Author Description
Christopher Rich is a partner with Perkins Coie, LLP, in the firm’s Environment, Energy & Resources national practice group. He focuses on complex environmental permitting and compliance under RCRA, the Clean Water Act (including stormwater) and the Clean Air Act, as well as resolution of state and federal governmental agency enforcement actions, resolution of citizen suits, and advising clients on all aspects of environmental cleanup of contaminated properties. For the past several years, he has acted as lead outside environmental counsel for the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) during the campaign to safely destroy 12% of the U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons. Chris was formerly with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Compliance and Enforcement. He received his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1991, and a B.S. from UCLA in 1987.
