Practices:

• Environment, Energy & Product Regulation
  • California Environmental Law and Policy
    • Green Chemistry
    • Proposition 65
  • Chemicals, Pesticides and Product Regulation
    • Green Chemistry
    • Nanomaterial Regulation
    • Proposition 65
    • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  • Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)

Industries

• Chemicals
• Nanotechnology

Experience

Ann G. Grimaldi maintains a diverse practice centered on chemical regulation, with a primary focus on California’s Proposition 65 and the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). She has substantial experience defending Proposition 65 lawsuits, including through appeal, and has represented a broad range of entities in Proposition 65 litigation and counseling matters, including chemical manufacturers, consumer product manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and defense companies.

Ms. Grimaldi has assisted numerous clients in undertaking environmental TSCA audits, developing TSCA compliance manuals, and self-disclosing potential TSCA violations pursuant to U.S. EPA’s audit policy. She also has assisted companies in receiving regulatory approvals under TSCA.

Representing pesticide companies as real parties in interest, Ms. Grimaldi also has defended challenges to the California pesticide regulatory program brought under the California Environmental Quality Act. Ms. Grimaldi is experienced in pesticide data rights issues and is well-versed in the California Public Records Act as it applies to the disclosure of pesticide data, and registrants’ rights under that law and others, including the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

Ms. Grimaldi is experienced in other areas of environmental law, advising clients on compliance with the federal and California Hazard Communication Standards, the California Appliance Efficiency regulations and California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act. She also counsels clients on the still-evolving California Green Chemistry Initiative. Ms. Grimaldi has prepared formal comments to environmental regulations and has testified at agency hearings.

Education

• J.D, University of California Hastings College of the Law, magna cum laude, 1992
• B.S., University of California, 1985

Admitted

• California