ANN ARBOR—Several University of Michigan faculty experts can discuss the legal and business ramifications involving the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

They include:

Nina Mendelson, professor of law, teaches and conducts research in administrative law, environmental law, statutory interpretation and the legislative process. She is one of three American Special Legal Advisers to the NAFTA Commission on Environmental Cooperation and is a fellow at the Center for Progressive Reform and former U.S. Department of Justice environmental attorney. Contact: (734) 936-5071 or nmendel@umich.edu.

Gerald Meyers, adjunct professor of management and organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, is a well-known industrialist, business consultant and an expert in corporate governance and crisis management in business. Contact: (248) 851-6834 or crisisguy@aol.com.

Edward Parson, the Joseph L. Sax Collegiate Professor of Law and professor of natural resources and environment, is an expert on climate change and energy; political economy of regulation; role of science and technology in law, policy and regulation; and negotiations, collective decisions and conflicts. He served on the National Academy of Sciences Panel on advancing the science of climate change. Contact: (734) 763-6133 or parson@umich.edu.

David Uhlmann, who directs the Environmental Law and Policy Program, specializes in criminal and civil enforcement of environmental laws, Clean Water Act jurisprudence, worker endangerment and efforts to address global climate change. He headed the Justice Department’s environmental crimes section for seven years during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. Contact: (734) 764-7362 or duhlmann@umich.edu.

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