Reza Zarghamee Bio

Reza Zarghamee advises U.S. and international clients on a vast array of environmental and sustainable finance matters, including the strategies for performing compliance audits, devising remediation strategies, responding to governmental investigations, defending against enforcement actions, chemical regulation, toxic torts litigation defense, transactional due diligence, devising remediation strategies and SEC disclosures. Reza heads Pillsbury’s efforts in the field of chemical regulation and emerging contaminants, and co-chairs the firm’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Task Force. His experience in the field of chemical regulation is particularly diverse and encompasses work under federal statutes, such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well as state laws, such California’s Prop 65. As to PFAS, Reza has particularly broad experience. Reza routinely advises corporations regarding the allocation of environmental liabilities in connection with complex corporate and real estate transactions. He also counsels various clients regarding state and federal Superfund liability and cleanup laws to implement effective and legally compliant remediation strategies. In the field of biotechnology and chemical regulation, Reza regularly helps clients obtain EPA and/or FDA approvals for their products.