Overview
Amy Waite counsels clients on environmental matters, particularly pertaining to the manufacturing, transportation, and food and agribusiness sectors. She focuses her practice on helping clients achieve and maintain compliance with all manner of state and federal environmental laws.
Environmental Compliance
Amy helps clients navigate environmental permitting challenges and fulfill reporting obligations, all with an eye toward mitigating enforcement and litigation risks. She frequently advises clients on emerging contaminants and other chemicals of concern, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates and 1,4-Dioxane. Amy also helps clients navigate new and dynamic regulatory requirements such as those for extended producer responsibility (EPR); environmental, social and governance (ESG); postconsumer recycled content (PCR); environmental benefit claims (greenwashing); greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and recycling.
Environmental Litigation & Enforcement
In courts and before the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, Amy regularly defends clients in state and federal enforcement actions, and represents responsible parties as they investigate and remediate environmental impacts. She litigates toxic torts, commercial disputes and citizens’ suits alleging noncompliance with these underlying regulations.
Prior Experience
Before joining Faegre Drinker, Amy built on her education in agricultural economics with an internship with the Indiana State Poultry Association (ISPA). She went on to support the marketing and sustainability departments at Corteva Agriscience (formerly known as Dow AgroSciences) as an intern. Amy also interned at a boutique agricultural law firm and clerked for the Indiana Farm Bureau and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
Personal Interests
Amy’s interest in agribusiness began on her family’s corn and soybean farm in southeastern Indiana. She now resides in Pittsboro, Indiana, with her husband, Tyler.
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Indiana
District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Education
Purdue University
B.S. in Agricultural Sales and Marketing, with highest distinction (2016)
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D. summa cum laude, Indiana Law Review (note development editor) (2019)
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- Faegre Drinker on Products – a blog addressing all things product liability that covers legal issues and developments of interest to product manufacturers and their employers
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Professional Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association — Agricultural Law Section, 2017-present