Lee Smith

Lee N. Smith focuses his practice on land and natural resource regulation and development, environmental compliance, water law, and litigation. He is experienced in federal and state water quality, air quality and hazardous materials compliance issues, including environmental due diligence projects for mining and energy projects. He has handled cases before the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, the San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District, and local environmental agencies. He has drafted and negotiated environmental provisions for complex agreements and assisted clients on due diligence issues. Lee has also been involved in state court litigation concerning pesticide contamination, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Prop. 65 litigation, as well as federal litigation involving pesticide registration and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Lee Smith is a partner in our Sacramento and Fresno, California offices.

Richard Goldfarb

Richard Goldfarb is a partner of Stoel Rives LLP in the Corporate Group. He has a national reputation for expertise in all manner of commercial transactions, with particular emphasis on secured financing and sales and leases of goods.  He has been active in the food and agricultural sector for over 25 years, and has done extensive work for clients in the dairy, fruit and biofuels industries, as well as lenders to farmers, packers and agricultural cooperatives. 

 

 

Tyler Anderson

Tyler Anderson is an associate in the Corporate Securities and Finance group of Stoel Rives LLP. Tyler’s food and beverage industry practice focuses on FDA regulatory compliance, product labeling, and marketing issues. Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Tyler was an extern in the legal department of NIKE, Inc., where he worked on a variety of legal issues in the marketing arena.

 

 

 

Joseph Eckhardt

Jay Eckhardt is an associate in the Stoel Rives Technology and Intellectual Property Group.  He has extensive experience in antitrust litigation, counseling, and trade regulation.  Jay has assisted clients in the food and agriculture industry, in mergers before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, counseled clients and agricultural cooperatives on Capper-Volstead antitrust immunity, and assisted clients in various antitrust litigation matters.