Victor Y. Xu

Victor Y. Xu is a Senior Associate at Marten Law in Portland, Oregon. He advises government subdivisions, water districts, public utilities, businesses, and trade associations on natural resources, water quality, hazardous waste management, and other environmental matters. His work spans regulatory counseling and litigation, including matters involving CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Water Act, NEPA, FLPMA, the Administrative Procedure Act, federal Indian law, tort claims, and state hazardous waste laws.

Xu earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2020 and a B.A. from Stanford University in 2017 with distinction. After law school, he clerked for Judge James R. Sweeney II of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and Judge Harris L. Hartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. His academic and clerkship background supports a practice involving complex statutory and appellate issues.

His representative matters include multidistrict litigation over water contamination from fluorinated firefighting foam, CERCLA cost-recovery cases, public land exchange challenges, water quality permitting appeals, and counseling on emerging contaminants in wastewater and sludge. Xu also advises manufacturers, designers, and retailers on PFAS regulatory compliance, greenwashing, and agency enforcement. He has worked on environmental reviews, stormwater compliance, land-use issues, and natural resources disputes in state and federal courts.

Victor Y. Xu is a contributing author of the PFAS Deskbook and has written and presented on PFAS regulation, environmental enforcement, and related litigation. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar Environment and Natural Resources Section and has been recognized by Best Lawyers Ones to Watch. His practice combines environmental litigation, regulatory analysis, and current knowledge of emerging contaminant issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Marten Law LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Executive Committee Member, Oregon State Bar Environment and Natural Resources Section

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Colorado

Education

• Stanford Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Stanford University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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