PROFILE

Kelly Richardson is former Co-Chair of Latham & Watkins' Global Chemical Regulation & Contaminated Properties Practice. He handles a variety of environmental compliance, transactional, and litigation matters, including:

• Cost recovery litigation
• Site cleanups
• Storm water compliance
• Hazardous waste management
• Waste water compliance 
• Air issues
• Due diligence
• Administrative enforcement matters
• UST compliance
• Environmental permitting
• Environmental litigation
• Insurance coverage litigation

Kelly is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of San Diego Law School and is the former Co-Chair of the San Diego County Bar Association's Environmental Section. He is a frequent speaker at environmental conferences and has published articles on various environmental issues. Prior to joining Latham, Kelly gained nearly a decade of experience in chemical engineering and environmental compliance with an international oil company, including regulatory counseling for a refinery, pipelines and terminals, and a nationwide service station network.

Kelly is a member of the State Bar of California, San Diego County Bar Association, Nevada Bar Association, Hawaii Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

Thought Leadership

• Speaker, “Leveraging Insurance at Contaminated Sediment Sites: Efficient Use of Legacy Policies and New Offerings,” Battelle Ninth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments, New Orleans, LA, 2017
• Speaker, "Global Resolution of Contaminated Sediment Sites: Selecting Remedies and Allocating Liability Efficiently,” Battelle Eighth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments, New Orleans, LA, 2015
• Speaker, "Ashland Superfund Lakefront Project," Northland College, WI, 2013
• "Superfund Cleanup In Bay Debated," Ashland Daily Press (2013)
• "Debate Continues Over Lakebed Cleanup Method at Superfund Site," Ashland Daily Press (2013)