Perkins Coie's Lindley Selected to Chair AOI Water Committee

PORTLAND, ORE. (November 2, 2004) – Association Oregon Industries has appointed Perkins Coie partner Tom Lindley to chair AOI's Water Resources Committee. The committee addresses issues covering water quality and availability throughout Oregon. Lindley's experience includes water, air, solid and hazardous waste permits; water quality and rights; site investigations and remediation and defense of Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act citizen suits. Lindley is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

Associated Oregon Industries is Oregon's largest comprehensive businesses association. With more than 20,000 member companies, AOI is a non-profit association that represents members before Oregon's legislature and state agencies in areas of education, environment, health care, labor law, natural resources, retail, taxation, transportation, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation.