David G. Mandelbaum

David G. Mandelbaum represents clients facing problems under the environmental laws and serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Environmental Practice. He regularly represents clients in lawsuits and has also helped clients achieve satisfactory outcomes through regulatory negotiation or private transactions. David teaches Superfund, and Oil and Gas Law in rotation at the Temple Law School. He has taught Environmental Law, Climate Change and Land Use Law and Administration in the past, and he is a regular writer and speaker on the subjects.

Concentrations

•Air, water and waste regulation
•Superfund and contamination
•Climate change
•Oil and gas development
•Water rights

Clerkships

•Hon. Louis H. Pollak, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed,The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Water Law, 2006-2020
• Lawyer of the Year, Litigation - Environmental, Philadelphia, 2016
• Lawyer of the Year, Environmental Law, Philadelphia, 2015 and 2018
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2003-2020
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2004-2019
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2014-2019
•Environment - Litigation, 2014-2019
•Environment - Regulatory, 2018-2019
•Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Toxic Tort - Defense, 2018-2019
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Pennsylvania,” Finalist, 2018
•Listed, Euromoney's Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Environmental Law, 2017-2018
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, Law Firm of the Year, Environmental Law, 2016
•Selected, National Law Journal magazine, Energy & Environmental Trailblazer, 2015
•Listed, International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers, All Editions
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5