Speaker 04.12.24
Guiding Principles to Effectively Analyze and Manage PFAS Risks
10:30AM - 11:45AM MST
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia
4949 East Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Amanda Halter is managing partner of the firm’s Houston office, a national authority on environmental & natural resources law and policy, leader of Pillsbury’s multidisciplinary Crisis Management Focus team, and co-leader of the firm’s award-winning COVID-19 Response team.
Amanda represents domestic and global industrial clients on complex U.S. regulatory and environmental liability matters and effective strategies for managing legal, financial and reputational risks in the United States. With extensive experience in environmental regulation, litigation and public policy, Amanda negotiates compliance and entitlement conditions, and advises on environmental liability management, transactional and business transformation opportunities, and effective stakeholder and political engagement. Amanda believes deeply in—and delivers on—the power of dynamic collaborations to maximally access and leverage the full scope of the firm’s resources to bring innovative, efficient and value-driven advice and approaches to support our clients’ objectives.
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As a testament to the strength of her practice, Amanda is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer for environmental law by numerous publications and directories. She is ranked by Best Lawyers and has earned the distinction of “Lawyer of the Year” (2024). She has also been recognized among the top lawyers for environmental law and litigation as a recipient of the Texas Legal Excellence Awards by Texas Lawyer (2021) and listed in The Legal 500 U.S., among other accolades.
Amanda frequently speaks or writes on emerging environmental and natural resource issues and developments, with topics varying from climate change to natural resource damages to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), among others. She is often highlighted in the media for her work by outlets such as Law360, Dow Jones Institutional News and Texas Lawyer, to name a few.
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Texas Environmental SuperConference (August 2022): Contaminated Sites: Reopeners.
Wall Street Journal WSJ Pro Sustainable Business Forum (April 2022): Preparing for Lawsuits (wsj.com).
University of Houston Law Center: Climate Change Law (April 2022) Guest professor.
“Confronting and Managing Difficult Situations: Leadership in the Time of Crisis,” ABA Business Law Virtual Spring Meeting, April 21, 2021. Panelist.
“Crisis Management Best Practices,” Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, Defend Your Corporate Reputation conference, November 2018.
“Crisis Preparedness in the New World: A Few Best Practices and Emerging Tools In-House Counsel Needs to Know,” Pillsbury CLE Northern Virginia CLE Marathon, September 2018.
“Sexual Harassment Scandal: Managing a Corporate Crisis,” Pillsbury California CLE Marathons, January 2018.
“Waste Update,” Volume 52, Texas Environmental Law Journal, Spring 2022. Co-author with Christian Green.
“Casenotes—Federal,” Texas Environmental Law Journal, Spring 2020. Author.
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
B.A., Rice University
Environmental Policy and Philosophy
Admissions
Texas
California
Languages
Spanish