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Noelle E. Wooten

Noelle E. Wooten

Partner

One Wells Fargo Center
301 South College Street
23rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
T 704.417.3035
M 704.806.7133
F 704.377.4814
noelle.wooten@nelsonmullins.com
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Noelle counsels clients in several areas of environment and product regulation law, including environmental litigation, environmental due diligence, risk assessment and negotiation strategies in real estate transactions, and environmental compliance and regulatory counseling in matters involving hazardous substances, waste management, chemical control, pharmaceutical and retail product management, and drug packaging. Noelle is also a trained...

Noelle counsels clients in several areas of environment and product regulation law, including environmental litigation, environmental due diligence, risk assessment and negotiation strategies in real estate transactions, and environmental compliance and regulatory counseling in matters involving hazardous substances, waste management, chemical control, pharmaceutical and retail product management, and drug packaging. Noelle is also a trained mediator.

For more than 20 years, Noelle has assisted clients in solving litigation matters involving complex toxic tort issues, private party disputes, and administrative penalty matters. She has appeared and argued before federal, state, and administrative courts and commissions, including the Supreme Court of North Carolina, the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. Noelle also negotiated one of the first prospective purchaser agreements under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Initiative. Before law school, she was an environmental protection specialist at EPA’s Office of Solid Waste, where she wrote portions of the 1990 Toxicity Characteristic Rule and served as Co-Chairperson for the FIFRA / RCRA Policy Issues Committee.

Noelle E. Wooten

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For more than 20 years, Noelle has assisted clients in solving litigation matters involving complex toxic tort issues, private party disputes, and administrative penalty matters. She has appeared and argued before federal, state, and administrative courts and commissions, including the Supreme Court of North Carolina, the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. Noelle also negotiated one of the first prospective purchaser agreements under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Initiative. Before law school, she was an environmental protection specialist at EPA’s Office of Solid Waste, where she wrote portions of the 1990 Toxicity Characteristic Rule and served as Co-Chairperson for the FIFRA / RCRA Policy Issues Committee.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Environmental and sustainability counseling and representation of a major, nationwide reverse logistics company on a range of issues involving hazardous waste material transport and handling, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, tobacco and alcohol, and environmental permitting
  • Represented a number of companies in a large group of parties regarding hazardous waste disposal and Superfund issues at a bankrupt waste disposal site
  • Representation and environmental advising of construction company on a range of environmental matters, including asset sale of major subsidiary and regulatory issues with state agencies
  • Served as U.S. Legal Agent for international drug packaging manufacturer for all matters involving drug master file submissions, inquiries, and other communications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada
  • Advised and assisted numerous clients in evaluation of environmental condition of property and identification of creative solutions to allocate and manage environmental issues to allow transactions to proceed
  • Environmental representation and counseling of long–standing real estate and private equity investment company in numerous transactions and general business matters, including the sale of its 21–theater, 230–screen movie theater division to Regal Cinemas after seventy years of continuous operation
  • Served on team as joint defense counsel for 12 major oil companies in an environmental ligation case involving claims of nuisance, trespass and negligence, medical monitoring, diminished property value, and strict liability. The attorney team defeated class action certification and defended claims of property devaluation
  • Defended chemical company in administrative action for alleged violation of Toxic Substances Control Act and provided advice and counsel in preparing in–house compliance program
  • Has lectured and authored presentations on a variety of environmental topics, including the Toxic Substances Control Act, Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields, Drug Master File Management, and Sustainability in the retail, consumer goods, and reverse logistics industry

Educational Activities

  • University of Virginia School of Law
    • Hardy Cross Dillard Fellow and Senior Fellow
    • Research assistant and course trainer, LexisNexis®
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    • American Institute of Chemists' Outstanding Senior
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Environmental and sustainability counseling and representation of a major, nationwide reverse logistics company on a range of issues involving hazardous waste material transport and handling, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, tobacco and alcohol, and environmental permitting
  • Represented a number of companies in a large group of parties regarding hazardous waste disposal and Superfund issues at a bankrupt waste disposal site
  • Representation and environmental advising of construction company on a range of environmental matters, including asset sale of major subsidiary and regulatory issues with state agencies
  • Served as U.S. Legal Agent for international drug packaging manufacturer for all matters involving drug master file submissions, inquiries, and other communications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada
  • Advised and assisted numerous clients in evaluation of environmental condition of property and identification of creative solutions to allocate and manage environmental issues to allow transactions to proceed
  • Environmental representation and counseling of long–standing real estate and private equity investment company in numerous transactions and general business matters, including the sale of its 21–theater, 230–screen movie theater division to Regal Cinemas after seventy years of continuous operation
  • Served on team as joint defense counsel for 12 major oil companies in an environmental ligation case involving claims of nuisance, trespass and negligence, medical monitoring, diminished property value, and strict liability. The attorney team defeated class action certification and defended claims of property devaluation
  • Defended chemical company in administrative action for alleged violation of Toxic Substances Control Act and provided advice and counsel in preparing in–house compliance program
  • Has lectured and authored presentations on a variety of environmental topics, including the Toxic Substances Control Act, Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields, Drug Master File Management, and Sustainability in the retail, consumer goods, and reverse logistics industry

Educational Activities

  • University of Virginia School of Law
    • Hardy Cross Dillard Fellow and Senior Fellow
    • Research assistant and course trainer, LexisNexis®
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    • American Institute of Chemists' Outstanding Senior

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association, Environmental and Health Law Sections
  • Commercial Real Estate Women of Charlotte, Member, Former President and National Delegate
  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Environmental Law Committee
  • National Ground Water Association
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Association

Noelle counsels clients in several areas of environment and product regulation law, including environmental litigation, environmental due diligence, risk assessment and negotiation strategies in real estate transactions, and environmental compliance and regulatory counseling in matters involving hazardous substances, waste management, chemical control, pharmaceutical and retail product management, and drug packaging. Noelle is also a trained... mediator.

For more than 20 years, Noelle has assisted clients in solving litigation matters involving complex toxic tort issues, private party disputes, and administrative penalty matters. She has appeared and argued before federal, state, and administrative courts and commissions, including the Supreme Court of North Carolina, the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, and the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. Noelle also negotiated one of the first prospective purchaser agreements under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Initiative. Before law school, she was an environmental protection specialist at EPA’s Office of Solid Waste, where she wrote portions of the 1990 Toxicity Characteristic Rule and served as Co-Chairperson for the FIFRA / RCRA Policy Issues Committee.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Environmental and sustainability counseling and representation of a major, nationwide reverse logistics company on a range of issues involving hazardous waste material transport and handling, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, tobacco and alcohol, and environmental permitting
  • Represented a number of companies in a large group of parties regarding hazardous waste disposal and Superfund issues at a bankrupt waste disposal site
  • Representation and environmental advising of construction company on a range of environmental matters, including asset sale of major subsidiary and regulatory issues with state agencies
  • Served as U.S. Legal Agent for international drug packaging manufacturer for all matters involving drug master file submissions, inquiries, and other communications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada
  • Advised and assisted numerous clients in evaluation of environmental condition of property and identification of creative solutions to allocate and manage environmental issues to allow transactions to proceed
  • Environmental representation and counseling of long–standing real estate and private equity investment company in numerous transactions and general business matters, including the sale of its 21–theater, 230–screen movie theater division to Regal Cinemas after seventy years of continuous operation
  • Served on team as joint defense counsel for 12 major oil companies in an environmental ligation case involving claims of nuisance, trespass and negligence, medical monitoring, diminished property value, and strict liability. The attorney team defeated class action certification and defended claims of property devaluation
  • Defended chemical company in administrative action for alleged violation of Toxic Substances Control Act and provided advice and counsel in preparing in–house compliance program
  • Has lectured and authored presentations on a variety of environmental topics, including the Toxic Substances Control Act, Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields, Drug Master File Management, and Sustainability in the retail, consumer goods, and reverse logistics industry

Educational Activities

  • University of Virginia School of Law
    • Hardy Cross Dillard Fellow and Senior Fellow
    • Research assistant and course trainer, LexisNexis®
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
    • American Institute of Chemists' Outstanding Senior

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, JD, Phi Beta Kappa (1992)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BA, Chemistry, magna cum laude (1988)

Admissions

  • North Carolina

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The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • American Bar Association, Environmental and Health Law Sections
  • Commercial Real Estate Women of Charlotte, Member, Former President and National Delegate
  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Environmental Law Committee
  • National Ground Water Association
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Association
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