Sherry E. Jackman

Sherry’s professional expertise includes the following areas:

• Environmental Counseling: Counseling clients regarding federal and state environmental statutes and regulations, including CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, CEQA, Proposition 65, the California Hazardous Waste Control Law, and the Endangered Species Act.
• Environmental Litigation: Representing clients in state and federal litigation and administrative enforcement proceedings.
• Land Use Matters: Counseling clients regarding land use entitlements, CEQA, and permitting.
• Environmental Insurance Coverage: Counseling clients regarding insurance coverage issues relating to environmental matters.
• Environmental Permitting: Advising and representing clients in matters involving environmental permits and regulatory programs, including the Clean Water Act and California’s Industrial General Permit; RCRA; Hazardous Materials Business Plans; wastewater, air, and water well requirements; and related compliance obligations.
• Consumer Products: Counseling clients regarding consumer products, advertising, product labeling, and Extended Producer Responsibility (“EPR”) programs.
• Consumer Claims: Defending and advising manufacturers, distributors, producers, and packagers in matters involving advertising, labeling, pricing and discounting practices, subscription programs, product testing, and chemical and ingredient content. Her work includes litigation defense, government investigations and enforcement actions, and risk mitigation under federal and state laws, including California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, and Automatic Renewal Law.  
• Corporate History: Conducting complex corporate-successor and historical ownership analyses and assessing the legal significance of mergers, acquisitions, stock purchases, and asset sales, particularly in connection with environmental liabilities.
• Regulatory Closure and “No Further Action” Determinations: Helping clients obtain regulatory closure for impacted sites overseen by the EPA, DTSC, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and CUPAs.
• Brownfields Development and Contaminated Property: Assisting clients with the acquisition, disposition, investigation, remediation, and development of contaminated real estate.
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Conducting environmental due diligence and developing strategies for mergers, acquisitions, and asset purchases, including structuring transactions, assessing and allocating environmental risk, transferring and obtaining permits, and addressing regulatory compliance.
• Food Law: Representing food manufacturers, distributors, packagers, ranchers, farmers, and growers in matters related to consumer claims, advertising, product labeling, product testing, chemical regulation, litigation, marketing strategies, and general compliance with food industry standards.

Environmental law and litigation have been a defining focus of Sherry’s practice. Her practice also includes defending businesses against consumer claims and government enforcement actions involving advertising, labeling, pricing, subscription programs, product testing, chemical and ingredient content, and other regulatory compliance matters. She has earned significant recognition for her work, including selection to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars Up-and-Coming 50 Women list and inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Sherry has broad experience representing clients as both plaintiffs and defendants throughout all stages of litigation. Over the course of her career, she has handled and helped resolve more than 100 matters, including through mediation, settlement, litigation, and other negotiated outcomes. She has also prepared multiple matters for trial and works closely with businesses to navigate complex compliance obligations, respond to regulatory scrutiny, and mitigate legal and operational risk.

Sherry’s combined J.D. and M.B.A. training gives her a sophisticated understanding of the intersection between law and business. She approaches legal matters with close attention to their financial and operational consequences, helping clients manage risk while controlling costs and preserving business objectives. Her background in finance, managerial modeling, investment strategy, and damages assessment further informs her pragmatic and commercially focused approach.

Sherry has also devoted significant time to professional and community leadership. From 2018 to 2026, she served on the Board of Directors of the Coalition for Clean Air, a nonprofit organization founded in 1971, including terms as Chair and Vice Chair. She has also participated in the Executive Committee of the Environment Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and regularly lectures and speaks on environmental and legal issues.

Sherry has guest lectured for the “Environmental Law and Policy” course at the UCLA School of Law and formerly co-lectured at the USC Gould School of Law for its “Deposition Strategies and Techniques” course. She is a frequent speaker on topics including CERCLA, RCRA, vapor intrusion, Proposition 65, ESG, consumer claims, hazardous waste, and real estate and environmental due diligence.

Sherry began her legal career practicing at a large international law firm. Before becoming a lawyer, she competed extensively in ballroom, Latin, and swing dance, including at the International Grand Ball, City Lights Ball, and Emerald Ball.