Sara Beth Watson handles a wide range of environmental, chemical regulatory and occupational health and safety litigation and compliance counseling matters for companies and trade associations. She regularly advises clients on a full range of chemical regulatory statues, including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRTKA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Chemical Facility Anti–Terrorism Standards (CFATS), the Controlled Substances Act, and related federal and state regulatory programs.

In the area of pesticides, industrial chemicals, and alcohols, she counsels clients on compliance strategies, including market approvals, defends enforcement actions, including negotiations with regulators, and provides advocacy advice. She also provides compliance assistance and defends enforcement actions on hazardous waste, contaminated property, water, and air issues.

She is a former chair and a current vice-chair of the ABA SEER Pesticide, Chemical Regulation sand Right-to Know Committee.