Julian E. Harrell

Environmental Law

Julian advises clients on navigating federal and state environmental regulations, including CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. He advocates for clients engaged in commercial and environmental litigation and agency proceedings in federal, state and local venues. Julian also assists clients in managing risk and conducting regulatory diligence in “buy-side” and “sell-side” transactions, including corporate M&A and commercial real estate deals.

• Defending corporate and manufacturing clients against “toxic tort” claims related to historic and commingled contamination
• Defending corporate clients against administrative challenges to operating and construction permits issued by state and federal agencies
• Defending agribusiness clients in Clean Water Act wetlands cases, including agency and judicial appeals of jurisdictional determinations for federal and state wetlands
• Advising municipalities implementing new sewer infrastructure as required by the Clean Water Act
• Advising corporate and municipal clients in brownfields, remediation, auditing and self-reporting matters, including obtaining the bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP) defense, entering the Voluntary Remediation Plan (VRP), supplemental environmental projects (SEPs), and civil penalty mitigation

Julian also leverages his environmental knowledge and smooth voice as the host of “Notice & Comment: Faegre Drinker's Environmental Podcast.”  

Product Liability

• Defending medical device manufacturers in multidistrict litigation (MDL) and state court litigation against negligence and strict liability claims, including design defect, manufacturing defect and failure to warn
• Creatively resolving pre-litigation claims and disputes involving alleged mechanical failure of industrial and consumer devices

Personal Interests