Laura A. Williams is an associate in the Atlanta office of Powell Goldstein LLP, where she concentrates her practice in environmental law and in toxic tort and products liability litigation. Her primary focus is to counsel clients on environmental regulatory matters, and she also represents both manufacturers and consumers in civil litigation. Ms. Williams has assisted numerous clients in complying with state and federal environmental and health regulations. She has also participated in several products liability actions involving breach of warranty and strict liability as well as complex litigation matters involving multi-million dollar contracts.

Prior to joining Powell Goldstein, Ms. Williams served on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal and as an Articles/Notes Editor for the Journal of Law & Politics. She was also previously employed for three years as a paralegal where she worked on multiple complex products liability cases.

Ms. Williams representative experience includes:

• Counseled several nationally-recognized clients regarding environmental issues arising in connection with real estate, financial and corporate transactions, including negotiation of environmental provisions of transaction documents and evaluation of environmental liabilities.
• Advised large and small corporations regarding compliance with state and federal regulations, including negotiation of settlement agreements with enforcing authorities and development of environmental management systems to ensure future regulatory conformance.
• Developed comprehensive environmental review guidelines for public housing funding authority, including elements of HUD and OSHA regulations.
• Performed comprehensive review of environmental due diligence documents and provided advice regarding compliance with EPA "all appropriate inquiry" regulations for numerous clients.
• Assisted public housing authority in defense against multiple lawsuits alleging injury from exposure to lead-based paint.
• Counseled national restaurant chain with regard to environmental matters arising in connection with numerous real estate transactions and construction of new facilities.