Environmental

Our environmental attorneys advise businesses and property owners and operators to manage, minimize, and mitigate environmental risk. We excel in handling administrative and transactional matters, and also serve as formidable advocates in environmental litigation. With our help, clients develop and implement programs for compliance with complex federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Commercial and industrial clients rely on our lawyers to be integral members of their trusted advisory teams, engaging us to assist with facility audits, compliance assessments, and mitigate the risks of costly penalties. Leveraging our comprehensive understanding of governmental processes, clients choose our environmental lawyers to negotiate with entities such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and local health departments.

To ensure comprehensive legal solutions for our clients, our environmental team closely collaborates with firm colleagues across diverse practice areas, including corporate, tax, real estate, land use, zoning and municipal, and litigation.

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Protecting Developers, Landlords & Tenants

Our environmental lawyers also represent real estate developers, landlords, and tenants involved with real property acquisitions, sales, leasing, and management. We routinely provide guidance on issues relating to:

• Brownfield restoration
• Environmental investigations
• Environment remediation
• Hazardous and nonhazardous chemical storage, handling, and disposal
• Historic use and contamination of property
• Reporting and notification requirements
• Superfund sites
• Underground and aboveground storage tanks

While our primary goal is to resolve environmental challenges without the need for litigation, our attorneys are well equipped to fully defend clients at trial. In addition to being effective environmental trial lawyers, several of our team members hold advanced degrees in the sciences, environmental science, and land use planning. This training and experience enables our team to go “toe-to-toe” with courtroom experts on the most complex technical issues, leading to strong outcomes for our clients.