International Environmental Risk Management

Robert? A.? Woellner,? M.S.,? is? the? President? of? QUEST? Environmental? and? QUEST? Management? International.? Bob? has? more? than? 25? years? of? environmental? risk? assessment,? industrial? hygiene,? indoor? air? quality,? scientific? investigative,? and? environmental? management? systems? consulting? experience. He serves on several boards, teaches college classes, and has published many articles and contributed to several books regarding environmental risk management. He has qualified and served in numerous jurisdictions as an expert? in? industrial? hygiene,? environmental? monitoring,? microflora/mold,? meth,? indoor? air? quality,? environmental? sampling,? and? risk? management,? for? dozens? of? environmental? contamination? cases.? He? holds? a? Bachelor's? degree in Geology from Middlebury College and a Master of Science degree in Marine Geology and Geophysics from the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.John? Voorhees,? J.D.,? a? Shareholder? at? Greenberg? Traurig,? LLC,? has? practiced law for over 40 years and is a member of the American, Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations. He focuses his practice on compliance counseling, particularly on environmental, health care, fraud, and white collar matters. He? has? defended? Superfund? and? Clean? Water? Act? cases? and? a? wide? variety? of? other? civil? and? criminal? cases.? He? has? represented? hospitals? and? a? disease? management? company? in? disputes? with? the? Centers? for? Medicare? and? Medicaid? Services? (CMS)? and? is? experienced? at? litigating? hospitals'? Medicare reimbursement claims against CMS, as well as fraud, waste, and abuse? claims.? He? spent? 11? years? as? a? federal? prosecutor? in? the? Organized? Crime & Racketeering Section of the U.S. Department of Justice before entering private practice in 1988. John received his law degree from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America. He has represented QUEST since 1995.Christopher? L.? Bell,? J.D.,? is? a? partner? in? the? international? law? firm? of? Greenberg Traurig LLP. He counsels clients and defends in civil and criminal enforcement cases on a wide range of issues, including compliance with water,? waste,? air,? chemical,? transportation,? pollution? prevention,? cleanup,? product stewardship, and safety requirements as well as international issues such? as? the? EU's? ROHS? Directive? and? REACH? Regulation,? and? issues? such? as? climate? change,? sustainable? development,? nanotechnology,? and? social? responsibility. He participates in legislative and regulatory advocacy involving? most? of? the? major? environmental? laws.? He? has? extensive? experience? designing,? implementing,? and? auditing? environmental? management? and? compliance? assurance? systems,? including? systems? based? on? ISO? 14001,? RC? 14001, and the Sentencing Guidelines. He was a lead U.S. international negotiator on ISO 14001 for a decade and also served as a negotiator in the development of the ISO 37001:2016 standard on antibribery management systems. He? is? currently? serving? as? an? independent? monitor? overseeing? compliance? with complex federal debarment and probation agreements arising from the resolution of a major criminal environmental case.