Vickie Chung Rusek

• Representing a real estate developer in one of the largest ongoing toxic tort actions pending in federal district court, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages against the federal government and its contractor resulting from the botched radiological cleanup of a former naval shipyard.
• Defending a university in CERCLA cost recovery litigation involving the JPL Superfund Site against claims by Pasadena alleging groundwater contamination from historic rocket development research activities.
• Defending a global sterilization company in cases claiming personal injuries and property damages from alleged exposure to ethylene oxide.
• Representing a pipeline company in challenges against the State of California’s newly enacted SB237.
• Advising a real estate developer in brownfield redevelopment in Atlanta’s South Downtown neighborhood.
• Advising an international transportation and logistics company on compliance with hazardous waste laws and the management of automotive waste streams.
• Advising a Fortune 500 glass manufacturing company in ongoing environmental remedial work.
• Represented a chemical manufacturer in lawsuits filed by municipalities alleging that multiple defendants’ operations contributed to PFAS contamination of local drinking water.
• Defended a nationwide manufacturer of cement and concrete products against citizen suits under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
• Represented a solar company in contract negotiations for Solar Energy Procurement Agreements with private landowners, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities.
• Represented a solar advocacy group before the Georgia Public Service Commission.
• Advised on environmental due diligence matters for acquisitions of a multi-thousand-acre Georgia solar farm and a multi-thousand-acre Texas timber farm.

Vickie Chung Rusek is a member of the Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources Group. She represents companies in the energy, manufacturing, logistics, and development sectors in high-stakes litigation involving the environment, natural resources, and toxic torts.

Vickie also works with clients in highly regulated industries to navigate permitting and compliance under complex environmental programs, including CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and their state counterparts. She advises clients on the acquisition and redevelopment of environmentally impacted properties, including state brownfields and voluntary remediation programs. 

Vickie is recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, and Natural Resource Law. She also serves as an editor in chief of the firm’s Toxic (Re)tort publication.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Emory University (J.D., 2015)
• The George Washington University (B.A., 2011)

Memberships