KP

Eric Newman

Contact Information

1201 K Street, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814

Direct: 916-498-7763

Main: 916-448-2162

Fax: 916-448-4923

E-Mail: enewman@ka-pow.com

Professional Experience

Eric Newman has over 26 years of expertise in the full panoply of environmental issues facing California regulators and legislators. Mr. Newman practiced for eleven years (nine as a partner) as an environmental compliance attorney and lobbyist for the San Francisco-based law firm of Landels, Ripley & Diamond and the past 11 years as an environmental specialist at KP Public Affairs. Mr. Newman has focused on toxics, the California Environmental Quality Act, surface water and drinking water regulation, Proposition 65, air, solid and hazardous waste matters, as well as a host of other environmental and non-environmental issues, as both a lobbyist and lawyer for major business concerns, statewide organizations and as a coordinator of numerous coalitions, on both regulatory and legislative matters. KP Public Affairs is the top ranked political advocacy firm in California. Mr. Newman's work has contributed in major ways to the firm's reputation and standing in this state.

Mr. Newman has been a key component in building the firm's environmental practice on both the legislative and regulatory fronts. He is well known by the environmental committee members and staff in the legislature as well as the California Environmental Protection Agency and all of its environmental agencies. Mr. Newman knows the ins-and-outs of the environmental issues and players as one of the select few of successful environmental lobbyists in California.

Mr. Newman's clients include aerospace, manufacturing, waste management and a host of major corporate players in the environmental area as well as a number of small and medium size companies active in the state. Mr. Newman has coordinated numerous high stakes and high visibility coalitions from chrome 6 and perchlorate drinking water issues to major revisions to the State's Superfund and other environmental cleanup laws. Mr. Newman also has worked for numerous years for a variety of clients on the State's Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. He is a regular presence in the Cal EPA building and is often consulted by senior regulators on difficult environmental issues.

Mr. Newman started his legal career as an associate for five years with the Orange County-based law firm of Rutan and Tucker as a land use litigator in state and federal courts, and as an assistant City Attorney for the cities of Irvine, Laguna Beach, San Clemente, Villa Park and San Fernando.

Mr. Newman is married and has three older children, all in college or grad school, who have been very successful in water polo and swimming. Mr. Newman has played a key role in volunteering his time to such efforts and participating in related local commissions and other local government and political activities.

Education

Mr. Newman attended UC Davis as an undergrad where he finished first in both of his majors, economics and political science public service and in the upper one percent of the graduating class with highest honors. He also attended law school at UC Davis, graduating with highest honors and focusing on environmental and water law.