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Claudia Rast |
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Ms. Rast joined Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C. as a principal after 14 years with Dickinson Wright PLLC, where she served as the Director of their eBusiness Group (1998-2001) and Manager of their Environmental Practice Department (1997-1998). As a lawyer and technology trends analyst, she counsels both start-up and well-established clients on emerging legal issues related to business and electronic commerce. With the growth of eBusiness, traditional technology business models have been forced to adapt and change, yet many legal frameworks remain static. Ms. Rast blends the study of law, business, and technology to assist companies in their choice and use of technology to maintain a competitive edge. Ms. Rast is a member of the Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Technology Training Advisory Board and is the chair of the IT Forum Committee 2002 for the Ann Arbor IT Zone. From 1998-99, she was a member of the Task Force on eBusiness for the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). Since 1994, Ms. Rast has lectured on the law and regulation of eBusiness, and Information Technology Law issues generally at conferences and seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, the AICPA, the Michigan Bar Association, ICLE, Fulcrum, the Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, the Corporate Counsel Institute and the Illinois CPA Society, among others. Ms. Rast is also an experienced environmental lawyer. Her federal and state regulatory practice includes experience with Underground Storage Tank compliance remediation and litigation; Clean Water Act litigation and compliance; NPDES permitting; Solid Waste permitting and compliance; SWAP grant permitting and compliance; and Superfund litigation and compliance. Ms. Rast's expertise also includes enforcement defense and compliance under many of the regulatory programs within Michigan's Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), such as the BEA and Due Care compliance programs under Part 201 of NREPA, UST compliance and remediation and NPDES permitting and compliance. Ms. Rast's transactional experience is equally broad, ranging from serving as lead outside environmental counsel for banking institutions to negotiating environmental compliance, remediation and indemnity issues in numerous multi-party transactions covering leases, asset acquisitions and stock deals. Ms. Rast has lectured on both the compliance and transactional aspects of environmental law generally at conferences and seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association, and the Michigan Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), among others. Areas Of Practice:LitigationEnviromental Intellectual Property Bar Admissions:Michigan, 1987U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1987 U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1987 Education:University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1986 J.D.Honors: Cum Laude Honors: Clarence M. Burton Scholar Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, University of Detroit Law Review, 1985 - 1986 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1975 B.S. Major: Natural Resources Published Works:Casenote, The Release of a Computer Tape Containing a Police Department's Traffic Accident Reports Would be a Clearly Unwarranted Invasion of an Individual's Privacy and Therefore is not Subject to Disclosure Under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, Mullin v. Detroit Police Department, 62 University of Detroit Law Review 363, 1985Survey of Environmental Law (Co-Author), Wayne Law Review, 1990 annual update on Environmental Law, The Wayne Law Review, (Co-Author), 1990 Michigan Environmental Law Desk Book (Contributor), 1992 Michigan Environmental Law Deskbook, vols. I-II, ICLE, (Contributing Author), 1994 The Internet & Technology Guide for Michigan Lawyers, published by ICLE in Michigan, with licensed editions in California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Illinois (Contributing Author), October 1996, May 1997, January 1998, August 1998 and August 1999 editions On eBusiness issues: articles for the Michigan BANKER (April 1997), Detroiter (June 1998), Environmental Compliance And Litigation Strategy (August 1998), the Institute of Management Consultants USA (March 1999), and Michigan Forward (February 2000) The Practical Guide to E-Business Law, ICLE, (Contributing Author), 2001 Classes/Seminars Taught:Classes/Seminars Taught: Guest Lecturer, Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State University, 1987-1997, 1999, and 2001Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 1988 - 1994 Legal, Regulatory and Governmental Issues Affecting eBusiness, AICPA Spring National Industry Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May, 1999 Legal, Regulatory and Governmental Issues Affecting e-Commerce, MEDC Forum on e-Commerce, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September, 1999 Security, Privacy & Hackers, Michigan IT Summit 2000, Dearborn, Michigan, April, 2000 Latest Development in Ethics: The Law Firm Affiliate, Transportation Lawyers Association, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, May, 2000 AICPA Strategic eBusiness Forum, Chicago, Illinois, July, 2000 Assessing Business Risk in the Cyberworld, AICPA, December 2001 Electronic Discovery in Employment Litigation, ICLE, April 2002 Emergency, Disaster & Contingency Planning, ICLE Business Law Meeting, Traverse City, Michigan, May 2002 Professional Associations and Memberships:American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, Strategic Planning Committee, 2005 - 2007Chair American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, Special Committee on Communications Technology, 1996 - 2004 Chair American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, 1998 - 2001 Member of Council American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, International Environmental Law Committee, 1995 - 1997 Chair University of Detroit Mercy, Alumni Board of Directors, 1998 - 2001 Ann Arbor IT Zone, 1999 - Present Chair, Forum Committee 2001-2003 Michigan Council of Women in Technology, Advisory Board, 2001 - Present |
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 Location: Domino's Farms Ann Arbor, MI Contact info: Phone (734) 665-4441 Fax (734) 665-8788 crast@psedlaw.com |
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