Brandon Neuschafer practices primarily in the field of environmental law, including regulatory compliance, transactional counseling and litigation.

From a regulatory perspective, Mr. Neuschafer regularly advises clients on regulatory and permitting issues under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, FIFRA and other federal and state environmental, health and safety laws. He has particularly deep experience in the field of chemical and pesticide regulation, which includes advising clients on all aspects of the manufacturing, sale, import, export, handling and disposal of chemicals and pesticides. He also assists clients in responding to, negotiating and defending enforcement actions and information requests asserted by EPA, OSHA, FAA, DOT and various state agencies.

Mr. Neuschafer also has a robust practice relating to commercial transactions. He frequently handles the environmental and regulatory aspects of transactions, including the management of due diligence and the negotiation of terms for contracts such as purchase and sale agreements, supply agreements, data compensation agreements, joint venture/task force agreements, research and development collaborations and shared services agreements.

Mr. Neuschafer’s litigation practice includes successfully representing clients in a number of insurance recovery actions based on underlying environmental contamination, as well as representing companies with respect to the failure of pollution control equipment. He also worked on the legal and environmental consultant team that represented the State of Kuwait and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before the United Nations Compensation Commission on their claims for environmental and natural resource damages arising from Iraq’s unlawful invasion and occupation in 1990-91, an effort which yielded more than $4.7 billion in compensation awards.

Mr. Neuschafer has done significant work relating to emerging agriculture, food and biotechnology issues, including advising pesticide manufacturers and marketers on regulatory compliance and transactional issues and advising foreign governments on domestic and foreign agricultural issues impacting free trade agreement negotiations with the United States. Mr. Neuschafer also has experience with the USDA and FDA, and has provided regulatory counseling to clients in the food and pharmaceutical industries. To complement this field of interest, he has served as the chair and vice-chair of the Agriculture Management Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources.

Bar and Court Admissions

Missouri, 2001

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Education

Washington University, J.D., 2001

Washburn University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1998

Languages

French

German

Publications

• “Expanding Regulation of Pesticide Applications under the Clean Water Act,” Natural Resources & Environment, Vol. 26, No. 1, Summer 2011
• “Update on NPDES Permit Requirement for Pesticide Applications,” American Bar Association Pesticides, Chemical Regulation and Right-to-Know Committee Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 3, July 2011
• “The Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture,” American Bar Association Agricultural Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 2, May 2011
• “When All Appropriate Inquiry Isn’t Enough: Court Highlights the Significance of Other Factors in the Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense,” Jan. 2011, reprinted in MONDAQ, Mar. 10, 2011, and Shopping Center Legal Update, Spring 2011
• Author and Editor, Bryan Cave LLP’s Chemical and Pesticide News, Summer 2010 to present
• “Member Profile: Interview with Brandon Neuschafer,” jointly published in American Bar Association International Environmental Law Committee Newsletter and American Bar Association Agriculture Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 2, Jan. 2008
• “U.S. Biotech Food-Feed Import Inspection Process and Regulatory Transparency,” jointly published in American Bar Association International Environmental Law Committee Newsletter and American Bar Association Agriculture Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 2, Jan. 2008 (co-author)
• “Air Pollution,” Missouri Environmental Law Deskbook, 2007 revision (co-author)
• “Rapanos and Carabell Create Case-by-Case Approach to Clean Water Act Jurisdiction,” American Bar Association Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, Sept. 2006
• “Emerging Biotechnology Issues,” Missouri Farm Law Deskbook, 2006 revision (co-author)
• “In re Needham: Restoring ‘Navigability’ to Waters of the United States,” The St. Louis Bar Journal, Vol. 51, No. 1, Summer 2004 (co-author)
• “Air Pollution,” Missouri Environmental Law Deskbook, 2002 revision (co-author)

Speeches and Seminars

• “An Overview of Environmental Liability for Lenders,” June 2011 (co-presenter)
• “Recent Developments in TSCA: Inventory Update Reporting and Confidential Business Information,” May 2011
• “Legal Issues Regarding the Advertising and Promotion of Pesticide Products,” 2008 and 2010
• “Implications and Actions regarding National Cotton Council v. EPA,” March 2009
• “Attorney-Client Privilege for Non-Lawyer Employees,” 2009

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Rising Star, Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2011
• Missouri Up & Coming Lawyers, 2010