Daniel R. Farino

Partner

Overview

Dan concentrates his practice on complex environmental litigation. He is actively involved in advising and litigating on behalf of companies in the defense of product liability, natural resource damage, toxic tort, property damage, and personal injury claims. Dan has brought and defended cases in federal and state courts in a number of jurisdictions. He has significant experience in mass tort product liability multidistrict litigation involving defective design and failure to warn theories of liability in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Puerto Rico, and beyond.

Both a litigator and a counselor who uses his decades of experience in environmental law to help clients make reasoned judgments in complicated and difficult situations, Dan has an excellent eye for detail, along with a knack for identifying ‘needle in a haystack’ documents that can help shape a winning legal strategy. Clients appreciate his cost efficient, thorough, and experienced early assessment of environmental litigation strategy and defenses. Dan’s goal is to give his clients the information they need to understand clearly the various available paths forward, and with his help, to choose the best one based on their particular goals and needs.

Dan serves clients in all phases of a case, with a significant focus on preparing key fact and expert witnesses for deposition, as well as deposing fact and expert witnesses in an array of subject matters, including those involving soil and groundwater contamination from underground storage tanks and surface spills. While Dan focuses primarily on environmental litigation, he also applies his litigation background to resolving associated regulatory issues, assisting clients in navigating New Jersey’s complex SRRA, TRSR, and ISRA regulations and obligations.

Representative Experience

Ongoing representation of an international petroleum company in multiple MTBE product liability cases alleging defective design and failure to warn and seeking natural resource damages in a consolidated multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of New York involving lawsuits in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Puerto Rico, and beyond.
Lead counsel in actions for property damage and nuisance under the Spill Act associated with operations at service stations.
Frequent regulatory and compliance counseling for a client engaging in the ongoing investigation and remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.

"An Introduction to Environmental Law in a New Climate," New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section & NJICLE (October 2024)
"The Evolving Role of Government in Environmental Litigation," NJSBA Annual Meeting & Convention (May 2024)
“An Introduction to Environmental Law in a New Climate,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section & NJICLE (October 2023)
“Site Investigation and Remediation: Working with Your Technical Consultants,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section & NJICLE (June 2022)
“Are Suppliers Really ‘Responsible?’: A Fireside Chat on Appellate Decision Regarding Supplier Liability under New Jersey’s Spill Act,” Archer & Greiner Webinar (June 2021)
“NJ Pact: Effects, Predictions, & Incentives,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section & NJICLE (November 2020)
“A 2,020-Foot Overview of New Jersey’s Spill Act,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section & NJICLE (October 2020)
“Daubert Considerations for Hot Button Environmental Litigation,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section (June 2019)
“Underground Storage Tanks, Environmental Due Diligence, and Litigation Lessons Learned,” Client Presentation (April 2019)
“Hot Topics in Environmental Law: PFAS Regulatory Status and Litigation Themes,” New Jersey State Bar Association Webinar (April 2019)
“CERCLA Contribution Claims: Guidance and Litigation Strategies for Environmental Lawyers,” NJICLE Webinar (January 2018)
“Toxic Torts: Emerging Issues and Litigation Strategies,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Section/NJICLE (November 2017)
“Emerging Contaminants: Litigation Themes and Considerations,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section (June 2017)
“Corporate Compliance and Ethics & eDiscovery Trends and the Use of Social Media,” Rutgers Institute for Professional Education (December 2016)
“TSCA in the 21st Century: Existing Regulation of Chemicals in Commerce and Looming Changes,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section (June 2016)
“Proposed RCRA Amendments for Management of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals,” New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law and Health Law Sections (March 2016)

Credentials

Education

Rutgers University School of Law, JD, cum laude
Villanova University, BS

Admissions

New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Offices

Voorhees, NJ

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Natural Resource Damages in New Jersey - Six Years After Litigation Revival, More Guidance Needed

06.01.2024

Articles

Natural Resource Damages in New Jersey - Six Years After Litigation Revival, More Guidance Needed

Attorneys Vinita Banthia, Matt Conley and Daniel Farino write about the natural resource damages litigation revival in New Jersey in their co-authored New Jersey Lawyer article, "Natural Resource Damages in New Jersey - Six Years After Litigation Revival, More Guidance Needed." The current litigation push has focused on pursuing NRD claims with a goal of incentivizing more voluntary NRD settlements by responsible parties. However, the NJDEP would likely see more voluntary NRD settlements if it provided more guidance and certainty as to how these damages will be calculated....

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The Evolving Role of Government in Environmental Litigation

05.17.2024

Speaking Engagements & Seminars

The Evolving Role of Government in Environmental Litigation

Attorneys Vinita Banthia, Charles Dennen and Daniel Farino will be presenting on "The Evolving Role of Government in Environmental Litigation," at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting & Convention. In both state court and federal courts, New Jersey practitioners are seeing an uptick of government-led and government-involved litigation involving emerging and expanding theories of liability and damages. Many of these actions involve so-called emerging contaminants, or contaminants for which new standards are being set. Our litigation attorneys will discuss and examine the changing landscape in environmental law, and preview what New Jersey attorneys may expect to see as the government’s role in environmental litigation continues to evolve....

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Daniel Farino to Serve as Speaker at NJICLE's "An Introduction to Environmental Law in a New Climate" Program

10.18.2023

Speaking Engagements & Seminars

Daniel Farino to Serve as Speaker at NJICLE's "An Introduction to Environmental Law in a New Climate" Program

Daniel Farino, partner in Archer’s Environmental Law Practice Group, will speak at the program, "An Introduction to Environmental Law in a New Climate" presented by NJICLE, in cooperation with the NJSBA Environmental Law Section. Daniel will be presenting the topic of Spill Act/ Site Remediation. This program will examine the foundations of environmental law and its application in a changing landscape, where the realities of climate change, the scarcity of land resources, the unmet need for environmental justice, and many other forces are challenging people, businesses, and governments to think bigger and behave differently. When: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Where: Online & the New Jersey Law Center (One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901). To learn more and register, click here....

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