Jeff Haffner

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About Jeff Haffner

Highly respected and skilled environmental and workplace safety lawyer. Extensive knowledge of the issues and challenges confronting clients in process and logistics industries having worked in the energy industry for over 30 years. Most recently, Deputy General Counsel for the largest independent refining company in the United States as a trusted legal advisor and business partner. Provided strategic counseling to Boards of Directors, C-Suite executives, senior operating and administrative professionals, and operating facility personnel. Advises clients on a broad array of environmental and safety issues, including regulatory compliance, incident response and crisis management. Extensive experience defending and negotiating the settlement of civil and criminal allegations of non-compliance, assessing the adequacy of corporate compliance systems, and advising on business risks and mergers and acquisitions. Adept at providing concise and actionable advice. Firsthand experience on corporate crisis response having led a team of in-house lawyers and outside counsel managing the environmental and safety legal issues associated with one of the largest industrial accidents in the United States. Broad experience in corporate governance matters having served as an assistant corporate secretary. Adopts a pragmatic approach to understanding and advising on the collateral impacts related to environmental and safety matters, including required governmental reporting and other financial disclosures. ​An engineer by training, worked as an environmental manager at a refinery prior to practicing law. Extensive understanding of refinery and related logistics operations and accustomed to working closely with operational personnel and client subject matter experts. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.