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About Jackson Morrill

Jackson Morrill counsels clients on matters related to bilateral, regional and global environmental agreements and on domestic regulatory and compliance issues in Canada, the United States and Latin America. Prior to joining the firm, Jackson was an environmental legal specialist at The World Bank in the Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East, and North Africa regions.

While at The World Bank, he worked on a wide range of projects, prepared several studies, and served as legal counsel in an Inspection Panel case. Jackson received his law degree from Tulane Law School (J.D., cum laude, environmental law certificate, 2001) and his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia (B.A., high distinction, 1996) with a double major in history and Latin American Studies.

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Recent Special Reports with Jackson Morrill

Colombia Enacts Final Rule on Fluorescent Lamp Take-back Aug 19, 2010	Colombia Issues Stringent Producer Take-back Rules for Computers and P... Aug 18, 2010	Brazil’s New National Waste Law with Mandatory E-Waste, Battery and La... Aug 11, 2010

Recent Reg Alerts with Jackson Morrill

Brazil's President Lula Signs Historic Waste Law with Mandatory Producer Take-Back for e-wastes In a special ceremony on August 2, 2010, Brazil's President signed the sweeping Omnibus Waste Law that will revolutionize the country's management of all wastes, including EOL electronic products, batteries, and packaging. August 2, 2010

Argentina - New Bill Makes Cell Phones Hazardous Waste and Imposes Industry Take-Back Obligations A new bill in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies seeks to hold “cell phone companies” responsible for take-back and management of EOL cell phones and batteries that would be classified as hazardous waste for all management purposes. The new Bill leaves most of the detai... July 29, 2010

Colombia Proposes Resolution on PCB-Containing Equipment To comply with its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, enacted into local Law 1196/2008, Colombia's Ministry of the Environment (Minambiente) has released a draft resolution on PCBs. The detailed draft would require possessors o... July 26, 2010

Recent Questions with Jackson Morrill

USA - Federal - Restricted Substances Overview Could you please provide a more detailed legal analysis of the conflict minerals legislation and whether it may violate any other laws? (e.g. only applies to US publicly traded companies vs. foreign ... Answered Aug 13, 2010

Costa Rica - Product Take-Back Pertaining to Costa Rica's Mandatory E-Waste Take-Back Regulation: "must belong to a Compliance Entity". Where do we find a "Compliance Entity" and is their a cost associated with the relationship? Answered May 11, 2010

Canada - British Columbia - Product Take-Back Pertaining to British Columbia (Reg 296/2009, Dec 11, 2009) Phase III small electronic appliance and phase IV large electronic appliance: What would be considered small and large electronic appliances... Answered May 11, 2010