Camille V. Otero

Practice Areas

Ms. Otero focuses her practice primarily on environmental litigation, as well as environmental due diligence in real estate and corporate transactions, remediation, and compliance. She has represented clients in an array of litigation matters involving environmental liabilities arising from corporate transactions, indemnification contracts, and related successor liability disputes, and in public and private party suits under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, and New Jersey Landfill Closure Act, as well as under common law. She also has extensive experience assisting buyers, sellers, and developers in remediation activities, compliance, and environmental due diligence related to corporate and real estate transactions. She also has represented clients in matters related to petroleum franchise law and toxic tort litigation arising from alleged exposure to petroleum contamination and hazardous substances.

Focus Areas:

Environmental Litigation

The components of her practice include:

—Litigation arising from the spill, release, discharge, and/or migration of hazardous substances into the environment, as well as enforcement proceedings concerning permit and other violations and alleged non-compliance with Administrative Consent Orders, including all aspects of litigation, from drafting pleadings and developing case strategy to conducting discovery and presenting oral argument at motion hearings

—Negotiation of settlement agreements between private parties and Consent Decrees with the NJDEP and USEPA

Remediation, Compliance, and Environmental Due Diligence

—Works with clients’ in-house environmental and technical personnel and outside environmental consultants on investigation and remediation of contaminated sites

—Assists clients with troubleshooting and facility compliance issues

—Conducts due diligence investigations in real estate transactions

Honors & Awards

In addition to Chambers USA, Ms. Otero has been named to the 2020 Lawyers of Color “Power List,” featured among Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2016 “Women Worth Watching,” selected by NJBIZ as one of the 2017 “Best 50 Women in Business,” and listed in the Litigation – Environmental category by Best Lawyers®.