Insights
Post & Schell, P.C. Chosen as General Counsel for the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council (PCIC)
Post & Schell, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Firm has been selected by the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council (PCIC) as general counsel, effective August 1, 2014. The Firm will provide PCIC with counsel on issues affecting the chemical industry in Pennsylvania as the PCIC membership grows and continues to see increasing complexity in related regulatory and legislative issues. Marcellus Shale Practice Co-Chair and Construction, Government Contracts & Surety Law Principal John W. Dornberger in Harrisburg, and Environmental Practice Co-Chair and Principal Paul R. McIntyre in Philadelphia, will serve as the primary contacts for the PCIC.
The PCIC is an advocacy organization acting on behalf of Pennsylvania's chemical industry and providing solutions that bring value for member companies. PCIC works to make Pennsylvania an ideal home for chemical and related industries, and, among other things, provides public policy advocacy, acts as a liaison to the chemical industry, works with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and communicates with its counterparts in other states allowing members with multiple facilities to effectively coordinate their state government relations efforts, advocates for the responsible use of chemicals, and encourages community outreach among member firms and the industry at large. For more information on the PCIC, visit: www.PCIC.org
"In Pennsylvania particularly, PCIC member companies face increasing legal and regulatory uncertainty," said Mr. Dornberger. "Working with the PCIC, we will provide the chemical industry with insight and counsel on judicial, legislative and regulatory developments both in the Commonwealth and at the federal level. Paul and I are eager to assist the PCIC at this interesting time for the industry."
In addition to providing PCIC legal counsel on general regulatory and legislative issues, Post & Schell will also provide focused knowledge on Marcellus Shale, particularly as it relates to pipeline construction, operation and servicing and enforcement actions brought by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
About Post & Schell, P.C.
Post & Schell, P.C. is committed to defining, measuring and achieving legal excellence. We provide sophisticated legal services and strategic counseling to highly regulated industries and their directors, officers, and stakeholders regionally, nationally and internationally. Intellectual rigor and seasoned judgment are integrated with leading-edge technology, providing our clients with problem-solving and efficient litigation, trial, appellate, regulatory, compliance, corporate and public policy representation.
Post & Schell attorneys fuse sophisticated expertise and judgment with detailed, real-world operational knowledge of the industries they represent, thus ensuring proficient and efficient close strategic and tactical collaboration with industry Board, C-Suite, and management representatives, and other critical stake holders.
Our focused legal product lines are vertically integrated into a variety of highly regulated industries including: banking & financial services; commercial transportation; communications; commercial construction; energy & utilities; health care; hospitality; information technology & informatics; insurance; manufacturing; medical device & life sciences; pharmacy benefit management; pharmaceutical; and professional services.
Learn more at: www.PostSchell.com
