Kelly McTigue
Partner
Martin J. ("Kelly") McTigue is a partner in O'Melveny's Los Angeles office and a member of the Transactions Department, as well as the Project Development and Real Estate Practice. Kelly's practice covers a wide range of environmental issues, including water quality and supply, air quality including climate change and greenhouse gas regulation, reporting obligations, permitting issues, and the regulation and remediation of hazardous substances. He also directs national and international environmental diligence associated with mergers, acquisitions and financings. The relationships with environmental regulatory agencies he established throughout his career enable Kelly to anticipate the environmental and water issues likely to confront his clients, and provide advice tailored to their unique circumstances.
Kelly's experience with Superfund and hazardous waste law, as well as the redevelopment, transfer, and cleanup of contaminated property, includes representation of clients at several major groundwater contamination Superfund sites in California and Arizona, as well as other federal and state locations. He represents clients across a variety of industries, including waste management, property development, ports, airports, energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, biotechnology and entertainment. He also provides environmental compliance, water resources and diligence advice to energy industry clients and has experience with most types of power plants, including thermal, cogeneration, and such alternative technologies as wind, solar, and geothermal.
Kelly frequently negotiates with, and participates in public hearings before, federal and state environmental agencies, such as the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, Cal-EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Health Services, the Air Resources Board and the various local air districts, the State Water Resources Control Board and its various Regional Boards, the California Energy Commission, and the California Coastal Commission, and other states' counterpart agencies.
Kelly is also a frequent speaker and author on environmental law issues. He is recognized in
Chambers USA and
The Best Lawyers in America as one of the leading US environmental lawyers.
Professional Activities
Member, State Bar of California, Environmental Law Section
Co-Author, "California Environmental Law Handbook,"
Gov't Institutes (4th Ed. 1990 – 6th Ed. 1992)
Editor, "Environmental Spill Reporting Handbook,"
Thompson-West (2006 Ed.)
Awards, Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011); The Best Lawyers in America (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012);
Los Angeles Business Journal - Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers (2008)