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“I’m proud to join Dennis as chair of the environmental law group, and I congratulate Michael on his elevation to practice group leader,” Valeri said. “The CSG Law environmental group does a lot of great work in the state of New Jersey and regionally, and I’m looking forward to continuing our work with this outstanding group.”
Valeri’s former posts also include associate deputy general counsel
in the Office of General Counsel
at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and counselor
to the administrator under former Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Additionally, he was senior assistant counsel during Whitman’s time as New Jersey governor, advising her on significant environmental
and public utility legislation and regulations, including negotiating the passage of the Brownfield and Contaminated Sites Act and the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act.
CSG added that Valeri served as
chief of staff to the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities, where he
had responsibility for overseeing the implementation of energy deregulation, as well as
aspects of the
transition of the
telephone and
cable television
industries into
competition.
He has been a
member of the
New Jersey
Clean Air Council since 2015 and served as its chair from 2018 to 2021.
“I had the opportunity to work with John in many of his prior positions and was thrilled when he joined
our environmental team,” Toft said. “John’s abilities are well known throughout the state and having him serve with me as chair of our group further strengthens our ability to serve our clients while ensuring our group’s future.”
Toft, also an industry veteran of
more than 30 years, is regarded
as one of New Jersey’s top environmental attorneys, according to a news release. He is well known as a brownfields redevelopment practitioner and for assisting clients in solving difficult regulatory issues, having been appointed by Whitman to serve on the New Jersey Brownfields and Contaminated Site Remediation Task Force, a group created by
state law to identify and market brownfields sites.
Plumb, for his part, is the former chair of the Environmental Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and is an active member of both the
Michael K. Plumb
American Bar Association Natural Resources & Environment Editorial Board and the Justice Stewart G. Pollock Environmental
Dennis M. Toft
Inn of Court, the news release said. With previous experience working
as an environmental consultant,
he primarily focuses on litigating environmental disputes and represents a diverse array of clients in litigation related to environmental permitting and enforcement and responsibility for discharges of hazardous substances.
“I appreciate the opportunity to help lead the environmental law group,” Plumb said. “John, Dennis and I have worked together for years, and I’m looking forward to growing our group strategically to meet clients’ needs, mitigate risks and seize opportunities.”
NAIDB ADDS
HARRISON AS V.P.
Retail leasing and sales specialist Jennifer Harrison has joined NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co., bringing more than 20 years of experience to the Woodbridge-based real estate services firm.
Harrison, who begins her tenure as a vice president, comes to NAIDB after serving on the leasing team of
Jennifer Harrison
a New Jersey- based real estate services firm that represents institutional
and private property owners in the retail sector. In her new role, she’ll
focus on retail leasing and sales as well as investment real estate sales of industrial, office and multifamily properties across New Jersey, with an emphasis on her home county of Monmouth.
NAIDB noted that Harrison’s past work experience also includes Landmark Developers, Cushman
& Wakefield’s New Jersey retail team and serving as a partner in her own commercial real estate firm. Additionally, she is a former asset manager for Toys R Us’ portfolio of