Environmental Law

We have comprehensive experience counseling our clients in navigating the maze of complex laws governing environmental preservation. In litigation and regulatory matters, we have represented buyers and sellers of real estate, landlords and tenants, lenders and borrowers, and real estate development firms in a broad range of environmental issues, including:

• Accounting and disclosure compliance
• Ad valorem issues for contaminated properties
• Air pollution and Clean Air Act matters
• Asbestos issues
• Clean-up reimbursement programs
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
• Consent decrees, administrative orders and enforcement
• Contract negotiations and indemnifications
• Emergency response, transportation and spill programs
• Environmental hazard mitigation
• Fiduciary liability protection
• Groundwater contamination
• Hazardous materials and waste
• Insurance liability and coverage
• Landfills
• Land use
• Lender liability protection
• Lobbying and legislative monitoring
• National Pollutant discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm water regulations
• Occupations Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
• Permitting issues
• Petroleum storage systems
• Pollution defense matters
• Private citizens’ lawsuits
• Real estate development issues
• Regulatory compliance and enforcement
• Remediation methods
• Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Risk assessments
• Site assessments, plant audits and compliance program development
• Soil contamination
• State reimbursement programs
• Superfund, including Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and SARA Title III (Community Right-to-Know)  
• Tax issues for contaminated properties
• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• Waste water management
• Wetlands regulation

Environmental matters often call for knowledge and experience in specialized and related areas of law. As a multi-disciplinary firm, we have the professional staff and resources to address a broad scope of environmental issues.