Robert E.
Gandley

Bio

Bob is an attorney at MacDonald Illig and chair of the firm’s Environmental & Energy Group. He focuses his practice on environmental regulatory compliance, permitting, and environmental reporting matters. Bob advises businesses, municipalities, municipal authorities, and individuals on complex environmental issues, drawing on both his technical background and prior governmental agency experience to help clients navigate environmental regulations and operational challenges.

Bob Helps Clients With:

• Environmental regulatory compliance
• Environmental permitting and approvals
• Air quality permitting and reporting
• Environmental reporting obligations
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting
• Tier II reporting
• Annual Emission Statements (AIMS reports)
• Hazardous and residual waste reporting
• Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs)
• Environmental regulatory investigations
• Civil penalty negotiations and enforcement matters
• Environmental due diligence for commercial and industrial transactions
• Environmental compliance planning during facility expansions

Bob regularly assists clients in understanding and meeting their environmental reporting and compliance obligations under federal and state environmental regulations.

Approach to Client Service

Bob works closely with clients and technical consultants to address environmental compliance issues in a practical and proactive manner. His experience working with environmental consultants and regulators allows him to provide strategic guidance that helps clients address regulatory requirements while supporting their operational and development goals.

Experience and Professional Background

Bob has represented clients in environmental matters for more than twenty years. His work frequently involves assisting clients with environmental reporting requirements and navigating regulatory processes associated with air quality permits and other environmental approvals.

He regularly helps clients prepare and submit air quality permits, including plan approvals for construction or modification of emission sources, Title V operating permits, and state-only operating permits. Bob also assists clients with compliance documentation such as deviation reports and compliance certification reports.

In addition, he works with clients responding to regulatory investigations conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, including sector-based investigations and information requests issued under Section 114 of the Clean Air Act.

Environmental Project and Transaction Support

Bob frequently collaborates with engineering consultants and project teams during facility expansions and major development projects to ensure environmental regulatory requirements are addressed without disrupting project timelines. He also assists clients with environmental due diligence related to commercial and industrial purchase and financing transactions, helping identify and manage environmental risks associated with property and operational activities.