Robert J. Joyce

rjoyce@joycepaul.com

Bob Joyce focuses his practice on regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters, and has developed particular expertise in the petroleum and aviation/aerospace industries. Mr. Joyce has a diverse environmental, health and safety practice with particular emphasis on regulatory issues related to hazardous waste treatment, storage, transportation and disposal, site remediation, underground storage tanks, wastewater treatment and discharges, underground waste injection wells, EPCRA/SARA Title III, and OSHA. Mr. Joyce has an extensive background in regulatory issues pertaining to hazardous and solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). His experience in RCRA issues includes work on the closure of RCRA Interim Status treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDs), and the negotiation and implementation of risk-based closures and cleanup of such facilities. In addition, Mr. Joyce specializes in providing advice to TSDs and hazardous waste generators and transporters (especially in connection with refining and aerospace) regarding the application of the RCRA regulations to their operations and regarding methods for reducing or eliminating regulatory impediments to current or proposed business practices. In addition, he has successfully represented clients before state and federal agencies regarding a wide variety of enforcement issues under RCRA and other regulatory programs. Mr. Joyce has also provided extensive input and comment on numerous proposed regulations under RCRA and works with businesses and industry organizations to develop comments. Mr. Joyce also represents clients in environmental litigation, arbitration, and enforcement proceedings involving issues such as cost recovery, contribution, environmental indemnities, and regulatory noncompliance.

Mr. Joyce also provides representation in transactions involving environmental issues and indemnities, and the handling of discontinued operations. He has worked with clients in negotiating and implementing the risk-based cleanups of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and wastes from manufacturing and maintenance operations.

Mr. Joyce is a member of the Environmental Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section of the American Bar Association, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is admitted to the state bar of Oklahoma. Mr. Joyce earned his J.D. in 1988 and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1981, both from the University of Tulsa. While at law school, he was honored with the Order of the Curule Chair, was a Staff Member from 1987 to 1988, and an Outstanding Staff Member in 1988 for the Energy Law Journal.

Author: "Lender Liability Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) - EPA's Final Rule Interpreting the Security Interest Exemption," 63 Oklahoma Bar Journal 2702, Sept. 1992; "Drawing the Line on Rate Conditions Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act," 9 Energy Law Journal 113, 1988.

Professional Background: Mr. Joyce previously worked as the Tulsa Office Executive Partner, Gardere & Wynne, L.L.P., served as a process/project engineer in the Natural Gas Liquids Division of OXY/Cities Service Company, and also served as Senior Attorney and Manager of Environmental Compliance for Hilti, Inc.