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</div><div></div><div>From: Henry Butter Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 11:09 AM To: Karl R. Moor (kmoor@southernco.com) Cc: sumitche@southernco.com; Richard Faulk; Jessica A Clark; Roderick B. Hastie (rhastie@hunton.com) Subject: ANY CHANCE WE CAN GET TOGETHER IN WASHINGTON NEXT New Initiative for Energy and the Environment e? George Mason Law 8L Economics Center Attachments: Mason LEC FY2013 Annual Report 8L Energy Request to Moor of Southern 8-20?2013pdf Dear Karl, I hope you are doing well. Rick Faulk and i would appreciate the opportunity to visit with you about our initiative for Energy and the Environment.</div><div> Henry N. Butler George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law and Executive Director, Law Economics Center</div><div>
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</div><div>Richard O. Faulk Partner Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Wells Fargo Plaza, Suite 3400 1000 Louisiana Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: 713.276.5651 rfaulk@gardere.com Richard Faulk chairs Gardereâ€™s Litigation Department and the Firmâ€™s Environmental Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in complex toxic tort and environmental litigation, including class actions and other â€œmass tortâ€ cases involving multiple plaintiffs and defendants. He has significant expertise in cases with international implications and comparative mass tort procedures.</div><div> Mr. Faulk also leads Gardere's Climate Change Task Force. He and his partner, John Gray, have authored one of the major scholarly papers in the area, Stormy Weather Ahead: The Legal Environment of Global Climate Change. This comprehensive article has been presented at conferences of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in media events at the Washington Legal Foundation, and at various professional development seminars for lawyers, engineers, and businessmen. Since climate change is a multi-disciplinary issue that affects clients in a variety of ways, Mr. Faulk has assembled a Task Force that includes not only trial and appellate lawyers, but also lawyers from the corporate, environmental, tax, and intellectual property areas, as well as respected experts in the field.</div><div> In over 35 years of practice, Mr. Faulk has served as lead counsel for toxic tort and environmental litigation in Texas and other jurisdictions. He has defended claims for a variety of injuries and illnesses, including various forms of cancer and neurotoxic effects, and has assembled a group of highly qualified medical, safety, and engineering experts to assist in defending his clients.</div><div> Mr. Faulk is also experienced in environmental litigation, including groundwater contamination cases, cost recovery and contribution actions under CERCLA and state environmental laws, and "neighborhood" exposure cases alleging residential toxic exposures and property value diminution from alleged pollution released by manufacturing facilities.</div><div> Mr. Faulk received the 2003, 2009, and 2012 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards presented by The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement. He is regularly recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Media Inc., and since 2004 has been annually listed in Chambers USA: Americaâ€™s Leading Lawyers for Business. In 2005, Mr. Faulk addressed the National Academy of Sciences regarding the reliability of admissibility of scientific evidence in the courts.
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