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Mark Latham
Titles
- Professor of Law Emeritus
Degrees
- JD, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1989
- BSN, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1979
Biography
Professor Mark Latham, who joined the Vermont Law School faculty in 2005, specializes in a range of environmental issues that arise in corporate and commercial real estate transactions and brownfields redevelopment. His research focus includes the intersection of business and environmental law, as well as issues under the federal Clean Water Act. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1989. He was appointed as deputy vice dean for Academic Affairs in 2011 and became vice dean for Academic Affairs in 2012.
Prior to joining the VLS faculty, he was a partner and chair of the environmental practice group at Gardner, Carton, and Douglas (now Drinker, Biddle and Reath) in Chicago and Washington, D.C. In his 15 years of private practice, he served as defense counsel for businesses, municipalities, and individuals in state, federal, civil, and administrative enforcement actions under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, and EPCRA. He counseled clients regarding regulatory compliance under all major environmental statutes, particularly in the water, solid waste, hazardous waste, and spill/release reporting areas. He also assisted clients with environmental due diligence in a variety of transactions. His teaching includes courses in Torts, Environmental Issues in Business Transactions, Corporations and Other Business Organizations, and Environmental Law.
Expertise
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Corporations
- Environmental Enforcement and Regulation
- Torts and Product Liability
Departments
- Administration
- Environmental Law Center
- U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law
Courses Taught
- GPP: Environmental Issues in Business Transactions
- Independent Research Project
- Torts