Overview
Sally Mordi counsels major railroad industry clients on regulatory matters. She regularly represents railroads in proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Sally advises clients on obtaining STB regulatory approval for a variety of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and the abandonment or discontinuance of service over rail lines. She also advises clients on participating in STB proceedings where other parties are seeking such licenses. Additionally, Sally assists clients with navigating environmental issues in STB proceedings.
Sally also advises clients on environmental and chemical regulatory matters. She assists clients with compliance and enforcement issues under a variety of federal and state statutes, including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- J.D., Harvard Law School
- B.A., University of Maryland
Areas of Work
Representative Matters
- Assisted with representing a Class I railroad in obtaining STB approval in a control and merger proceeding classified by the STB as "significant."
- Advised a Class I railroad on obtaining STB approval in multiple abandonment proceedings and on resolving environmental conditions imposed by the STB.
- Advised a packaging company on implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in fluorinated containers.
- Assisted negotiating a settlement to resolve a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement matter under TSCA.
- Advised a health tech company on responding to an EPA information request under FIFRA related to pesticide devices.
Speaking Engagements
- "Modal Updates – Freight Rail," Association of Transportation Law Professionals 95th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, June 24, 2024
- Moderator, "Clearing the Waters: Who Will Have the Last Word on the Scope of the Clean Water Act?," D.C. Bar, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community Webinar, March 8, 2022
- "Modal Updates – Railroads," Association of Transportation Law Professionals 92nd Annual Meeting Webinar, June 15, 2021
- "Best Practices in FIFRA Data Compensation," American Chemistry Council's Center for Biocide Chemistries Webinar, March 30, 2021
News & Publications
Publications
Patrick J. Fuchs is Designated as STB Chairman; Michelle Schultz is Designated as Vice Chairman
February 2025
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
The Board Approves CSXT's and CPKC's Acquisitions of MNBR Lines
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
November 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Press Releases
October 22, 2024
Publications
STB Chairman Martin J. Oberman Retires; Robert E. Primus is Designated as STB Chairman
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
June 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
April 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
The Board Extended Employment Data Reporting
February 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
The Board Instituted an Oversight Proceeding Regarding the CPKC Merger
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
October 2023
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Client Alerts
Phase II of NEPA Reforms Raises Questions for Permit Applicants; Comments Due by September 29, 2023
August 22, 2023
By: Sally Mordi, Chris Yeatman
Publications
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
August 2023
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods
Client Alerts
Congress Streamlines NEPA as Part of Debt Ceiling Package: How Much Has Really Changed?
June 27, 2023