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David L. McGrath

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  • Phone: 714.371.2524
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  • Orange County
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Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2012
    Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Entertainment Law Review

    University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude, 2008

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Profile

Profile

David McGrath is an associate in Manatt’s Orange County office and a member of the environment practice. His practice focuses on an extensive variety of regulatory and transactional matters involving hazardous waste, air quality and climate change, energy projects, land use and development, water quality, and related government compliance issues.

While in law school, David served as a writing advisor to first-year students, participated in the environmental law and trial advocacy clinics, and served as editor-in-chief of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA, where he played basketball for the Bruins and advanced to consecutive NCAA Final Four appearances.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, “Stormy Weather: Insiders’ View of Clean Water Act Citizen Suits,” Los Angeles County Bar Association, May 28, 2021.

Moderator, “California Public Nuisance Actions: Implications of People v. ConAgra’s Billion-Dollar Lead Paint Abatement Fund Opinion,” L.A. County Bar Association, Environmental Law Super Symposium, April 13, 2018.

Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

“One to Watch”, The Best Lawyers in America, 2021 and 2022

Selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, 2018–2020

Memberships

Memberships

Admitted to practice in the state of California and before the U.S. District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California

Executive Committee Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Section

Section Member, ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Section

Publications

Publications

Co-authored, “California’s New Environmental Board Will Shake Up DTSC Oversight,” Bloomberg Law, March 29, 2022.

Co-author, “Key Funding Opportunities In Senate Infrastructure Bill,” Law360, August 16, 2021.

Co-authored, “Controversial program targets warehouse emissions,” Daily Journal, July 12, 2021.

Co-author, “INSIGHT: California’s Hazardous Waste Enforcement Scheme Could Spur Litigation,” Bloomberg Law, July 2, 2020.

Co-author, “Lessons Between the Lines in Fed’s Final Guidance for Evaluating Climate Change Impacts in NEPA Documents,” Environmental Leader, August 30, 2016.

Co-author, “Update to Federal and California Environmental Agencies’ Steps to Advance Environmental Justice,” Environmental Leader, July 21, 2016.

David in the News

  • 08.19.21

    Fourteen Manatt Attorneys Named on Best Lawyers’ Second Annual “Ones ...

    Fourteen Manatt professionals were named to Best Lawyers in America’s 2022 “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes a...

  • 08.20.20

    Eleven Manatt Attorneys Named on Best Lawyers’ Inaugural “Ones to ...

    Eleven Manatt professionals were recognized on Best Lawyers in America’s inaugural “Ones to Watch” list.

  • 08.11.20

    Thirty-Nine Manatt Professionals Recognized by Super Lawyers in ...

    Thirty-nine of Manatt’s professionals were named to this year’s Super Lawyers list in the organization’s Northern California and ...

  • 06.18.19

    Eleven Manatt Attorneys Recognized as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers

    Eleven of Manatt’s attorneys were named to this year’s Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists for Northern and Southern California.



David's Articles

  • 03.29.22

    California’s New Environmental Board Will Shake Up DTSC Oversight

    In an article for Bloomberg Law, Manatt Partner Matthew Williamson and Associate David McGrath discussed the creation of California’s new ...



  • 08.16.21

    Key Funding Opportunities In Senate Infrastructure Bill

    Manatt government and regulatory Partner Steven Polan, federal government affairs and public policy Partner June DeHart and environment Associate ...



  • 07.12.21

    Controversial program targets warehouse emissions

    Manatt land use Partner David Smith and environment Associate David McGrath co-authored a Daily Journal article on the South Coast Air Quality ...



  • 07.02.20

    California’s Hazardous Waste Enforcement Scheme Could Spur Litigation

    Litigation partner Matthew Williamson and environment associate David McGrath authored an article for Bloomberg Law discussing how the ...



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David's Newsletters

  • 06.28.21

    What’s Next: Opportunities in Infrastructure Now That a First Step ...

    On June 24, 2021, following months of negotiations, President Biden and Vice President Harris announced their support for a $1.2 trillion bipartisan ...

  • 04.27.20

    One Week, Two Key Supreme Court Environmental Law Opinions

    In the course of a week, the Supreme Court has ruled on fundamental issues for two foundational statutes of federal environmental law: the ...

  • 04.16.20

    Environmental Compliance in the Time of COVID-19: CalEPA and US EPA ...

    As with many government organizations, environmental agencies are continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by taking actions to inhibit the ...

  • 04.09.20

    CA Exempts PPE From Sales and Use Taxes Before Agreeing to Acquire ...

    As requirements for donning personal protective equipment (PPE) grow for essential workers, the government is working to balance PPE demand while ...

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David's Events and Webinars

  • 05.28.21

    McGrath to Discuss Clean Water Act at Los Angeles County Bar ...

    David McGrath, associate in the environment practice, will moderate a program titled “Stormy Weather: Insiders’ View of Clean Water Act ...

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