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Thomas Brugato is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on environmental matters as well as civil and administrative litigation. He has experience advising clients on a wide variety of environmental issues, including under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, and FIFRA.
- Represented the State of Minnesota, including as a member of the trial team, in natural resource damages litigation resulting in a $850 million settlement. This is believed to be the largest non-oil-spill natural resource damages recovery ever obtained.
- Member of the penalty phase trial team that represented BP in civil litigation arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented owners of a series of wind farms in California in securing a $206 million judgment for the Government’s failure to pay adequate Section 1603 grants to the wind farm owners. Alta Wind I Owner Lessor C v. United States, 128 Fed. Cl. 702 (2016).
- Representing a petroleum refinery in obtaining a New Source Review permit under the Clean Air Act for a refinery expansion.
- Defending a petroleum refiner in a tort claim relating to operations of oil transportation and storage facilities.
- Representing a mining company regarding natural resource damages claims at a former mining site.
- Advising a metals company in connection with legacy site contamination issues, including under CERCLA and state law.
- Advising on the regulation of products containing antimicrobial ingredients under FIFRA.
- Advising a renewable energy developer on potential challenges to a Clean Water Act § 404 permit.
Pro Bono
- Representing a non-profit clean water advocacy organization in negotiations with the Government and litigation relating to a sewer system consent decree governed by the Clean Water Act.
- Representing a plaintiff in a § 1983 action against police and prosecutors in Washington Parish, Louisiana arising out of wrongful conviction and Brady violations.
February 7, 2017, Covington Alert
Barely two weeks after taking the oath of office, President Trump is already moving quickly to implement his campaign agenda. This alert addresses the actions Donald Trump has already taken with respect to environmental policy, and what can be expected going forward.
November 16, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, November 16, 2015 - Covington advised Graham Holdings Company, a diversified education and media company, in its acquisition of Group Dekko, a manufacturer of electrical solutions for workspace, architectural lighting, and electrical components. The financial terms of the deal were not announced. According to Timothy O’Shaughnessy, president and ...
June 10, 2015, Inside Energy & Environment
EPA has scheduled a stakeholder meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 11 to discuss its proposed nanoscale materials rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The proposed rule would require manufacturers of nanoscale materials to provide EPA certain information, including health and safety-related information, regarding their nanoscale materials. ...
May 30, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, May 30, 2014 — Covington & Burling advised Graham Holdings Company in its acquisition of Joyce/Dayton Corp., an Ohio-based manufacturer of screw jacks and other linear motion systems. The acquisition was announced earlier today. Graham Holdings is an education and media company whose principal operations include educational services, television ...
April 1, 2014, Covington E-Alert
March 24, 2014, Inside Energy & Environment
EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board has rejected the Sierra Club’s attempt to require certain greenhouse gas (GHG) limits in a preconstruction permit for a new natural gas power plant, in one of the first EAB decisions to address this issue. In re: La Paloma Energy Center, LLC, PSD Appeal No. 13-10 (EAB Mar. 14, 2014). In...… Continue Reading
January 10, 2014, Inside Energy & Environment
EPA has formally proposed restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants, which include a requirement that new fossil fuel-fired plants implement partial carbon capture and sequestration. EPA published the proposal in the Federal Register on January 8, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 1,430 (Jan. 8, 2014). Comments on the proposal are due by March...… ...
December 9, 2013, Inside Energy & Environment
On December 4 and 5, EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) discussed whether to review the scientific basis for EPA’s requirement that new coal-fired power plants implement partial carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), which is included in EPA’s recently-proposed rule for such power plants. See Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New ...
July 8, 2013, Covington E-Alert