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Kami McFarland (She/Her)

Kami McFarland (She/Her)

Associate

Associate
Kami McFarland (She/Her)

Kami McFarland advises clients on environmental, health and safety aspects of complex business transactions, including private and public equity acquisitions, corporate mergers and carve-outs, de-SPAC and financing transactions.

She has extensive experience identifying, evaluating, and managing environmental, health and safety risks and liabilities including contract negotiation, insurability assessment, navigation of agency permitting requirements, managing environmental assessments, and advisement on agency response actions including citations, violations and remediation obligations.

Kami also advises companies in the pharmaceutical, hazardous waste disposal and transport, manufacturing, medical, HVAC, software and food and retail industries.

Kami's experience includes advising:

  • Sunoco LP on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of NuStar Energy LP, a terminal, storage and pipeline operator for crude oil, renewable fuels, and other specialty liquids.
  • Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Enercon Services, Inc., an environmental and engineering services provider for nuclear, renewable, and conventional power generation, EV infrastructure and data centers.
  • VLS Environmental Solutions, an I Squared Capital portfolio company, on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Texas Molecular, a hazardous waste disposal company.
  • Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Coal City Cob Company, Inc., a bulk liquid transportation and tank wash facility operator.
  • Cedar Fair, L.P. on environmental, health and safety matters related to its merger with Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, an amusement park operator.
  • Butterfly on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of QDOBA, a Mexican fast casual restaurant operator.
  • Olympus Partners on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Excel Fitness Holdings, LLC, a Planet Fitness franchisee, and health club operator.
  • Waters Corporation on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Wyatt Technology, a provider of light scattering and field-flow fractionation instruments, software, accessories, and services.
  • Luminate Capital Partners on environmental, health and safety matters related to its majority stake growth investment in Ease, Inc., a provider of manufacturing plant floor audit software.
  • TPG Growth, LLC on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Banyan Treatment, a provider of substance use disorder and mental health services.
  • SK Capital Partners, LP on environmental, health and safety matters related to its acquisition of Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc., a pharmaceutical provider.

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Career and qualifications

  • University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A.) 2015
  • Washington University School of Law (J.D.) 2018
  • Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law Missouri 2018
  • Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law District of Columbia 2022
  • Joined Clifford Chance 2024