Blog Post 03.26.24
The rule of law is invaluable, and it sets aside our society from many others. However, it can be very complex, and I think one of our basic jobs is to preserve the safeguards of the rule of law while cutting through often needless complexity.
Anthony B. Cavender provides guidance and counseling relating to enforcement and compliance. He has represented clients in Superfund matters, and in RCRA and Clean Water Act enforcement proceedings.
Tony is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Houston office and a member of the Environmental & Natural Resources practice section. His practice focuses on the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Superfund. Before joining Pillsbury, Tony was a member of the legal department of Pennzoil Co., specializing in these areas as well as general corporate legal matters. He served on various energy industry committees and trade associations.
Representative Experience
- Represented clients in Clean Water Act and RCRA enforcement actions.
- Has served as the chair of a Superfund PRP Group Steering Committee, and in other capacities.
Professional Highlights
- Served as the chairman of the Environmental Law Section of the Houston Bar Association.
- Served as the chairman of the Environmental Law Subcommittee of the Texas Oil and Gas Association.
- Has written extensively on environmental law, the energy industry, trade associations, and other matters.
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- Served in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps for several years, on active duty and in the reserves. Tony maintains a strong interest in providing legal assistance to military members, veterans and their families.
- Prior to joining Pennzoil, Tony was a member of the Cable Television Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, involved in enforcement and rulemaking activities.
- External Publications
- Speaking Engagements
- “Best Practices for Facility Preparedness and Risk Mitigation,” 30th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference, Austin, TX, August 3, 2018
- “How the Camp Logan Incident Changed the Face of Military Law,” University of Houston African American Studies, August 23, 2017
- “Environmental Regulations that have been Revoked, Stayed, or Postponed by the New Administration,” Texas Oil & Gas Association, Austin, TX, June 15, 2017
- Blog Posts
- "A Court-Side Seat: Clean Air, Clean Water, Citizen Suits and the Summer of 2022,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, September 27, 2022
- "The Administrative Procedure Act and the Evolution of Environmental Law,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, August 10, 2022
- “Superfund Chemical Taxes Reinstated,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, May 25, 2022
- “Environmental and Regulatory Law Update: New Federal and State Rulings,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, March 29, 2022
- “A Court-Side Seat – Case Law Update,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, February 16, 2022
- “The EPA and the Corps of Engineers Propose Another Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, February 2, 2022
- “A Court-Side Seat: Rulemaking Proposed, Comments Solicited,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, November 16, 2021
- “Environmental Justice: A Legislative and Regulatory Update,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, October 19, 2021
- “Recent Regulatory Activity,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, October 14, 2021
- “Still Going, After All This Time: the Sacketts, EPA and the Clean Water Act,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, August 25, 2021
- “Presidential Executive Order 14008: The Climate Crisis Order,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, July 28, 2021
- “In Review: SCOTUS Environmental and Administrative Decisions in the 2020 Term,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, July 14, 2021
- “A Court-Side Seat: As SCOTUS Decides Another Regulatory “Takings” Case, a Flurry of Action at EPA,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, June 30, 2021
- “A Court-Side Seat: SCOTUS Further Clarifies Alien Tort Statute; Revisiting WOTUS,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, June 22, 2021
- “A Court-Side Seat: Guam’s CERCLA Claim Allowed, a “Roundup” Verdict Upheld, and Judicial Process Privilege Lost,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, May 27, 2021
- “A Court-Side Seat: Permit Shields, Hurricane Harvey and the Decriminalization of “Incidental Taking,”” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, May 12, 2021
- “Environmental Justice Legislation Update,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, April 23, 2021
- “The Court-Side Seat: FERC Reviews, Panda Power Plaints and Sovereign Immunity,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, March 31, 2021
- “A Court-Side Seat: Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species and Deliberative Process Privilege,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, March 24, 2021
- “A Court-Side Seat: A Poultry Defense, a Houston Highway and a CERCLA Consent Decree that Won’t Budge,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, March 3, 2021
- Associations
Education
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LL.B., The University of Texas School of Law, 1964
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1963
Admissions
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Texas
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court