ENVIRONMENTAL


Environmental law is constantly evolving and the successful resolution of any environmental matter requires knowledge of and experience with the complexities of a wide body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations and common law. Our Environmental Practice Group has the knowledge and experience to tackle complex environmental issues in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Our attorneys blend their knowledge of environmental laws and experience with regulatory agencies with insight and creativity to assist our clients in transactional, regulatory and litigation matters.

Our Environmental Practice Group routinely advises and represents our clients in all areas of environmental practice, including:

  • Contaminated property and industrial facility acquisition and divestiture
  • Risk transfer and avoidance mechanisms, such as environmental insurance, corporate structure and liability transfers
  • Derivative liabilities of parent corporations and other related organizations, shareholders and successors
  • Indemnification and remediation agreements
  • Environmental issues in a bankruptcy context
  • Lender liability
  • Green building initiatives
  • Climate change and sustainability
  • Transfer statute compliance (ISRA, CTA)
  • Spill response and reporting
  • Contaminated site investigation and remediation
  • Brownfields development
  • Facility permitting (air, water, wetlands, hazardous and solid waste, storage facilities)
  • Environmental impact review (NEPA, SEQRA, CEQR)
  • Regulatory compliance (reporting, agency inquiry responses, regulatory agreements)
  • Strategies for minimizing compliance costs
  • Government investigations
  • Government enforcement actions (administrative and court proceedings)
  • Affirmative and defensive litigation (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA)

Our Environmental Practice Group brings a client-focused, problem-solving approach to every engagement, which is why clients turn to our environmental attorneys with their most challenging environmental issues ... and why you can too.

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