Amy Berg helps clients address complex environmental, food, and agricultural regulatory and compliance issues. She counsels clients on permitting, operations, and reporting requirements under federal and state regulatory programs and defends their interests in litigation and administrative proceedings, including matters related to emerging contaminants such as PFAS.
Amy also assists companies of all sizes with compliance under US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations, guidance documents, policies, and procedures relating to food and agricultural products. She advises clients on environmental issues in property redevelopment and real estate transactions by reviewing environmental assessments, evaluating potential environmental liabilities, and assessing eligibility for federal and state Brownfields assistance programs.
Clients value Amy’s experience in the agriculture and environmental industries. Her background and experience in agriculture, which includes her family’s farming operation, give Amy a unique ability to understand clients’ operations and provide practical guidance. Amy also counsels agribusiness companies on general business matters and intellectual property transactions, including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, joint development agreements, licensing agreements, and master service agreements.
Prior to practicing law, Amy managed personnel and operations for an inorganic laboratory, which analyzed various drinking water, wastewater, soil, and bio-solid samples. Amy also worked as a project manager in the State Cleanup Section of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of Land Quality. She learned valuable skills and insights in these roles that she uses to assist clients in navigating their regulatory, compliance, and litigation needs.
Amy created and teaches a course called “Agricultural Law and the Environment” at Indiana University McKinney School of Law.
Amy lives near Clayton, Ind. with her husband Kess and two Australian Shepherds. She and her husband also operate a grain farm in Huntington, Ind.
