Monica E. Edwards

Experience

• Industries Commonly Served: Manufacturing, Municipalities and Government, Real Estate, Education
• Environmental Cost Recovery: Aids property owners and operators in the recovery of funds from prior owners and operators and insurance to address environmental fees and expenses typically associated with the investigation and clean-up of historical manufacturing, dry cleaning and underground storage tank operations. As part of these efforts, has overseen trusts and funding for multiple high-dollar environmental claims for individuals, businesses and governmental entities.
• Environmental Assessments and Due Diligence: Frequently involved with environmental due diligence reviews for complex real estate transactions and mergers and acquisitions for mid-size, national and international companies. Helps coordinate environmental assessments and environmental agreements as part of the environmental due diligence process.
• Underground Storage Tanks/Indiana Excess Liability Trust Fund: Pursues environmental claims and reimbursement on behalf of owners and operators for costs incurred related to the investigation and clean-up of leaking underground storage tanks. Has represented multiple owners and operators in the Excess Liability Trust Fund appeals process to establish reimbursement rights to the fund.
• Environmental Litigation: Assists in the representation of plaintiffs and defendants in claims brought under CERCLA, Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action Statute or Underground Storage Tank Act, as well as the negotiation of cost allocation and contribution agreements. Also represents clients in various air permitting matters and appeals.
• Trademark and Copyright: Involved in the registration, assignment and renewal of trademarks and copyrights. Also frequently involved with the licensing and defense of intellectual property through cease and desist actions. Negotiates confidentiality agreements pertaining to client’s trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property. Evaluates intellectual property policies for various-sized entities.

Representative Transactions

Monica has been involved in transactions including the following:

• Sale of Felker Properties
• Sale of Coca Cola Bottling Works of Evansville, Inc.
• Merger of Rainbow Communications, Inc. and Firehouse Graphics, Inc. (Now Fire & Rain, LLC)
• Sale of Creative Press, Inc.
• Sale of Elmer Buchta Trucking, LLC

Publications

• “Indiana Court of Appeals Issues WOTUS-related Dam Ruling,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (February 2018)
• “Case Illustrates Need to Update Campus, Workplace Social Media Policies,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (August 2017)
• “New Leader, New Rules: The President Trump White House and impactful environmental and commercial real estate law developments,”  Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Seminar, Presenter (May 2017)
• “How Will Trump Administration Impact EPA Reach and Environmental Regulation?,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (February 2017)
• “What is in a name?,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (September 2016)
• “Get the Dirt on Soil, Air and Water: Recent Developments in Environmental Law,”  Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Seminar, Presenter (May 2016)
• “Happy Birthday to All via Public Domain,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (February 2016)
• “‘Waters of the United States’ Expanded Definition and its Impact on Developers and Property Owners,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (August 2015)
• “Legal Updates Regarding Land Development” and “Commercial Property Purchase and Lease,”  Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Seminar, Presenter (May 2015)
• “Landlord Liability and the Environmental Legal Action Statute,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (March 2015)
• “EPA Publishes Final Rule to Eliminate ASTM E-1527 Standard Uncertainty,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (November 2014)
• “Property Owners Should Address Possible Environmental Issues Quickly; Recovery Rights May Be Limited,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (March 2014)
• “Avoiding the Environmental Nightmare: Environmental Due Diligence and New Phase I,” Evansville Bar Association Seminar, Presenter (December 2013)
• “Brownfields Legal Issues and Cost Recovery Claims,” EPA Brownfields Workshop, Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana, Presenter (September 2013)
• “EPA’s Regulatory Vise Grip: Protecting Your Business from Aggressive Enforcement Actions,” Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn Seminar, Presenter (August 2013)
• “New Standard for Environmental Due Diligence,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (June 2013)
• “Navigating Trade Secret Law in Indiana,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (December 2012)
• “The Pollution Exclusion in Indiana,” Article Published on KDDK.com, Author (May 2012)
• “New Indiana Environmental Law Restricts Time for Cost Recovery”
• “Environmental Liability and the Property Trustee”
• “Environmental Crimes and Corporate Officer Liability Defined”
• “It’s Summer, and the Living is Easy…Or Is It?”
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