Senior Managing Associate
Caleb J. Bowers
- Environmental
CALEB BOWERS has experience with environmental litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters focusing on the energy, defense, and industrial sectors, as well as air and ground transportation. Caleb has represented clients in federal and state litigation and enforcement proceedings, and previously served on active duty in the U.S. Army as assistant counsel to the Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. There he assisted with the drafting and interpretation of agency regulations and advised on matters related to the Clean Water Act (CWA), natural resources management, and hydropower operations, including preparing legal opinions for use by congressional committee staffs. In addition to environmental matters, he advised on matters related to data management, critical infrastructure, and infrastructure cybersecurity, as well as the implementation of a new, agency-specific statutory authority for the civil use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Experience
- Representative Matters
- Pro Bono
- Memberships and Activities
- Responded to a CWA citizen suit related to alleged violations from hydropower facility operations, ultimately resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
- Represented an industrial company and landowner in connection with sediment contamination at a large Superfund site.
*The above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.
- Successfully negotiated a resolution to litigation concerning a multimillion-dollar workforce housing development in Los Angeles, allowing plans for development to proceed.
- Represents military veterans in obtaining disability benefits and discharge upgrades.
- Environmental Law Institute, Emerging Leaders Initiative
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
- Environmental
- California's Proposition 65
- Chemical Regulation and Product Stewardship
- Clean Water Act
- Compliance Management
- Contaminated Sites and Natural Resource Damages
- Drones
- Environmental and Toxic Torts and Public Nuisance Litigation
- Environmental Crisis Management
- Environmental Enforcement and Internal Investigations
- Environmental Experience in the Energy Sector
- Environmental Transactions
- Infrastructure
- NEPA and Natural Resource Protection
- Permitting and Project Approvals
- Regulatory Advocacy and Counseling
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- California
- District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2015
- The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina, B.A., 2012 (summa cum laude)