urban Policy Committee and is the past Chair of the Public Service Task Force. Mr. Sachs began his legal career as a clerk at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Michigan Attorney General’s Natural Resources Division. 

Mr. Sachs is an active contributor to the firm's various alerts and publications. He is the author of Our Nation's Wetlands...Will They Be 'Sidecasted' Away? NAELS Reporter (2002) and The Brownfields Stigma and The Move Towards Greener Pastures, 1 Green Pages 11 (1999).

Areas of Practice

• Construction - School/Facilities
• Construction - Private

West Practice Categories

Construction Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California
• United States District Court, Central District of California

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  J.D.
• San Diego State University
  B.A.

Published Works

• 2008 in Review: A Stormy Year for Water Quality, 2009
• Green Building in Los Angeles: The Exception Becomes the Rule, 2008

Address

12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703

Phones

(562) 653-3200 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(562) 653-3333 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.aalrrlaw.com