Mark Measer

Mark Measer, Member
Mark Measer

  mmeaser@burnsidegroup.com

Mark Measer is an expert in domestic and international environmental investigation and enforcement. He works with clients to find and understand facts about potential environmental violations, identifies problems, and suggests solutions. Mr. Measer has 34 years of domestic and international enforcement experience to include 19 years as a Special Agent with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Criminal Enforcement. He also served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

He has successfully planned, conducted and supervised complex investigations of white collar criminal violations of environmental statutes giving him a broad range of experience in the decision making process involved in the investigation and prosecution of cases.

Mr. Measer is a former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representative at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in Lyon, France. He worked with organizations including the International Maritime Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency and identified major environmental threats with global impacts.

In addition to his extensive investigative experience, Mr. Measer served as the Special Agent in Charge of the Denver (EPA Region 8) and Seattle (EPA Region 10) area offices where he supervised a staff of federal agents and routinely coordinated with federal and state prosecutors. He has supervised hundreds of environmental enforcement cases during his career. In addition, Mr. Measer was Associate Director for Policy and International Programs at EPA Headquarters where he helped develop national policy for the EPA Office of Criminal Enforcement.

Mr. Measer can provide advice and guidance to defense and corporate counsel regarding:

  • How the Agency will view a violation or fact pattern in both civil and criminal actions
  • Whether the violation will be pursued as a criminal or civil action
  • Who the decision makers are
  • Who to approach within the Agency to present your case
  • How a criminal case will likely proceed
  • How to minimize the client’s risk and exposure to enforcement of environmental laws and regulations

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of New York at Oswego 1975

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