Keith Walker is an associate in the Environmental Group of the law firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson in Los Angeles. Mr. Walker’s practice focuses on environmental due diligence in the context of real estate acquisition, financing and development; compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including completing voluntary cleanup programs and obtaining regulatory closure from a wide variety of regulatory agencies; and counseling property owners, developers, and lenders regarding the most effective methods for managing environmental risk, including through the negotiation and purchase of environmental insurance policies.

Recently, Mr. Walker coordinated a multi-party cleanup of land heavily contaminated by an industrial accident, including negotiation of the allocation of financial responsibility among responsible parties, engaging the environmental consultants in an arduous remediation process and, ultimately, obtaining “No Further Action” status from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, Mr. Walker litigates various environmental matters, including federal actions brought pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

Mr. Walker graduated from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, where he was a President’s Council Scholar, and received his law degree from the U.C.L.A. School of Law, where he participated in the Trial Advocacy and Appellate Advocacy Programs. He is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the State Bar of California, and serves as a mentor in the UCLA Student-Alumni Mentor Program. Mr. Walker joined Cox, Castle & Nicholson in September of 2004